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Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on truck slump 10:38am ET

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a record $8.7 billion quarterly loss on Thursday as it wrote down the value of slumping truck and SUV operations and revamped plans in a bid to break its reliance on the gas-guzzlers that have been its franchise vehicles for a decade. Full Article

Obama to press Europe on security in Berlin 10:54am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is expected to call on Europe to do more in hotspots like Afghanistan when he speaks in Berlin on Thursday in his only formal address of a week-long foreign tour. Full Article | Video

U.S. wants counterterror funds for Pakistan F-16s

Flooding feared along U.S.-Mexico border from Dolly | Video

U.S. schools eye four-day week to cut fuel costs

Iraq banned from Beijing Games, says NOC chief

U.S. to give thousands of Iraqis visas

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The Update: Rice military aid pledge

Body of second hostage found

Floods swamp Bangladeshi homes

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Economic data, earnings, oil weigh on Wall St 10:37am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Thursday as major earnings disappointed, oil prices halted their decline and data showing weakness in the economy added to concerns about the profit outlook. Full Article | Video

Oil slides to 7-week low on demand worries

GT Solar shares fall as much as 15 percent in debut

TNT plummets on report FedEx talks called off

Chipotle stock drops on results miss, rising costs

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Travel Web sites to battle in Asia

U.S. Internet travel companies are preparing to slug it out for dominance in Asia, where economic growth and increasing Web usage make the region a tempting target. Full Article

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New heights in market angst

It is something of a truism to say that investors are worried -- they nearly always are. But with the global asset rally close to its fifth year, a new level of angst is being reached in some quarters. Full Article

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Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump 10:05am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobless claims jumped last week and the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold homes weighed on the real estate market, data on Thursday showed. Full Article

CFTC charges Optiver with oil-market manipulation

XM-Sirius deal clears FCC hurdle

New York sues UBS, alleges auction-rate fraud

GT Solar shares fall as much as 15 percent in debut

Dow CEO banks on overseas growth

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Water-cooler romance

If it seems like more people are flirting around the water cooler at your office these days, it may not be your imagination. Four out of 10 workers admit to being involved with another colleague at some point, a survey showed. Full Article

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"Big divergences" push WTO talks towards crisis 8:24am ET

GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks to salvage a global trade deal faced a crunch point on Thursday after three days of scant progress, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would not sign a deal in its current form. Full Article

Afghan army says kills "dozens" of insurgents

Zimbabwe's MDC, ruling party start full crisis talks

Strong quake jolts north Japan, 107 hurt | Video

China says breaks up international terrorist cell

Iran official hopeful new nuclear talks can begin

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