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BEIJING &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;China&#8217;s economy grew at its slowest pace in at least a decade in the first quarter, but stronger industrial activity added to signs the slump might be bottoming out amid huge stimulus spending&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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LOS ANGELES &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;General Growth Properties Inc., the nation&#8217;s second-largest mall operator, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Thursday after it failed to persuade a majority of its debt holders to give it more time to refinance billions of dollars in debt racked up during the housing boom&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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HONG KONG &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Asian stock markets turned in a mixed performance Thursday as investors reacted to news that China&#8217;s economy, battered by slumping global trade, suffered its slowest quarterly growth in at least a decade. European markets were higher in early trade&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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BASEL, Switzerland &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Pharmaceuticals maker Roche Holding AG reported Thursday a 7 percent increase in first quarter sales thanks to strong demand for its cancer drugs, anti-virals and eye products&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;General Growth Properties Inc., the nation&#8217;s second-largest mall operator, says it has filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to convince its debt holders to give it more time to refinance its crushing debt&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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TOKYO &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;NEC Electronics Corp. and Renesas Technology Corp. are reportedly in final negotiations to merge their operations and form Japan&#8217;s biggest semiconductor maker by sales&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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SINGAPORE &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Oil prices crept to near $50 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors brushed off poor economic news from the U.S. and eyed a possible second-half recovery in crude demand&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Malaysian national automaker Proton launched its first seven-seater multipurpose vehicle Wednesday, pinning hopes on the long-awaited model to spur sales and boost exports amid a global economic slump&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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BEIJING &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;China&#8217;s economy grew at its slowest pace in at least a decade in the first quarter as the global financial crisis battered trade, but the government said the performance was better than expected amid huge stimulus spending&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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BEIJING &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;China&#8217;s economic growth slowed to 6.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, hit by the global slump, but the government said conditions were better than expected&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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Local developer changes strategies to build out project at Watkins Centre           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;The Federal Reserve said Wednesday there are some faint signs the steep plunge in economic activity that began last fall is starting to level off&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:...           ]]></description>
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.&nbsp;  &nbsp; (AP)&#8212;A Massey Energy subsidiary was fined $2.5 million fine Wednesday after a federal judge accepted the company&#8217;s guilty plea to 10 criminal charges for a fire that killed two West Virginia coal miners&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Medical lab operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. will pay $302 million and one of its business units will plead guilty to misbranding a diagnostic test as part of a settlement the federal government&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;Consumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving prices over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The recession is expected to keep a lid on inflation as widespread layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak demand keeps companies from raising prices&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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LOS ANGELES &nbsp;   (AP)&#8212;The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index posted its biggest one-month jump in five years in April as many homebuyers seized on lower prices and incentives&#8230;.           ]]></description>
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