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Friday, October 10
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Oil plunges to 13-month low on global slowdown
NEW YORK (AP) — The stunning collapse in oil markets accelerated Friday, sending a barrel of crude plunging below $78 as investors grow more pessimistic about resolving a mushrooming global economic crisis.
Oil hasn’t been this cheap in 13 months — a rare silver lining for consu...
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Tax Foundation: Georgia's business tax climate about average
From the Atlanta Business Chronicle
An Oct. 6 study by The Tax Foundation, a conservative-leaning research group in Washington, D.C., found that Georgia has the 27th "business tax climate" in the nation.
The state dropped one spot from No. 26 in the previous year's report.
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Dade County reeling after word of plant closure
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press
By Dave Flessner and Mike O'Neal
TRENTON, Ga. -- Tough times got tougher Thurday in this Northwest Georgia city.
Dade County's largest employer, Shaw Industries, announced it will close the local yarn spinning mill by Thanksgiving...
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Dixie Group shutting down Georgia facility
From Atlanta Business Chronicle
Dixie Group shutting down Georgia facility
Carpet and rug maker The Dixie Group Inc. will consolidate two factories, including one in north Georgia, to cut costs in the weak economy. The company will merge carpet tufting operations in Eton, G...
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President's working group vows market attention
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush’s top advisers on financial markets are pledging to continue working to correct the mistakes that have led to more than a year of severe market turmoil.
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, which includes Treasury Secretary Henry P...
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