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[AP] - Alabama seafood market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf oil spill: He can accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund -- relatively fast, easy money -- or sue the oil giant for a bigger payday, wait years and risk ending up with nothing.

[AP] - Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday ran its first train loaded with double-stacked cargo containers through some of the most rugged parts of the Appalachian Mountains, opening a $191 million route made possible by an ambitious tunnel-expansion project.

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[AP] - Oil prices fell back on Thursday, after getting an early boost from lower jobless claims and crude inventories. Benchmark oil for October delivery lost 42 cents to settle at $74.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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[AP] - The global economic recovery could be slower than expected but another recession remains unlikely -- especially if governments don't overdo their spending cuts, a leading international economic body said Thursday.

[AP] - Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don't blame them if home sales stay sluggish.

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[AP] - Stocks extended their September rally Thursday following more encouraging news on the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 28 points after the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in two months.

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[AP] - Apple Inc. on Thursday gave software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store, yet it reserved for itself broad leeway in deciding what makes the cut.

[AP] - August's summer heat provided a lift for fast-food giant McDonald's, pushing a key revenue figure up 4.6 percent in the U.S. during the month as customers came in for frappes and fruit smoothies.

[AP] - The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in two months, an encouraging sign that companies aren't resorting to deeper layoffs even as the economy has lost momentum.

[AP] - The trade deficit narrowed significantly in July as exports climbed to the highest level in nearly two years, reflecting big gains in sales of U.S.-made airplanes and other manufactured goods while imports declined.

[AP] - Burger King's soon-to-be new owners have named a former Latin American railroad executive to be CEO of the fast-food chain after the $3.26 billion deal goes through.