US factory output rebounded in May after April dip

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing output rose in May at a solid pace, boosting hopes that the economy is expanding briskly after a dismal first three months of the year. Americans, buoyed by steady job gains, are buying more cars, while businesses are...

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Target: Glitch caused delays at checkout registers

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. said a glitch in its system caused delays at checkout registers at some of its U.S. stores but it wasn't due to a data security issue or a hacker. Customers across the country took to social media to report long check-out...

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IMF lowers estimate of US economic growth in 2014

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is poised to accelerate after a dismal start to the year even though the job market won't return to full employment until 2017. That was the forecast offered Monday in a report by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF...

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New version of Boeing 787 gets regulatory OK

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing says that U.S. and European regulators have approved its newest and larger version of the 787 passenger jet for commercial flying. The company says that the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is undergoing final preparation before...

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World stock market subdued as investors await Fed

LONDON — World stock markets were subdued on Monday as the turmoil in Iraq dampened sentiment and investors held back ahead of the Federal Reserve's monthly policy meeting later in the week. Oil prices hovered at a nine-month high as fears grew that...

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Siemens, Mitsubishi look to derail GE-Alstom deal

BERLIN — Engineering giants Siemens of Germany and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan on Monday jointly offered to buy parts of France's Alstom and start a long-term partnership, a move that could derail a competing bid by General Electric. Siemens...

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Dutch government encourages self-driving car tests

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government says it wants to encourage large-scale tests of self-driving cars in the Netherlands by next year, and supports a plan to allow tests of self-driving trucks by 2019. The country's infrastructure minister, Melanie Schultz...

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Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine as tensions soar

MOSCOW — Russia halted natural gas deliveries to Ukraine on Monday, spurning Ukraine's offer to pay some of its multibillion-dollar gas debt and demanding upfront payments for future supplies. The decision, coming amid deep tensions over eastern Ukraine,...

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DreamWorks mixing faves, newbies in YouTube debut

LOS ANGELES — When AwesomenessTV launched as a YouTube channel two years ago, it was a bet by veteran TV and movie producer Brian Robbins on the ability of teen and tween audiences to find videos they love to watch online. On Monday, Robbins kicks off...

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