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Congresswoman's husband: 'There is little we can do but pray' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- In his first public statement since the weekend shooting rampage outside an Arizona supermarket, the husband of a wounded US congresswoman thanked supporters and expressed condolences to families of other ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

Duke Energy paying nearly $14 billion stock for Progress MarketWatch By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Duke Energy Corp. agreed to buy Progress Energy Inc. for nearly $14 billion in stock, the company said Monday, bidding to become the largest US utility at a time of rising costs to build nuclear ... See all stories on this topic »

Chevrolet Volt wins coveted North American Car of the Year USA Today As Drive On so boldly predicted, an elite group of 50 auto writers have chosen the breakthrough Chevrolet Volt as the North American Car of the Year. It beat out the Hyundai Sonata and the electric Nissan Leaf. It wasn't a difficult prediction to make ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Playboy Agrees to Be Taken Private by Hefner Wall Street Journal By TESS STYNES Playboy Enterprises Inc. agreed to be taken private by an entity controlled by founder Hugh Hefner in a deal valued at about $207.3 million, ending a month's long wrangling over the future of the media and entertainment company. ... See all stories on this topic »

Genzyme Confirms Talks With Sanofi Over Lemtrada's Value Wall Street Journal Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) confirmed Monday that its discussions with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY, SAN.FR) include the possible use of a contingent value right, a tool used when buyers and sellers can't agree on a purchase price that kicks in ... See all stories on this topic »

US Stock-Index Futures Retreat on Renewed Europe Debt Concern BusinessWeek By Sarah Jones and Rita Nazareth Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- US stock futures retreated, indicating the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index may decline for a third day, as renewed concern that indebted European nations will struggle to repay their ... See all stories on this topic »

US watchdog opens office in China BBC News The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has opened its first overseas office in Beijing, China. The watchdog hopes that the office will help to reduce the number of unsafe products reaching the US market. Commission head Inez Tenenbaum said ... See all stories on this topic »

Conexant, Rovi, Smith & Nephew, Strayer MarketWatch By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch Conexant Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CNXT) shares rallied 16% after chip manufacturer Standard Microsystems Corp. (NASDAQ:SMSC) (NASDAQ:SMSC) said it would buy the maker of communications and network chips for $284 million. ... See all stories on this topic »

Passat means to make a bigger impression Detroit Free Press By MARK PHELAN Volkswagen unveiled the midsize sedan Sunday night in Detroit that it hopes will make it a mainstream American brand and help it become the world's largest automaker. Called simply the Passat -- the same name as the smaller midsize sedan ... See all stories on this topic »

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