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07/26/2011
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Congress deadlocked over debt as default looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States edged closer on Tuesday to a devastating default as President Barack Obama's Democrats and their Republican rivals were deadlocked over competing plans to raise the debt ceiling, one week before a deadline to act. | Full Article
Ford profit tops expectations, shares up
July 26, 2011 09:10 AM ET
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations, helped by higher prices and improved sales in North America. | Full Article
Soros to return outsiders' hedge fund money
July 26, 2011 09:33 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros, whose stock-picking career has spanned nearly four decades, said he will manage money only for himself as new regulations threaten to crimp the hedge fund industry he made famous. | Full Article
IMF chief urges U.S. to immediately resolve debt spat
July 26, 2011 09:17 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday urged the United States to quickly resolve a political stalemate over raising the debt ceiling, warning that failure to reach an agreement would have serious consequences for the world economy. | Full Article
Moroccan military plane crash kills 78: military
July 26, 2011 09:17 AM ET
RABAT (Reuters) - At least 78 people were killed on Tuesday when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country during bad weather, the military said in a statement carried by the state news agency. | Full Article
BUSINESS NEWS
Wall Street set for flat open, debt stalemate weighs
July 26, 2011 09:29 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open little changed on Tuesday as earnings from blue chips like Ford extended optimism about a strong earnings season, but the debt ceiling stalemate kept investors nervous. | Full Article
Chrysler Q2 net loss widens after repaying debt
July 26, 2011 08:41 AM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC, controlled by Fiat SpA , reported a second-quarter net loss on Tuesday after the U.S. automaker repaid $7.6 billion in loans to the U.S. and Canadian governments. | Full Article
Home prices unchanged in May: S&P/Case-Shiller
July 26, 2011 09:26 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices were unchanged in May, the first time in nearly a year they have not fallen on a monthly basis, though prices were still down compared to a year earlier, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday. | Full Article
UPS profit up, keeps outlook despite economy
July 26, 2011 08:44 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc , the world's largest package delivery company, reported higher second-quarter profit and reaffirmed its 2011 outlook despite a sputtering economic rebound. | Full Article
Fiat raises 2011 targets after beating Q2 forecast
July 26, 2011 09:32 AM ET
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Fiat SpA raised its 2011 guidance on Tuesday after beating analysts' forecast for second-quarter trading profit in the first results incorporating U.S. automaker Chrysler. | Full Article
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