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Business stories from The Associated Press

Sanofi-Aventis CEO Viehbacher at a glance
SANOFI-AVENTIS SA CEO Christopher A. Viehbacher. (Updated 3:37 a.m. PT)

Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports
MANILA, Philippines -- The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government that drove world prices to record highs and possibly enriched corrupt officials. (Updated 3:36 a.m. PT)

Sanofi CEO targeting everything but blockbusters
TRENTON, N.J. -- After 20 months running drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA, Chris Viehbacher wants to end the roller coaster of revenue peaks and valleys as blockbuster drugs climb to billions in sales and suddenly plummet when generic competition hits. (Updated 3:34 a.m. PT)

Kia Motors says 2Q net profit rises 61 percent
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kia Motors announced Friday that net profit rose 61 percent in the second quarter amid an increase in sales. (Updated 3:21 a.m. PT)

US gas stations: Stay BP or change name to Amoco?
NEW ORLEANS -- BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company's badly damaged reputation. (Updated 3:21 a.m. PT)

World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
LONDON -- World markets fell Friday despite another batch of positive earnings statements in Asia and Europe as investors fretted about a key U.S. economic growth report due later. (Updated 3:10 a.m. PT)

Honda posts record quarterly profit on sales rise
TOKYO -- Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to a record 272.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) and the carmaker raised its full year earnings forecast as sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia. (Updated 2:08 a.m. PT)

More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls
TOKYO -- Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. (Updated 2:04 a.m. PT)

Dudley to outline BP plans to help Gulf recover
NEW ORLEANS -- Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official. (Updated 1:59 a.m. PT)

Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million
LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Co. says it will sell Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process. (Updated 1:53 a.m. PT)

Additional headlines:
- Chicken producers debate 'natural' label
- Oil falls to near $78 as global stocks drop
- Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan
- Renault returns to profit in first half
- Company at center of Mich. oil cited for problems
- EADS raises outlook despite drop in Q2 profit

	THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010

- France's Total Q2 profit up 43 percent
- House passes bill to boost commuter airline safety
- Alcatel-Lucent posts 2nd quarter loss
- Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
- Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
- NY suit seeks $30 million in Madoff family money
- NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry
- Summary Box: Fed mulls ways to rev up growth
- SEC accuses Dallas investors of insider trading
- Officials: Slow go for high-speed New England rail
- Citigroup paying $75M to settle civil charges
- NY governor planning at least 1,000 state layoffs
- Coinstar 2Q profit grows, but outlook disappoints
- Senate panel bans payments to delay generics
- Product recall: alfalfa sprouts
- Summary Box: Wynn Resorts posts $52.4M profit
- Republicans block small business lending bill
- Judge OKs sale of Ohio-based newspaper chain Brown
- New York Fed: Toxic assets from AIG gaining value
- Past problems for company at heart of oil spill
- McAfee 2Q profit rises
- Activists appeal Purdue coal power unit permit
- RealNetworks' 2Q loss narrows
- Florida mortgage firm settles federal charges
- PMI Group narrows loss, but shares tumble
- Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas
- Wynn Resorts earns $52.4M during second quarter
- Obama: We'll get back money from auto bailout
- UAW head: GM to file paperwork in August for IPO
- US officials discuss new consumer agency
- Kearny Financial fiscal 4Q profit rises
- Congress to try to recoup Fannie, Freddie costs
- AZ, FL, UT, VT to get Air Force's new F-35 fighter
- Honeywell exec says firm will stay in New Jersey
- Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation
- Business Highlights
- Stocks fall amid uncertainty over the economy
- Summary Box: MetLife posts profit on investments
- Gulf spill lacks societal punch of Santa Barbara
- Debate intensifies in Fed over economy
- Summary Box: Treasurys mixed on economic data
- Treasurys mixed on earnings, new jobless claims
- Amgen 2Q net income slips on higher taxes
- Treasury bond market at a glance
- How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday
- McClatchy 2Q earnings plunge but ad slump eases
- MetLife posts profit in second quarter
- Goodyear posts 2Q profit on global revenue boost
- Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US to fix steering
- On the call: Southwest Airlines Co.
- A look at global economic developments
- Summary Box: Judge rules in Tribune Ch. 11 case
- Brooks Brothers, Levi's create jeans collection
- Summary Box: Initial jobless claims drop
- Big Oil posts better profits on higher fuel prices
- Jury orders Calgon Carbon to pay $12M in lawsuit
- Jana Partners slams Charles River Labs acquisition
- Judge allows some to see critical Tribune report
- Summary Box: Mortgage rates hit low of 4.54 pct.
- Summary Box: Thomson Reuters 2Q profit slips 8 pct
- Mortgage rates hit low of 4.54 percent
- New rule cracks down on debt settlement industry
- Southwest reports $112 million 2Q profit
- Hornbeck's 2Q profit climbs,
- Summary Box: Palladium rises on auto sales gain
- Palladium prices jump on strong auto sales news
- Private mineral owners in Wyo. to auction rights
- Dollar hits 11-week low vs euro on recovery fears
- SCANA 2nd-quarter profit edges lower
- Grains futures trade higher on the Chicago BOT
- OSHA: 2 Illinois grain bin deaths were preventable
- Large northern Ind. farmers market to shut down
- On the Call: Goodyear President-CEO Richard Kramer
- Boots & Coots posts spike in 2Q profit
- Summary Box: Goodyear
- Interpublic 2Q results surpass analyst views
- Worker killed in accident at W.Va. coal mine
- Diebold posts lower 2Q, starts review of unit
- US panel asked to consolidate oil spill lawsuits
- Brunswick swings to 2Q profit on higher sales
- Cuba: Deficit lower than expected for 2010
- Travelocity says summer hotel rates inched lower
- Video game group spent $1.1M lobbying in 2Q
- Summary Box: Motorola 2Q results show improvement
- Weak revenue, Venezuela hit Colgate's 2Q
- US to press China, others on Iran sanctions
- Pinnacle: 'Significant discount' on AC land sale
- Helmerich reports 3Q loss on Venezuelan takeover
- Business events scheduled for Friday
- At a glance: Kellogg 2Q sales
- Summary Box: Colgate-Palmolive
- Texas proposes new rules for shale gas drilling
- Consol's 2Q profit falls 40 pct on charges
- British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties
- Tellabs declares regular dividend
- Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair
- Summary Box: Kellogg 2Q results
- Costs for recall hit Kellogg in 2Q, cuts outlook
- Moody's says casino industry still uncertain
- Kennametal 4Q profit beats analyst expectations
- Thomson Reuters 2Q profit slips 8 percent
- Penske 2Q profit doubles on auto sales recovery
- Bangladesh raises garment workers' pay 80 percent
- Exxon Mobil's 2Q earnings more than double
- ComScore posts lower 2Q net income as costs grow
- Moody's 2Q profit jumps 11 percent, tops Street
- SCANA declares regular dividend of 47.5 cents
- Federal-Mogul 2Q profit jumps; revenue up 23 pct.
- How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance
- China govt approves Geely acquisition of Volvo
- Moody's declares quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents
- Avon Products 2Q net income jumps
- AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011
- IBM to buy Storwize for undisclosed sum
- Molycorp shares drop after IPO prices low
- NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast
- Northrop Grumman 2Q profit soars, raises year view
- Court: English muffin exec can't move to rival
- Cabela's 2Q profit nearly doubles to $18 million
- BT says Q1 profit up 33 percent
- Ahead of the Bell: Nvidia shares fall
- Ahead of the Bell: Avis outbids Hertz for Dollar
- Govt to crash test 55 vehicles under new system
- UAE official: Japanese tanker was in a collision
- Victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast
- Glance: A closer look at Avon Products 2Q revenue
- Summary Box: Avon Products 2Q net income rises
- Initial jobless claims drop to 457,000
- Stock futures rise on strong global earnings
- Sanofi-Aventis Q2 net up 61 percent
- Volkswagen's Q2 profit up strongly at $1.6B
- AstraZeneca 2Q profit up 22 pct
- Microsoft hosts annual financial analyst meeting
- German jobless rate edges up to 7.6 percent
- Shell Q2 net profit up 15 percent
- Eurozone economic sentiment up again in July
- Nissan returns to profit, Mitsubishi reduces loss
- Bayer's 2nd-quarter profit down 1.3 percent
- Competitive lockpicking growing in US popularity
- Rio Tinto and Chinalco sign iron ore deal
- Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers
- Statoil posts Q2 profit surge
- Chemicals maker BASF sees Q2 earnings triple
- Nissan returns to profit on sales growth
- Lufthansa reports Q2 profit of $252 million
- France Telecom first half net profit up 45 pct
- BAE Systems returns to H1 profit
- Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
- Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas
- BSkyB Q4 net profit up nearly fourfold

	WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010

- Hyundai Motor 2Q net profit soars to record $1.2B
- Germany's Merck sees 2Q profit rise 69 percent
- Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD
- Report: Easing of FBI Internet access sought
- Avis makes $1.33B bid for Dollar Thrifty
- Cruise ships strikes whale in Alaska
- Details of ruling in immigration law challenge
- AK pipeline operator lists causes of May oil spill
- For veterans bill, Republicans put budget ax aside
- Crews take step toward readying permanent well fix
- Calif. revokes real estate licenses at record pace
- Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs
- 100 days of oil: Gulf life will never be the same
- Cerner 2nd-quarter income climbs 27 percent
- Mass. lawmakers try to break logjam over gambling
- Taleo's loss widens; results top expectations
- Robotics company iRobot swings to 2Q profit
- Ex-NY money manager admits bilking investors
- Visa 3Q profit slips 2 percent; tops Street view
- Calif. jury: Yamaha not at fault in off-road crash
- Citrix 2Q profit climbs; forecast boosts shares
- Hundreds of Neb. workers won't take furloughs
- Summary Box: Durable goods orders slide in June
- Akamai 2nd-qtr net income edges up 6 percent
- Nvidia cuts its 2Q sales forecast; shares fall
- Vistaprint sees 1Q, full-year income below Street
- FDA panel recommends Medtronic spinal implant
- Akamai picks digital ad veteran as next president
- Vistaprint fiscal 4Q net income sinks 21 percent
- EPA reviewing air pollution rules for oil, gas
- Mortgage lenders must register in database
- Summary Box: Visa's 3Q profit dips 2 percent
- Symantec fiscal 2Q outlook misses expectations
- On the Call: Aetna President Mark Bertolini
- Symantec fiscal 1Q net income more than doubles
- LSI posts a 2Q profit, reversing year-ago loss
- Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey
- American Airlines to pay $5m in freight case
- Stocks fall after Fed report on regional economy
- 2 re-sentencings ordered in $1.9B Ohio fraud case
- Kokomo GM plant reassessing business operations
- Boeing 2Q profit falls; expects defense layoffs
- ICG reports lower Q2 profit due to one-time costs
- Big health insurers top 2Q earnings forecasts
- Unemployment rises in 75 pct of metro areas
- Study: I-JOBS stimulus plan created 7,000 new jobs
- Treasury says latest mortgage-aid report flawed
- Oil causes 2,200 Gulf beach closings, warnings
- WellPoint 2Q profit rises 4 pct, outlook increased
- Coal companies eye targeting congressional Dems
- Westinghouse to dismantle Spanish reactor
- Summary Box: Mortgage applications down percent
- Massey: Mining to resume at W.Va. mine
- Dollar and precious metals at a glance
- Summary Box: Unemployment up in most metro areas
- Dominion's 2Q net income jumps
- Summary Box: WellPoint's 2Q profit climbs 4 pct
- Theo Albrecht, Aldi co-founder, dies at 88
- Wash. alliance aims to aid economy and environment
- ND counties rich in energy tops in annual wages
- Senate panel approves Yellen as Fed vice chair
- FBI backs record-keeping on prepaid cell phones
- GM Canada transmission plant to close
- BP's waning Britishness causes few ripples in UK
- Health insurer 2Q profits rise as flu threat fades
- Summary Box: CVS Caremark's PBM deal with Aetna
- ConocoPhillips 2Q earnings more than double
- CVS announces deal with Aetna, 2Q profit falls
- Airline fares rising
- Kodak has 2Q loss, ending consecutive up quarters
- Company owners face retirement plan deadlines
- North Dakota coal mines fined for soil erosion
- Summary Box: IAC revenue rises in 1Q
- Summary Box: ArcelorMittal returns to 2Q profit
- GM Canada transmission plant to close
- Summary Box: Peugeot Citroen returns to 1H profit
- Correction: Thermo Fisher Scientific shares story
- SKS launches India's first microfinance IPO
- Chicago aldermen approve city's 3rd Wal-Mart store
- Lazard's 2Q net income grows by 58 percent
- A look at CVS Caremark's 3Q and 2010 guidance
- Convenience chain rejects latest Couche-Tard bid
- Summary Box: Japan's NEC sinks deeper into the red
- Arcelor makes Q2 net income of $1.7 billion
- AVX says fiscal 1Q profit more than doubled
- Johnson Controls elects new controller
- Orders for big-ticket goods fall 1 percent in June
- Praxair board authorizes $1.5B share buyback
- Wrongful dismissal; consumers like underdogs, too
- Praxair 2nd-quarter net income up 24 percent
- Summary Box: Sprint Nextel gains subscribers
- Summary Box: Corning posts higher 2Q earnings
- Hess 2Q profit more than triples on price spikes
- Ahead of the Bell: Fortune Brands
- BP's Gulf damage payments up to $256 million
- MeadWestvaco's 2Q profit tumbles
- Corning posts higher 2Q net income as sales climb
- Las Vegas Sands narrows 2Q loss
- Summary Box: Kodak posts 2Q loss
- Peltz takes Family Dollar stake, shares up
- Health insurers win concession on kids' coverage
- Hess buys American Oil & Gas in $450M stock deal
- Correction: Boeing order story
- Comcast 2Q profit dips on NBC Universal deal costs
- Telefonica to buy control of Brazil's Vivo
- Mortgage applications fall 4.4 percent last week
- Aflac declares 3rd-quarter dividend of 28 cents
- Aflac 2Q profit up 85 percent on strength in Japan
- Ahead of the Bell: Supervalu Inc.
- Costs hit International Paper during 2Q
- Ahead of the Bell: Visa reports 3rd-qtr results
- Visa to report 3rd-quarter results on Wednesday
- Sprint Nextel posts first subscriber gain in 3 yrs
- Adobe buys Swiss software maker for $240M
- Ahead of the Bell: Durable goods
- US military investigates contractor work force
- Aetna posts higher 2Q profit up 42 percent
- Bank of England chief says stimulus still needed
- Peugeot Citroen returns to profit in first half
- BAT 1st half profit up 5 pct
- Project helps Alaskans spice up soil

	TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010

- IMF: China currency undervalued but policy sound
- BP says SEC, Justice looking at securities matters
- Energy secretary hails Oahu wind project
- Boston Properties 2Q FFO falls to $156.9M
- Congress passes trade bill extending tariff relief
- Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 27, 2010
- NYC restaurants get ready to learn their ABC's
- Sea Launch reorganization plan approved
- Ground broken for wind energy project in Mojave
- SEC to take public comment before adopting rules
- Massey Energy reports $88.7M Q2 loss
- Reid unveils pared-down energy and oil bill
- Group seeks to stall Mont. coal railroad
- Protection for US writers abroad goes to Obama
- Moody's cuts outlooks on BofA, Citi, Wells Fargo
- MGM Resorts sells land under AC's Borgata
- Reptile food may have sickened people in 17 states
- Executives named for combined United, Continental
- Target Corp. defends Minn. political donation
- Global Payments fiscal 4Q net income falls 9 pct
- Leadership changes at NY-based tabloid Newsday
- Housing recovery is about timing and location
- Meritage Homes swings to 2Q profit
- Iconix Brand taps insider as COO
- S&P, Moody's downgrade Texas Industries
- Manitowoc posts 2nd-quarter profit, beating Street
- Global Payments 2011 earnings guidance falls short
- Comparing Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt electric cars
- Western Climate Initiative offers cap-and-trade
- Broadcom reports jump in 2Q profit on chip demand
- Summary Box: GM, Nissan compete over electric cars
- Norfolk Southern 2Q profit surges; hiring resumes
- Defense derides former exec in NY body armor case
- Measure for 1st Ore. non-tribal casino falls short
- Audit: US cannot account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds
- GM, Nissan compete for best deal on electric car
- Feds seek records from '04 Armstrong doping case
- New trial granted for SC man in Zoloft case
- Nevada taxable sales drop 1.9 percent in May
- Trimble posts lower 2Q profit on charges
- Dreamworks announces $150M stock buyback program
- On the Call: Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens
- Hayward to get new job at BP's Russian venture
- Office Depot narrows 2Q loss, but revenue falls
- US Steel talks of hurdles ahead after 2Q loss
- Summary Box: Nissan sells 500 Leafs to Enterprise
- Gannett declares dividend of 4 cents a share
- Outages, lower inventory hurt Temple-Inland's 2Q
- Correction: River PCBs
- Feinberg says he will divulge his salary
- Summary Box: GE settles with SEC
- Volterra Semi shares drop after 2Q results
- BP shares fall 2 percent after earnings report
- FAA plans $230,000 penalty for Continental
- Summary Box: Conference on Fannie, Freddie
- Summary Box: Lockheed Martin 2Q earnings
- EU approves United-Continental merger
- Ex-UBS client gets house arrest for tax conviction
- Merck and Sanofi name CEO of animal medicine unit
- Execs named for combined United, Continental
- Heating oil prices expected to climb gradually
- Enterprise to offer Nissan Leaf to rental drivers
- Supervalu's first-quarter net income falls 40 pct
- Summary Box: Supervalu 1Q
- Goldman Sachs launches derivatives clearing unit
- Subcontractor in deadly Pa. well blast had fines
- Fuel truck spill disrupts flights in Philadelphia
- Subcontractor in deadly Pa. well blast had fines
- Summary Box: UBS posts 2Q profit that tops view
- Air France-KLM returns to profit
- Lawyer derides gov't witness in NY body armor case
- Summary Box: Danone posts 10 pct gain in 1st half
- Dudley's path followed unusual turns to CEO of BP
- Southern Co. CEO Ratcliffe to retire
- Earnings Preview: Motorola to report 2Q results
- Aaron's shares fall on weaker 2nd-quarter profit
- Savvis shares jump after revenue tops estimates
- LVMH first half net profit up 53 percent
- Domino's Pizza 2Q net income rises on new pizza
- A look at some products Merial-Intervet will sell
- Norsk Hydro Q2 profit more than doubles
- Plantronics shares dive after forecast disappoints
- Reliance Industries quarterly profit up 32.3 pct
- Deutsche Bank 2nd-quarter profit up 9 percent
- UBS posts second-quarter profit of $1.9 billion
- Summary Box: German consumer confidence rises
- GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges
- South African rand to weaken against the dollar
- IBM declares quarterly dividend of 65 cents
- Summary Box: New IRA study reveals saving trends
- New study: Few IRA owners contributing new money
- Summary Box: US Steel posts 2Q loss
- Merck pairs up with Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm
- Greek terror group claims journalist killing
- Apple updates desktops with faster chips
- Supervalu CFO Knous to leave this month
- Donors to give Kyrgyzstan $1.1 billion in aid
- DuPont 2Q profit climbs; lifts outlook for year
- Consumer confidence retreats further in July
- Lockheed surfs Pentagon changes; 2Q net up 12 pct
- UK's Cameron in India on mission to woo old ally
- Valero earns $583M in 2Q, 1st profit in 5 quarters
- Daimler raises earnings outlook after Q2 profit
- Occidental Petroleum 2Q earnings jump 56 percent
- British PM visits Turkey: Iran, Gaza on agenda
- Earnings Preview: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
- Former Northern Rock executive fined, banned
- Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war
- Danone posts 10 pct gain in 1st half net profit
- Hayward boosted BP's bottom line, but not safety
- Cost-cutting helps KPN lift 2nd quarter net profit
- SAP's 2nd-quarter profit up 15 percent

	MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010

- Board of UK's Tomkins backs $4.37 bln takeover bid
- Carrier asks federal judge to settle pilot dispute
- Feuding labor unions settle bitter dispute
- St. Lucia: Volcanic island seeks geothermal power
- A.H. Belo loses less in 2Q but ad revenue is down
- Schwarzenegger could leave Calif. without budget
- House acts to improve Internet access for disabled
- Newspaper: Pa. gambling tax income outpaces Nevada
- Kraft to raise whole grains in crackers
- Crane boosts dividend to 23 cents
- United Technologies to cut another 1,500 job cuts
- Crane 2Q net income rises 44 percent
- FedEx boosts forecast for current quarter, year
- Cigarette maker Lorillard's 2Q profit falls
- Appeals court rules on scope of migratory bird act
- Volterra posts 2Q jump in profit and sales
- Airlines posting profits so fare sales may wane
- Nike agrees to help displaced Honduran workers
- Rates on Treasury bills mixed at weekly auction
- FTC bans 8 marketers from selling mortgage relief
- Heartland Financial 2Q profit rises 10 percent
- Texas challenges EPA on overturning permit program
- Delta Air Lines subsidiary fined for bumping
- Earnings Preview: Sprint to report 2Q results,0351
- McDonald's toy probed after Conn. safety complaint
- Earnings Preview: Lockheed
- Zoran narrows 2Q loss
- Patrick team signs insurance change it opposed
- Nissan recalls 51,100 hatchbacks over fuel spills
- FMC Technologies net income down 9 pct
- Western Union, Family Dollar partner on transfers
- Electric car plant announced for Webster City
- EU, Canada adopt new sanctions against Iran
- China Security 2Q net income more than doubles
- New Bratz dolls to hit shelves in August
- Ford introduces new _ and untraditional _ Explorer
- Bank of Hawaii 2Q profit soars; Peter Ho named CEO
- Federal court reverses TVA emissions ruling
- Ford introduces new _ and untraditional _ Explorer
- Siemens provides additional technology to Chrysler
- Summary Box: Ford introduces new 2011 Explorer
- Obama calls on Senate to pass campaign money bill
- Boardwalk Pipeline 2Q net income more than doubles
- Restaurants uncork more wines by the glass
- Summary Box: New Bratz from MGA
- Citigroup says iPhone banking app stored data
- A.H. Belo loses less in 2Q but ad revenue is down
- Delta asks DOT for OK to add more Brazil flights
- Biogen shares rise on biotech buyout speculation
- Summary Box: Kraft ups whole grain in crackers
- Magma Design Automation names Sugishita to board
- Onyx posts positive results for new cancer drug
- Summary Box: SKorea's economic growth slows in 2Q
- Summary Box: Japan exports rise 27.7 pct in June
- IRS offers reprieve for charities missing deadline
- Summary Box: EU adopts new sanctions against Iran
- Summary Box: China promises investors bigger role
- EU starts IBM antitrust probes
- Utah firm withdraws nuke waste import application
- Regal ruins: palatial mansion near Philly crumbles
- Personal Care group spent $190K lobbying in 2Q
- Unilever spent $140,000 lobbying government in 2Q
- Wine & Spirits Wholesalers spent $260K on lobbying
- Pernod Ricard spent $180,000 lobbying in 2Q
- Food Marketing group spent $337K on 2Q lobbying
- Diageo spent $720,000 lobbying gov't in 2Q
- Distilled Spirits group spent $1.3M on 2Q lobby
- Direct Marketing Assn spent $250K lobbying in 2Q
- Beer Institute spent $250K lobbying gov't in 2Q
- Anheuser-Busch spent $820K lobbying gov't in 2Q
- MillerCoors spent $680K lobbying gov't in 2Q
- Coca-Cola spent $2.1 million lobbying gov't in 2Q
- Pilgrim's Pride gets OK to pack chicken for Russia
- Summary Box: Lorillard 2Q profit falls
- Procter & Gamble spent $1.1 million lobbying in 2Q
- PepsiCo spent $1.2 million lobbying gov't in 2Q
- China promises bigger private role in industry
- Ahead of the Bell: New Home Sales
- Nap Nanny recliners recalled
- UAE cites BlackBerry national security concerns
- Earnings Preview: IAC to report 2Q results
- Fungus wilts spirits of basil lovers, farmers
- BP says 'no final decision' on replacing Hayward
- Pearson H1 profit more than trebles

	SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010

- Hayward leaving behind daunting tasks at BP
- A look at Tony Hayward's tenure with BP
- SKorea's economy grows 1.5 percent in 2nd quarter
- Procter & Gamble recalls 2 Iams cat food lots
- Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute
- Experts say peony could be Alaska's next cash crop
- Survey: Gas prices barely rise in 2-week span
- In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided
- Pakistan's woes compounded by severe water crisis
- Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii
- More roadside chargers needed for electric cars
- How profits, stocks can rise as economy stumbles
- Montana-Saskatchewan climate project shelved
- 'Inception' trumps 'Salt' with $43.5M weekend
- Vt. broadband Internet access: Where is it?
- Families mark 10 years since Concorde crash
- Geithner favors allowing some tax cuts to expire

	SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2010

- Petrochemical factory blast kills 4 in Iran
- Clinton adds to curious history of mango diplomacy
- Obama and oil spill: Lessons from corporate world
- Obama, GOP spar over how to revive ailing economy
- Documents detail $4.3B in Goldman Sachs payouts
- Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war
- UK reiterates BP not involved in Lockerbie release
- Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1

	FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010

- China floods put pressure on Three Gorges Dam
- US bank failures in 2010 surpass 100
- Despite Sherrod spotlight, black farmers denied
- Rig alarm system partly disabled at time of blast
- Court sides with Power Integrations in patent case
- Environmentalists: Don't overlook onshore drilling
- BP tries to limit release of oil spill research
- Correction: Boeing-Safety Order
- Struggling Calif. county hopeful about state loan
- Report: Sanofi-Aventis, Genzyme talk acquisition
- Magna shareholders approve Stronach buyout
- A&P CEO steps down as loss widens; shares plunge
- GE raises quarterly dividend 20 percent
- McDonald's 2Q profit jumps 12 pct on rising sales
- Schlumberger 2Q earnings jump 33 percent
- Auto recovery lifts Johnson Controls 3Q net income
- Honeywell 2Q net income up, boosts outlook
- Fitch, S&P place AmeriCredit on rating watch
- White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit
- Pay czar will not fight banks on $1.6B in exec pay
- Momenta receives OK for generic version of Lovenox
- Wind farm looking for South Dakota investors
- Moody's to review Amphenol for possible upgrade
- A look at the history of USDA discrimination suits
- Ford reaping solid profits after turnaround
- SpaceShipTwo may make 1st glide test this year
- Vast majority of EU banks pass "stress tests"
- Lawsuit against Coke's Vitaminwater to go forward
- Summary Box: Ford turnaround yields $2.6B profit
- Ford rides market share gain to $2.6B profit
- Little interest in Ore. loan program to add jobs
- Companies ordered to pay hotel taxes to Atlanta
- Canada's federal budget deficit narrows
- AT&T sells Wayport's European operations
- Chevron says it can monitor pipeline leaks better
- General Mills CEO compensation dips in 2010
- Summary Box: A&P's troubles
- Moody's upgrades BMC Software to "Baa2"
- Destructive insects intercepted at LA airport
- Summary Box: Acting comptroller selected
- Electronics for Imaging climbs after 2Q results
- Riverbed shares rise after 2Q results beat Street
- FTC pushed Watson subpoena, denies info disclosure
- Judge: Conrad Black can't return to Canadian home
- Senate Democrats to vote on campaign money bill
- Infinera shares soar after strong 2Q report
- Business events scheduled for the coming week
- Sector Snap: For-profit education shares rise
- Honeywell 2Q net income up, boosts outlook
- Summary Box: What's behind Wal-Mart's smart tags
- Pebblebrook prices stock offering at $17 a share
- Earnings schedule for week of 7/26/10
- Walsh tapped as acting comptroller replacing Dugan
- Wal-Mart to roll out smart tags on men's basics
- Brown seeks rollback of Calif. pension benefits
- Italian govt seeks roundtable on Fiat production
- ALL BUSINESS: Financial reform for the masses
- Glance: Kimberly-Clark 2nd-quarter revenue
- Summary Box: Kimberly-Clark 2nd-quarter results
- MATL seeks to condemn land for power line
- Ingersoll-Rand 2Q earns up 61 pct
- Trafigura fined euro1 million in hazardous waste case
- Kimberly-Clark 2Q net income rises with prices
- Raytheon unveils Scorpion helmet technology
- Diners grilling restaurants over seafood sourcing
- Glance: McDonald's 2nd quarter by region
- House pressured to pass stripped-down war measure
- Obama acknowledges economic stress not so long ago
- Summary Box: Johnson Controls net income jumps
- Summary Box: McDonald's 2Q earnings
- McGraw-Hill posts higher 2Q profit
- AT&T sells Wayport; will still run Wi-Fi business
- Treasury announces sale of more Citigroup stock
- Ahead of the Bell: SanDisk shares fall
- Female Health expects 3Q loss