1. Wall_Street
    Stocks tumble to five-year lows, led by financials

    Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for U.S. automakers.

    1. Updated Nov. 20 4:52 p.m.
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  2. Housing slowdown has hurt Caterpillar sales
    Caterpillar plants in Sanford, Clayton face cutbacks

    Confirm confirms it plans ‘non-production days’ and will ‘manage’ its workforce numbers. However, heavy equipment manufacturer won’t specify numbers of employees involved.

    1. Updated Nov. 20 5:02 p.m.
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  3. $1.2B in investments help N.C. life sciences industry top 53,000 jobs, report finds

    The Battelle study says N.C. led the U.S. in biotech sector job growth from 2001-2006. Currently, the state has 53,200 life science jobs paying an average wage of $69,275.

    1. Updated Nov. 20 3:49 p.m.
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  4. A scan of Dharmendra Modha’s brain.
    A computer modeled after human brain? Yes, says IBM

    Big Blue-led research team aims to replicate the brain with cognitive computing project. Pentagon research arm DARPA is funding project.

    1. Posted Nov. 20 3:06 p.m.
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  5. Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted

    In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.

    1. Updated Nov. 20 7:13 p.m.
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  6. NC fund spurs rural transition from tobacco
    1. Updated Nov. 20 5:51 p.m.
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  7. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac halting foreclosures
    1. Updated Nov. 20 5:26 p.m.
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  8. Citi shares sink despite Saudi prince's investment
    1. Updated Nov. 20 5:29 p.m.
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  9. Stores may see disappointing Black Friday sales
    1. Updated Nov. 20 4:56 p.m.
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  10. Congress extends jobless benefits through December
    1. Updated Nov. 20 4:03 p.m.
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  11. Despite rumors, Novartis affirms commitment to Holly Springs plant
    1. Updated Nov. 20 3:44 p.m.
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  12. Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows
    1. Updated 33 minutes ago
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  13. N.C. workplace injuries at record low
    1. Updated Nov. 20 10:44 p.m.
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  14. U.S. days as global economic hegemon are ending, Lenovo CEO warns
    1. Updated Nov. 20 9:01 a.m.
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  15. Ingersoll-Rand to lay off 110 workers due to outsourcing
    1. Updated Nov. 20 11:21 a.m.
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  16. N.C. poultry plant fined for major safety violations
    1. Updated 4 minutes ago
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