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New US Home Sales Jump 11 Percent | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

New US home sales leapt 11 percent in June, government data showed Monday in a further sign of recovery for the sector at the epicenter of the global financial crisis.

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McDonald's Profit Falls 8 Percent | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

The U.S. fast-food chain reported second-quarter net profit of 1.09 billion dollars, as a stronger dollar weighed on revenue.

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Now Presenting A Volatile Mexico -- From the People Who Brought You the Global Financial Meltdown (www.alternet.org) TMC

Thanks to the people who brought you the Great Recession, the next Mexican revolution may come closer to home than you think.

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Coca-Cola Beats Profit Estimates, Lifted by Emerging Markets | AlterNet (www.alternet.org)

Global beverage giant Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported forecast-beating quarterly profit, aided by strong volume growth in emerging markets like China and India.

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TARP Watchdog Growls at Treasury over Lack of Transparency | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

"TARP has become a program in which taxpayers are not being told what most of the TARP recipients are doing with their money."

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Bernanke: Unemployment Could Undercut Economic Recovery (www.alternet.org) TMC

Bernanke said supportive policies would be needed for some time to prevent rising unemployment from undercutting recovery.

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Wall Street's Private Judicial System Exposed as a Fraud (www.alternet.org) TMC

The National Arbitration Forum isn't impartial -- it's financially shackled to debt collection law firms representing major credit card companies.

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Ghost Malls: Stores Go Out of Business Across America (www.alternet.org) TMC

The problem of retail vacancies is a growing one all across the country as many stores downsize or simply go out of business altogether.

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Bailout Watch-Dog Elizabeth Warren on Reigning in the Banksters (VIDEO) (www.alternet.org) TMC

The Consumer Financial Product Protection Agency would shield consumers against exotic mortgages and confusing credit card offers.

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Don't Worry, Wealthy Wall Street Bankers Are Doing All Right (www.alternet.org) TMC

The loss of 467,000 jobs last month and the loss of practically every single job created this decade aside, at least some employees are back in business.

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