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Hasbro gets Transformers boost, other brands weak

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Hasbro Inc posted revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday as weakness in brands like Monopoly and Strawberry Shortcake offset strong sales of boys' toys tied to the G.I. Joe and Transformers movies.
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New flu can kill fast, researchers agree

The new H1N1 flu is strikingly different from seasonal influenza, killing much younger people than ordinary flu and often killing them very fast, World Health Organization officials said on Friday.
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Housing starts, permits seen rising in September

New construction of U.S. homes and permits for future building likely rose in September, supported by an improvement in sales and declining stocks of unsold properties, according to a Reuters survey.
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Gannett profit sinks but beats estimates

Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, reported a lower quarterly profit and a 28 percent drop in publishing advertising revenue on Monday, but the results were better than expected and shares rose more than 8 percent.
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Americans are working out cheaper, study shows

Economic hard times have Americans downsizing their workout equipment, trimming their workout budgets, and shifting their workout venues, according to a sporting goods industry survey.
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More investors overweight equities: Citigroup

Investors are becoming increasingly confident in holding equities as U.S. markets continue to make new yearly highs heading into the final months of 2009, according to a client survey by Citigroup.
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Bernanke warns on export-led growth in Asia

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Monday that pursuit of export-led growth by Asian nations could lead to a reemergence of global trade imbalances and undercut efforts to achieve more durable growth.
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Bernanke cautions on risks from imbalances

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Monday that Asian policies promoting exports could lead to a reemergence of imbalances in trade and capital flows, which some believe helped fuel the U.S. housing bubble.
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Gannett quarterly profit and ad revenue sink

Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, reported a lower quarterly profit that beat market forecasts on Monday because of cost cuts, while revenue fell because of a 28 percent drop in publishing advertising sales.
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Wall St rises on earnings optimism

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, buoyed by investor optimism over the strength of earnings season at the beginning of a busy week for corporate results.
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Drug feud shooting kills 8 in Puerto Rico

Hu shuli, the chief editor of Caijing, Chinese most influential magazine, may resign to launch a new venture after journal's Daphne Wu Chuanhui and nearly 70 employees, or more than two-thirds of the business department, had resigned.
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Gannett quarterly profit, ad revenue sink

Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, reported a lower quarterly profit on Monday and revenue fell because of a 28 percent drop in publishing advertising sales.
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China to move residents, keep lead smelters going

China plans to move 15,000 residents in its biggest lead smelting area away from the plants in order to allow them to keep operating, after tests showed over 1,000 children had excessive lead in their blood.
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Sprint to buy IPCS and suspend litigation

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to buy wireless affiliate iPCS Inc for about $426 million excluding debt, and the two companies have agreed suspend all litigation between them.
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Obama unveils new Sudan strategy

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a new strategy toward Sudan, offering incentives if the Khartoum government worked toward peace, but said it faced tougher steps if it failed to act.
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Wall St little changed; Hasbro falls

U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday, as investors digested a new batch of corporate earnings for signals about the potency of an economic recovery.

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