Procter & Gamble Sues Kraft Over Coffee Container Design SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) ? Procter & Gamble Co. said Tuesday it filed a patent lawsuit against Kraft Foods Inc. over the design of its lightweight container for Maxwell House coffee. P&G said the new four-pound plastic container for Maxwell House infringes patents on Folgers [...]

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Fitch Upgrades Raytheon On Performance, Debt Reduction SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) ? Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it upgraded Raytheon Co. on its performance and debt retirement progress. Fitch raised the company`s long-term issuer default, senior unsecured debt, and bank facilities ratings to A- from BBB+. The outlook is stable. ?The rating upgrades are based on [...]

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AFGHAN BUILDUP EYED WASHINGTON – Up to three more combat brigades could be available to go to Afghanistan beginning next spring, in answer to repeated calls from commanders for more troops, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates told the Senate Armed…
FINLAND SCHOOL CARNAGE KAUHAJOKI, Finland – A masked gunman, known to [...]

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AFGHAN BUILDUP EYED WASHINGTON – Up to three more combat brigades could be available to go to Afghanistan beginning next spring, in answer to repeated calls from commanders for more troops, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates told the Senate Armed…
FINLAND SCHOOL CARNAGE KAUHAJOKI, Finland – A masked gunman, known to [...]

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Buffett’s Golden Goldman Buy In a clever deal with fast rewards, Berkshire Hathaway grabs a $5 billion share of Goldman Sachs.
Who Bails Out Uncle Sam? U.S. taxpayers will feel plenty of pain if the bailouts and then the printing presses don’t do the trick.
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