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Ticketmaster wins court order vs. mass purchases

Amid an uproar over the huge demand for seats to pop idol Hannah Montana's tour, a U.S. federal judge on Monday barred the use of automated software to make mass ticket purchases from the leading box-office service Ticketmaster.

Delta Air profit jumps on higher revenue

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Delta Air Lines Inc, which emerged from bankruptcy at the end of April, posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, boosted by international flying. The performance gave an indication that the industry's recovery from a long slump is still intact despite soaring fuel prices and signs that U.S. economy is slowing.
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Chevron-led Russia venture faces challenges: report

An energy development consortium led by U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp. in Kazakhstan is facing challenges from the Russian government over a pipeline that runs through Russian territory, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Industrial output growth seen slower in September

Growth in U.S. industrial output likely slowed in September, as the housing slump seemed to cool the manufacturing sector and the demand for big-ticket items, according to a Reuters poll of economists.
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Fed ready to act to ensure smooth markets: Bernanke

U.S. financial markets are healthier after a turbulent summer, but a full recovery will take time and the Federal Reserve will act as needed to support market stability as well as noninflationary growth, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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Dollar retreats as US stock market falls

The dollar eased against the yen and euro on Monday, weighed down by weakness in the U.S. stock market after comments by a top Citigroup official raised anew concerns about global credit.
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Crude soars to new record over $86 a barrel

Oil jumped nearly 3 percent to a record over $86 a barrel on Monday as fresh tensions in the Middle East added to worries of a supply crunch when cold weather stokes up heating demand this winter. Oil prices have more than quadrupled since 2002 but remain below the inflation adjusted peak of around $90 a barrel struck after the Iranian revolution of 1979.
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Wealthy investing more in environment

Green -- not greed -- is good these days, especially if you're rich and want to be seen to care. Some clients are increasingly seeking environmentally friendly investments and ways to minimize their impact on the environment, their private bankers said at the Reuters Wealth Management Summit in Geneva.
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AOL to cut one-fifth of global work force

Time Warner Inc's Internet unit AOL will eliminate 2,000 jobs as part of an ongoing restructuring to better focus on boosting online advertising, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Monday.
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GM details savings from UAW health care deal

General Motors Corp said on Monday it will shift $16 billion from an existing trust fund to a new entity that will take over $47 billion in health-care obligations for some 270,000 union-represented retirees.
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Ad dollars flood Web, but will they go far enough?

Companies will spend a record $31 billion this year to advertise everything from toothpaste to home loans on the Internet, supporting countless news sites, social networks, video exchanges and blogs.
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Economy and bank-fund proposal reassures investors

World stocks hovered slightly off their record highs on Monday and the dollar firmed as investors gained confidence in the health of the U.S. economy and paid little heed to oil prices near $84 a barrel.
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Miami condo market faces moment of truth in 2008

Workers are painting, patching stucco and peeling protective plastic from gleaming panes of balcony glass at a new 1,000-unit condo called The Plaza, two towers that rise 43 and 56 stories over Miami's bank district.
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Oil soars to new record above $85

Oil zoomed to a new record high above $85 a barrel on Monday as a robust demand picture amid booming commodity markets and fresh geopolitical worries put tight oil supplies into sharp focus.
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Citigroup profit plunges 57 percent

Citigroup Inc, the largest U.S. bank, said on Monday third-quarter profit fell 57 percent, hurt by losses from subprime and leveraged loans, fixed-income trading and its U.S. consumer business.
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Dollar firm on U.S. optimism

Asian stocks pared early gains on Monday, pausing after their recent rally, while the dollar held firm as strong U.S. retail sales data prompted investors to trim bets of further U.S. interest rate cut.

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