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U.S. startup turning human waste into fuel

Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a small and inconspicuous facility is using something most of us would rather not think about -- household sewage -- to create a resource we can't live without -- fuel.

Stock futures lower as oil drops

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Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday as commodity prices eased and investors looked ahead to key consumer confidence data.
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China's software filter puts bite on PC majors

Top PC names such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard could lose out in a spat over China's latest move to censor the Web, risking the wrath of U.S. and European consumers if they go along or losing ground in the world's No.2 PC market if they refuse.
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Oil falls towards $72 after three-day rally

Oil prices slid toward $72 a barrel on Friday, as investors locked in gains from a near eight-month high settlement a day ago, but stronger-than-expected China factory output and retail sales data lent support.
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Oil falls toward $72/bbl after three-day rally

Oil prices fell toward $72 a barrel on Friday, as investors locked in gains from a near eight-month high settlement a day ago, but stronger-than-expected China factory output and retail sales data lent support.
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BlackRock to buy BGI, becomes world leader

BlackRock Inc. , the giant U.S. money manager, said on Thursday that it will buy Barclays Global Investors in a cash and share deal that will turn it into the world's biggest asset manager.
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BlackRock to buy BGI

BlackRock Inc. , the giant U.S. money manager, said on Thursday it will buy Barclays Global Investors for $13.5 billion in a deal that will make it the world's biggest asset manager.
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U.S. kills Northrop Grumman missile-defense program

The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has formally ended Northrop Grumman Corp's Kinetic Energy Interceptor program, once valued at $6.3 billion, despite the company's push to carry out what would have been a key test in September of the missile-defense technology.
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U.S. spends $287 million on fuel efficient vehicles for federal fleet

The U.S. government spent $287 million to purchase a total 17,205 fuel efficient vehicles from Ford, Chrysler and General Motors as of June 1 and aims to order $15 million more worth of advanced technology buses and electric vehicles, the General Services Administration said this week.
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U.S. airlines plan further capacity cuts

Two major U.S. airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc and American Airlines , will slash capacity this year as the recession erodes travel demand, the carriers said on Thursday.
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GE, 3M and others get U.S. funds for PV-linked projects

General Electric, 3M and DuPont and twenty one firms more were given the green light by the U.S. government for up to $22 million worth in investments for projects with the potential to impact the photovoltaic (PV) solar industry within 2 to 6 years, the Department of Energy announced Thursday.

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