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Gas prices  fell back, yet again, marking the sixth straight decline, according to a nationwide survey of credit card swipes at gasoline stations. The average price of unleaded regular dropped 1.3 cents to $3.726 a gallon, from $3.739 a gallon, according to the survey released Tuesday by motorist group AAA. While prices have now dropped [...]

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Wall Street remained on alert late Sunday as hopes for a buyout of beleaguered Lehman Brothers faded and following extensive efforts by both executives and regulators to stave off a broader financial crisis. As the weekend drew to a close, the Federal Reserve announced plans to expand its lending to the banking industry in an [...]

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  After six years of steady decline, the U.S. currency is on a major upswing, fueled by fears of a global recession and a meltdown in financial markets. The New York dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s value against the currencies of major trading partners, is up 14% off an all-time low set in [...]

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