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Still No Confidence in GM or Chrysler
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Strapped auto supplier groups to ask government for up to $10 billion in new loan guarantees
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Aviation:
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Insurance:
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Auto Racing:
GM's Bankruptcy and NASCAR
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GM, Chrysler bankruptcies cause uncertainty in auto racing world
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Resorts:
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Education:
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Labor:
Unions in Debt
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Fashion:
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Credit Counseling:
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UK:
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UK Manufacturing Rises for Second Month as Factory Slump Ends
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English villagers try to save struggling pubs
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Bank of England official urges banks to provide capital to promote recovery
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Germany:
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Mexico:
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Japan:
Japan's machinery orders drop 5.4 percent in April to 22-year low amid recovery doubts
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Asia:
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Ukraine:
Ukraine's government takes over three troubled banks
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Russia:
Offshores May File for Bankruptcy in Russia
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