Investors hope deal announced by Obama following lengthly negotiations will help US avoid calamitous default, but market rise is tempered by continuing doubts over credit rating.
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Orbital Debris The dots on this NASA-generated chart represent known pieces of large orbital debris. NASA
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Federal Reserve policymakers said on Wednesday that they were open to further efforts to stimulate the US economy if growth falters or threats escalate.
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Telegraph columnist Roger Bootle: a long time bear of the housing market.
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Desiree Rogers, former White House social secretary and Illinois Lottery director, has been named chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company, the Chicago-based publisher of Ebony and JET magazines, the company announced today.