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Friday, May 29, 2009

Video: Microsoft unveils Bing for search

Microsoft announced the launch of its new search engine Bing.

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Video: 05/29 Economy Slows but Less than Estimated

05/29/09 US GDP falls by 5.7% in the first quarter while consumer confidence increased in May.

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Video: UAW members approve General Motors concessions

Members of the United Auto Workers union have ratified a package of concessions designed to reduce General Motors' labor costs.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Video: Chrysler's CEO sees sale to Fiat closing Friday

Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli told a bankruptcy judge he expects the sale of the bulk of Chrysler's assets to a group headed by Italy's Fiat Group SpA to close Friday, assuming the judge approves the deal.

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Video - Vision for GM: Less debt, mostly US-owned

The government's road map for GM would send it into bankruptcy, erase most of its debt and eventually have it emerge leaner and stronger, largely owned by the taxpayers. Mark Carlson reports from Flint, Michigan.

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Video: 05/28 Economists Say Recovery Likely in 3rd Quarter

05/28/09 The majority of economists expect the US economy to begin th elong road toward recovery by the end of the summer.

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Video: 05/28 Oil Prices Touch Above $65

05/28/09 Oil prices rose again this session as a decline in inventories and no change in OPEC oil production figures led the way for higher prices.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Video: 05/27 Green Energy Could mean 2 million Jobs

05/27/09 Using more green energy could create up to 2 million new jobs in the US, according to a recent study by the Copenhagen Climate Council.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Video - Money Minute: Improved consumer mood

A much better than expected economic report, home prices still sinking and oil prices keep rising. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.

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Video: 05/26 Court Rules Against Tobacco Industry

05/26/09 The US court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling in which the tobacco industry was found guilty of lying to consumers in order to boost the bottom line.

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Video - Your Money: Amusement park deals

Amusement parks are a great attraction during summer and finding admission deals is easy, if you know where to look. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains.

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Video: Selling Gold By Mail Doesn't Pay

We sent equal lengths of gold chain to three different mail-in gold purchasers. Guess how much they offered us...

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Video: Economic recovery remains elusive

Recent reports suggest the recession is keeping a tight grip on the US economy despite some early indications the worst may be over.

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Video: How the Stimulus Bill Stimulated the Environment

This year's stimulus bill did more than bail out banks. It also might help you save some green by going green, reduce your carbon footprint and your tax bill.

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Video: Facebooking the Pope

Just when you thought you had enough Facebook Friends, devout followers of the Vatican can soon add the Pope as a friend.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Video: New jobless claims drop, rolls reach 6.7M

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly last week after spiking due to auto layoffs, while continuing jobless claims moved closer to 7 million. (May 21)

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Video: 05/21 Fuel Efficiency Standards Good for Automakers

05/21/09 The Obama administration unveiled strict fuel efficiency standards for automakers that may, experts say, just make the industry more competitive.

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Video: 05/21 Profit Taking on the Street

05/21/09 David Henderson says many traders are taking profits off the table ahead of the long holiday weekend.

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Video: Mobile firms try netbook connection

Phone companies are finding new ways make money in the recession, including capitalizing of the rising popularity of netbook computers

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Video: 05/20 Sprint Gets Ready To Release The Palm "Pre"

05/20/09 Sprint Nextel officially announced the much anticipated release date and price for Palm's latest smartphone, the Pre.

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Video - Geithner: AIG untanglement more difficult

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner foresees a lengthy involvement with American International Group and is not ruling out more aid to the insurance conglomerate.

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Video: LG Display unveils what it claims to be the world's thinnest LCD television

The 42 and 47 inch LCD TV panels measure only 5.9 mm thick and use an edge-lit LED backlight.

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Video: 05/20 Oil Prices Settle At Highest For The Year

05/20/09 A fall in stockpiles for last week and anticipation for the upcoming memorial day weekend holiday led the way for crude prices to rise above $60 and settle at its highest price all year.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Video: The Credit Card Bill and You

The Senate just passed a new Credit Card Bill, but what does it mean to you?

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Video: 05/19 Housing Starts at Record Low

05/19/09 Housing starts and buliding permits fall breaking optimism that the housing market may be stabilizing.

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Video: World data rapidly grows

The amount of digital information created in the world grew by more than 486 billion gigabytes in 2008.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Video - Geithner: Financial system failed consumers

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. Financial system failed to protect consumers and investors and suggested that the regulatory system will need changes to prevent another crisis in the future.

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Video: Efforts to resurrect 'ghost malls'

U.S. cities in need of jobs and tax revenue are scrambling to find new retail development to fill empty shopping centers and malls. As AP's Haven Daley reports, many vacancies have been caused by "big box" stores that went bankrupt.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Video - Your Money: Job references

If you read job-hunting web sites, sometimes the advice can seem rather extreme. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video - AP Impact: Map shows America's economic stress

The Associated Press Economic Stress Index map starkly shows the difficulties facing many Americans.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Video - Mortgages: To Pay or Not to Pay?

If you're one of the millions of Americans who needs mortgage help, the good news is that there's plenty out there. The bad news is getting the right help isn't easy.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Video - Business Update: GM dealers face cut

General Motors is slashing its dealership network by 1,100 by 2010 -- as it tries to prevent falling into bankruptcy.

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Video: 05/15 Recent Trading a Sign of A Healthy Market

05/15/09 The recent sideways trading is a good sogn,says broker James McGuire, Jr., but investors should be prepared to see this kind of action for several more months.

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Video: Consumer prices flat, industrial production dips

Consumer prices were flat in April, while industrial production fell by the smallest amount in six months -- further evidence that the recession's grip is slowly easing.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Video: Pfizer to issue free drugs to unemployed

Pfizer will provide 70 of its most widely prescribed prescription drugs -- including Lipitor and Viagra -- for free to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance.

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Video: Twitter goes viral in virus fear

Panic over the H1N1 virus has subsided somewhat, but some argue we still must learn a lesson from the role websites like Twitter had in escalating anxieties.

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Video: 05/14 Jobless Claims Reflect Auto Industry Woes

05/14/09 Jobless Claims increase as Chrysler's bankruptcy leaves thousands unemployed.

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Video: Chrysler moves to eliminate 789 of 3,200 dealers

Chrysler wants to eliminate 789 of its U.S. 3,200 dealerships, saying in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that the network is antiquated and has too many stores competing with each other.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Video: Yahoo! opens up to new ideas

What happens when you put 270 internet developers from 15 countries in a room for 24 hours and challenge them to come up with innovative technology applications?

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Video: 05/13 Macy's Posts A Smaller-Than-Expected Loss

05/13/09 Macy's Incorporated announced Wednesday that with cost cutting offsetting declining sales, it managed topost a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss.

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Video: Oil on the rise

Oil prices jump after new data shows supplies unexpectedly dropped.

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Video: EU fines Intel record $1.45B for sales tactics

The European Union fined Intel a record $1.45 billion and ordered the world's biggest maker of computer chips to stop illegal sales tactics that shut out Silicon Valley rival AMD.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Video: US trade gap widens

US exports dropped faster than imports for the first time in 8 months and Ford says it will sell 300 million shares to raise cash.

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Video: How fragile is the recovery?

As the term "green shoots" goes mainstream, there is still debate about the stickiness of the much-talked about recovery.

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Video: Sonos looks for iPhone boost

The U.S. maker of wireless multi-room music systems believes its recently-launched iPhone application and new partnership with Deezer will help drive growth.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Video: 05/11 Obama Takes On Monopolies

05/11/09 Obama repeals Bush-era rules that limited regulators ability to investigate and bust monopolies.

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Video: Can Digg make a profit?

Adelson explains the nitty gritty of making money.

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Video: Digg, Facebook and Twitter

Just what is the "close" relationship between Digg, Facebook and Twitter?

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Video: 05/08 Cell Phones Officially Overtaking Landlines

05/08/09 According to a survey, US houeholds now using only cell phone telecommunication services finally outnumber landline only households for the very first time.

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Video: Stress tests find 10 big banks need $75B more

Ten of the nation's largest financial firms need to raise $75 billion more capital to withstand losses that would come with a deeper recession, the gov't. said in a report card that found the banking system viable but still vulnerable.

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Video: Jobless rate rises but pace of layoffs slows

The pace of layoffs slowed in April when employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months. But the AP's Mark Hamrick says unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983.

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Video: Nintendo sees profit fall

Gaming giant Nintendo saw operating profit fall over 40 percent in the last quarter, as yen strength outweighed robust sales.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Video: Amazon unveils Kindle DX

Amazon.com hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it's more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to save money on their textbooks.

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Video: Stress test results

The bank stress test results deliver clarity to investors.

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Video: 05/07 Retail Sales Up in April

05/07/09 Retail sales unexpectedly increased last month with Wal-Mart leading the way.

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Video: Bank stress tests due out

The government is set to release the results of tests meant to find out what happens to 19 large financial firms if conditions were to worsen. AP Business Editor Mark Hamrick reports.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Video: 05/06 GM Mulls Over Saturn's Fate

05/06/09 GM mulls over the fate of Saturn as a number of automakers, including Renault, express interest in the brand.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Video: May 4: Stocks surge; S&P 500 positive for '09

Another big rally on Wall Street has given the Standard & Poor's 500 index a - the market barometer preferred by professional investors - a one half percent boost for 2009.

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Video: Is the Dreamliner Going to Save Boeing?

05/05/09 Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to take flight in June and analysts say it may just help the company as it faces the global recession.

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Video - Bernanke: Economy should grow later in 2009

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday that the economy should pull out of a recession and start growing again later this year, but warned that unemployment is expected to remain high.

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Video: iPhone Bump

A new application in the I-phone will allow you to exchange information by bumping your phones together.

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Video:The Fiat factor

With a big investment in Chrysler, and plans to takeover GM's European assets, Fiat is on the rise.

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Video: Sprint Nextel Posts Larger 1Q Profit Drop

05/04/09 Sprint Nextel managed to post a larger 1Q profit drop Monday as declining sales and job cut costs dwindled final figures.

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Video: 05/04 Forceful Action Needed To Contain the Economic Crisis

05/04/09 Jose Vinals of the I.M.F explains the need for even more forceful government intervention in the face of the global economic crisis.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Video: LG Rumor 2 Launch Party

LG launches Rumor 2 and threw a star studded bash. What crazy rumors got around? Jamie Kennedy & Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Facinelli & Kellan Lutz are gay, Christian Siriano vomits in a mall, Rosario Dawson gets botox, and more!

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Video - Your Money: Mother's Day

With Mother's Day fast approaching, you may be wondering how to treat your mom without breaking the bank. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. E-mail your questions to yourmoney@ap.org

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Video - AP Analysis: CEO Pay took hit in 2008

For years, public outrage and political pressure have been mounting over how much corporate America pays its leaders. The Associated Press' third annual analysis of executive pay has found that CEOs are taking a hit in the recession.

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Video: 05/01 Oil Prices Jump On Economy Optimism

05/01/09 Oil prices rose once again this past trading session as global economic optimism continues to outweight lackluster economic data.

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Video: 05/01 Government to Delay Stress Test Results

05/01/09 The US government will delay the release of stress test results until May 7, after the market close, as banks dispute the findings.

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Video - Week Ahead: More from Bernanke

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke is out on the speaking circuit in the week ahead, with talks expected on the economy and banking system.

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Video: Stanford tries to surrender, is denied

Allen Stanford, accused of running an $8 billion investment fraud, tried to turn himself in to federal marshals in Houston on Thursday, but they didn't take him into custody because no warrant has been issued for him.

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Video - Chrysler Expert: Bankruptcy to take 60-90 days

A bankruptcy expert says Chrysler could emerge from bankruptcy in the next 60 to 90 days. He added bankruptcy may be a good thing for consumers, since now the federal government will back warranties.

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