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<title><![CDATA[WFU study on hormone may cut prostate biopsies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A research study, co-led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has found that a hormone normally occurring in the body may cause some elevated levels of prostate specific antigen in men.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ally's tactics attract clients and criticism]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry. Ally Bank's tactics have drawn in customers, but they have also irked rivals and gotten the attention of regulators. At the heart of the bank's aggressive wooing of depositors is this: As the rebranded banking unit of GMAC Financial Services, Ally Bank has the backing of billions of dollars loaned to GMAC by the federal government.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart begins a DVD price war]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Session to advise textile sector about marketing to military]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Department of Commerce will hold a conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Greensboro that will focus on textile-sector opportunities and developments in military and performance-related markets.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow Corning files fraud lawsuit against BB&T over securities]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dow Corning Corp., the world's biggest silicone supplier, has sued BB&T Corp., accusing the bank of falsely representing the safety and liquidity of $667 million in auction-rate securities that the company can't sell.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA cautions companies it says are selling flavored cigarettes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned several companies that it says continue to sell banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Targacept has profit in quarter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Targacept Inc. posted its first quarterly profit in nearly three years yesterday, bolstered in large part by a $10 million milestone payment by AstraZeneca PLC.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yanks look toward title No. 28 and more talent]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees' minor-league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lean & Mean: Companies do more with fewer employees]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RJR try falls short: Federal judge rejects request for injunction blocking tobacco law]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s bid to carve out a "free speech" marketing niche for innovative products received a setback yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Borders Group to close 200 Waldenbooks, Express stores]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Borders Group Inc. said yesterday that it would close 200 of its Waldenbooks and Borders Express stores, including the stores at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem and at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troubled Bank of Granite freezes additional benefits]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of Granite Corp. said in a regulatory filing yesterday that it has amended its salary-continuation plan for executives to freeze additional benefits, effective Nov. 1.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:49 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sara Lee posts 23% increase in profit for the first quarter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corp. reported yesterday that its first-quarter profit jumped 23 percent. The company also raised its outlook for the year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of the Carolinas reports 3rd-quarter gain of $470,000]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of the Carolinas Corp. said yesterday that it had net income of $470,000 in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Furniture Brands International reports $23.5 million loss]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Furniture Brands International Inc. reported a loss of $23.5 million in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $41.7 million in the third quarter of 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:03 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workers' compensation premiums to drop in 2010]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Businesses in North Carolina will pay nearly 10 percent less next year for workers' compensation insurance under an agreement between the insurance industry and state regulators.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Area economic officials attending aviation meeting]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Piedmont Triad Partnership said yesterday that area economic officials are attending this week's Speed News Business Aviation Suppliers conference in Phoenix.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:55 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BB&T starts 529 account in partnership with Virginia plan]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[BB&T Corp. said yesterday that it has started a 529 college-savings account.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CVS to build next to theater]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corp. plans to build a CVS drugstore on a portion of the Hanes Community Center property at University Parkway and Coliseum Drive.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fed keeps rate near zero]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve pledged yesterday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," in a sign that the economy is growing but remains deeply dependent on government help.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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