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UN: Global youth unemployment rate is rising

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

Youth unemployment is likely to rise globally to 12.8 percent by 2018, wiping out gains made in the recent economic recovery, the U.N.'s labor office said Wednesday.

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UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.2 trillion by 2020.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Freddie Mac posts $4.6B net income for Q1

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market. The government-controlled company has now turned a profit in its past six quarters.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Freddie Mac posts $4.6B net income for Q1

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Freddie Mac posts $4.6B net income for Q1

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Freddie Mac posts $4.6B net income for Q1

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:10am

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Father of Sandy Hook victim faces criminal charges

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:05am

A man whose 6-year-old son was among those killed in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre is facing a court hearing on larceny and other charges.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options

AP Health News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:02am

Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health.

Interior Dept. releases $475m in Sandy aid

AP Politics - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:32am

The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall.

Poland cuts interest rates as economy slows

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:13am

The National Bank of Poland has cut interest rates to a historic low as the economy continues to slow and inflation is below target.

Categories: National News from the Associated Press

Telefonica Q1 profit up despite Latin America dip

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:13am

Spanish telecoms company Telefonica said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose 21 percent to 902 million euros ($1.18 billion) despite a fall in revenues in its key Latin American market.

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Man gets 5 years in Kodiak fatal

AP Alaska News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:09am

A man involved in a deadly Kodiak street race will serve five years in jail

Categories: State News from the Associated Press

Sealaska awards more than $400K in scholarships

AP Alaska News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:09am

Sealaska says it's awarded about $405,000 in post-secondary student scholarships for the upcoming school year.

Categories: State News from the Associated Press

McDonald's sales hit by weakness in Asia, Europe

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06am

McDonald's says a key sales figure slipped again in April, with the world's biggest hamburger chain citing fears over a new strain of avian flu for weakness in China.

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US futures again heading higher

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06am

Stock futures are rising for the third consecutive day and markets at home and abroad appear to be heading for fresh record highs.

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Delta will pay a dividend, buy back shares

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06am

Delta Air Lines Inc. says it will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares _ investor-friendly moves that are common in other industries but rare for airlines.

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Kenya co. turns old sandals into colorful objects

AP Business News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06am

The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents.

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