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Guardian Unlimited - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:14 PM

A US bankruptcy judge's order allowing General Motors to sell most of its assets to a new company went into effect yesterday despite a last-minute appeal by plaintiffs in a product liability case. The path is now clear for GM to leave bankruptcy ...

Reuters - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:13 PM

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.6 percent on Friday, with Fast Retailing, an operator of casual clothing stores, advancing 2.1 percent after reporting a jump in quarterly operating profit the previous ...

Telegraph - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:12 PM

The air crash that killed entrepreneur Steve Fossett was probably caused by downdrafts that exceeded the ability of his small plane to recover before slamming into a California mountainside, federal safety officials have said. Published: 2:09AM BST 10 ...

CNBC - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:11 PM

DENVER - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, who has made promoting renewable energy a cornerstone of his administration, on Thursday called natural gas 'a mission-critical fuel' that is essential to the state and nation's economy. 'Natural gas is a vital part of ...

New York Times - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:11 PM

BEIJING — In his first comments on the deadly riots in Chinas far northwest, President Hu Jintao called Thursday for stability and promised harsh punishment for those found to have played a role in the disturbances that have killed scores of people and ...

New York Times - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:11 PM

The final tally of claims from victims of Bernard L. Madoffs vast Ponzi scheme comes to more than 15,400, substantially higher than the 8,800 claims that had been filed by the first of June. The total was included in an interim report filed on Thursday ...

SINA - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:09 PM

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (1st L Back), on behalf of Chinese President Hu Jintao, poses for a family photo with leaders of the G8 countries and five other developing countries, in L'Aquila of Italy, July 9, 2009. Dai Bingguo on Thursday called ...

CNBC - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:09 PM

China called on Thursday for reform of the reserve currency system at a meeting of world leaders in one of its most direct attacks on the dollar's global dominance. Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo did not specifically name the dollar at talks between ...

CNBC - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:08 PM

Day two at the G8 and all's not going swimmingly. No, I'm not still going on about the logistics (I mean what's three hours to get to the venue between friends). No, I'm talking about the fact that with the major developing nations, the so-called G5 ...

CNN - Jul. 9, 2009, 7:05 PM

Talks between two bitterly opposed sides in Honduras' ongoing political crisis were 'frank, sincere and very transparent,' but a resolution may not come quickly, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Thursday night. 'Dialogue can produce miracles, but ...