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Toyota to ramp up Prius output, denies Nummi plan

Toyota Motor Corp is preparing to ramp up production of the hot-selling Prius hybrid by adding weekend shifts, and denied a report that it was considering building the model at a plant in California held jointly with General Motors Corp.

Utilities, hot summer can save drifting carbon

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European carbon has fallen by almost a fifth in the past month as utilities profited from a recent doubling in emissions prices, but analysts say Europe has to heat up or permit prices drop further before buyers return.

Stock futures mixed before CPI, Obama plans

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Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of key inflation data for May and quarterly results from package delivery company FedEx Corp that may shed light on the strength of the economic recovery.
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Trump makes bid for namesake casino company: report

Real estate tycoon Donald Trump has made a bid to buy New Jersey casino operator Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc, which in February logged its third bankruptcy filing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests

Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi aim to keep pressure up with new protests on Wednesday over a disputed poll which has led to the biggest upheaval since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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Saab Auto secures debt writedown as takeover looms

Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile secured a key court ruling on Wednesday allowing it to cut billions of crowns of debt and paving the way for a takeover of the General Motors unit by local sportscar maker Koenigsegg.
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Asia ex-Japan shares down 4th day; outlook foggy

Asian stocks outside Japan fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, weighed by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while U.S. Treasuries eased on profit taking after a surge overnight.
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Oil slides 4th day; resource shares fall

Most stocks in Asia edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while oil slipped below $70 a barrel ahead of U.S. inventory data that could reflect slowing energy demand.
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Obama to unveil plans for financial rules overhaul

President Barack Obama will unveil on Wednesday his plans for reshaping U.S. financial regulation, with proposals to close one bank regulator and create new overseers for big-picture economic risk and consumer financial product safety.
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Obama to axe bank agency in financial overhaul

The Obama administration plans to streamline U.S. bank oversight and put the Federal Reserve in charge of monitoring big-picture economic risks in a sweeping regulatory overhaul to be formally unveiled on Wednesday, a senior administration official said.
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Oil slides 4th day; resource shares fall in Asia

Most stocks in Asia edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by resource-related shares and doubts about a global economic recovery, while oil slipped below $70 a barrel ahead of U.S. inventory data that could reflect slowing energy demand.
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Carlyle, Blackstone bid for First Republic: report

Carlyle Group and Blackstone Group LP are leading an investor group that is bidding to acquire First Republic Bank, a private banking unit of Bank of America Corp , Bloomberg News said on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
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White House says no to California budget help

The White House on Tuesday dashed hopes that the federal government would help California overcome a mammoth budget crisis that has brought the state dangerously close to an economic meltdown, saying the state will have to solve the problem on its own.
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GM says reaches deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg

Sweden's Koenigsegg, a niche manufacturer of some of the world's fastest and most expensive sports cars, has struck a deal to buy loss-making Saab Automobile from General Motors Corp, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Greenberg testifies in trial of AIG lawsuit

Maurice Hank Greenberg, former chief executive of insurer AIG, avoided direct answers in court testimony on Tuesday about a large block of AIG stock given decades ago to a private company he runs.

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