[AP] - Goldman Sachs & Co. is expected to be fined around $30 million by British authorities following an investigation of the big Wall Street bank's activities in London, according to news reports Wednesday.

[AP] - The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest. A survey the Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country.

[AP] - Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is the mystery bidder for Casey's General Stores Inc. that is trying to top a Canadian rival, according to a published report.

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[AP] - Nevada had unrealistic growth expectations before the nation's financial meltdown battered the state's tourism industry and erased billions of dollars in real estate equity, an economist told a federal commission examining the causes of the Great Recession.

[AP] - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s quarter-century alliance with Oracle Corp. has been "strained" by the dispute over Oracle's hiring of ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd, HP's interim chief said Wednesday.

[AP] - Consumer borrowing fell again in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained rebound.

[AP] - Oil prices followed stocks higher on Wednesday, as worries about European debt problems eased and buyers returned to the market.

[AP] - The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest. A survey the Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country.

[AP] - Nevada had unrealistic growth expectations before the nation's financial meltdown battered the state's tourism industry and erased billions of dollars in real estate equity, an economist told a federal commission examining the causes of the Great Recession.

[AP] - Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as users begin to type in their requests. The new "Instant Search' introduced Wednesday means people will start to see an ever-evolving set of results in the middle of the page with each character they type into the search box.

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[AP] - Job openings are rising modestly, a sign that employers may step up hiring soon. But rising openings in the past year haven't reduced unemployment, heightening concerns that the unemployed might lack the skills to fill the jobs that are coming available.

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[AP] - Applications for home loans dipped last week as mortgage rates ticked up slightly from the lowest level in decades. The Mortgage Bankers Association says overall applications fell 1.5 percent from a week earlier.

[AP] - Stocks resumed their rally Wednesday after a successful auction of Portuguese government debt eased worries about Europe's financial system.

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[AP] - President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."

[AP] - Canada's central bank raised a interest rate on Wednesday for the third consecutive time. The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 1 percent. In June, Canada became the first Group of Seven nation to raise interest rates since the global economic crisis.