1. US_Meltdown_Autos
    Big Three survival bailout requests rise to $34B

    Humbled and fighting for survival, Detroit's once-mighty automakers appealed to Congress with a retooled case for a bailout as large as $34 billion Tuesday, pledging to slash workers, car lines and executive pay in return for a federal lifeline.

    1. Updated Dec. 2 7:36 p.m.
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  2. Stock Market Rise
    Wall Street rebounds after big drop

    In a session that showed more indecision than conviction, the stock market rebounded Tuesday from the previous day's massive decline. The Dow Jones industrials rose 270 points after fluctuating sharply, and all the major indexes rose more than 3 percent.

    1. Updated Dec. 2 7:36 p.m.
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  3. November_Retail_Sales
    November sales may fall despite Friday's buying

    Shopping binges on the day after Thanksgiving were likely not enough to save a dismal November for retailers, leaving them with what's expected to be a second straight monthly sales drop and fueling concerns about how much consumer spending can fall.

    1. Updated Dec. 2 7:36 p.m.
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  4. Auto_Sales_General_Motors
    U.S. auto sales dropped to 26-year low last month

    U.S. light vehicle sales at General Motors and Chrysler plunged more than 40 percent in November, while Ford's sales dropped 31 percent, battered by an economic storm that has sent consumer demand for new vehicles to the lowest level in more than 26 years.

    1. Updated Dec. 2 7:36 p.m.
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  5. Triangle jobless rate dips a bit – but good news may not last long

    The Raleigh-Cary and Durham metro areas remain well below the statewide unemployment rate of 7 percent. However, an NCSU economist says the recession likely will lead to more people out of work before things look up.

    1. Updated Dec. 2 3:26 p.m.
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  6. AgBiotech task force aims for convergence of N.C. biotech, farm sectors
    1. Updated Dec. 2 3:44 p.m.
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  7. Ford tells Congress it may be able to go it alone
    1. Updated Dec. 2 5:54 p.m.
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  8. Oil falls to three-year low on bleak U.S. economic news
    1. Updated Dec. 2 12:34 p.m.
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  9. Shopping around in cyberspace pays double rewards, NCSU prof says
    1. Updated Dec. 2 7:51 a.m.
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  10. Nokia device to challenge RIM and Apple next year
    1. Posted Dec. 2 10:03 a.m.
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  11. TransUnion: 3Q mortgage delinquencies shoot higher
    1. Posted Dec. 2 7:00 a.m.
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  12. Delta plans capacity, job cuts for 2009
    1. Updated Dec. 2 8:39 a.m.
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  13. Sears suffers 3Q loss on weak U.S., Kmart sales
    1. Updated Dec. 2 6:49 p.m.
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  14. Lose your job? You soon can apply for unemployment benefits by phone
    1. Dec. 1, 2008
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  15. Panel: U.S. in recession since last December
    1. Dec. 1, 2008
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  16. Early Christmas tree sales up in N.C.
    1. Dec. 1, 2008
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  1. N.C. looks to converge biotech, ag sectors
    AgBiotech task force aims for convergence of N.C. biotech, farm sectors

    "Growing North Carolina’s AgBiotech Landscape" is project with a good idea, an NCSU economist says. But he warns that the state faces growing competition and a tough funding environment. The project co-chair says N.C. could benefit in numerous ways.

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