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ODU releases its economic forecast for Hampton Roads

Good and bad news in Old Dominion University's Economic Forecast. Through June - the Hampton Roads area added a little more than 8,000 jobs over the same period last year. Local ports saw a seven percent increase in traffic. However, tourism dropped slightly and new home permits plummeted nearly 30 percent. >>More

Oil's Down, Stocks
Are Up, But Uncerta...

The past four weeks on Wall Street have been... >>More

Back To School:
Shaky Economy Hit...

Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to sc... >>More

Consumer Prices
Rise At Double The ...

Consumer prices shot up in July at twice the expected ... >>More

BMW Recalling
200,000 Vehicles

BMW AG is recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns ... >>More

National Business News

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shares Plummet
Shares of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their plunge Wednesday as investors became increasingly convinced that the stocks will drop to z...
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International Business News

BP Says Testing Begins on BTC Pipeline
British oil company BP PLC said that testing will begin Wednesday on the closed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through conflict-stricken Georgia, ahead of a...
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Massachusetts Asks Fidelity to Buy Back Securities
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is asking Fidelity Investments to buy back auction rate securities it sold to customers.
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Massachusetts Asks Fidelity to Buy Back Securities
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is asking Fidelity Investments to buy back auction rate securities it sold to customers.
Small SUVs Improve in Crash Tests
Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compa...
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Top Wall Street News

Wall Street Open: Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Extend Rebound
Stocks fell moderately early Wednesday as another advance in oil prices limited investors' enthusiasm about an upbeat profit report fr...
Wall Street Close: Stocks Fall On Inflation Data
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction g...
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Top Water Cooler News

Labor Dept: Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
The number of U.S. workers killed on the job has dropped to a historic low.
Md. Companies Aid Immigrants With Assimilation
Jose Trivelli, a graying engineer from Peru, spends his days fixing Internet connections at a Tysons Corner hotel and his evenings listening to a laptop compu...
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