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• Angry Djokovic ousts Roddick at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic heard what Andy Roddick said about him and didn’t like it one bit. Still, as much motivation as Djokovic might have derived from that, and as well as he played in their U.S. Open quarterfinal Thursday night, Roddick’s ...
• Greenspan: Fed isn’t a ‘magical piggy bank’
A high-level panel of financial officials should be given broad authority to quickly determine whether a failing company poses a sufficient threat to the entire U.S. economy, he recommends.
• U.S. service sector grows unexpectedly
NEW YORK - The U.S. service sector grew unexpectedly in August for the first time in three months as new orders improved and inflation moderated, a private trade group said Thursday. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing ...
• Oil prices edge higher as U.S. dollar weakens
NEW YORK - Oil prices edged up to almost $110 a barrel Thursday as the dollar weakened slightly and investors waited for a weekly U.S. crude inventory report for evidence that slowing economic growth has cut demand. By midday in Europe, light, sweet ...
• Pakistani al-Qaida suspect refuses strip search
NEW YORK - A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al-Qaida has refused a strip search, delaying her trial in New York on charges she grabbed a U.S. soldier's gun in Afghanistan and tried to kill her American interrogators. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a U.S ...