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President Barack Obama travels to the heart of the U.S. auto industry on Friday.


Microsoft exec touts software wins over Google

A Microsoft Corp. executive used the beginning of the company\'s financial analyst meeting Thursday to tout its hybrid approach to providing Internet-hosted collaboration technology to businesses and government agencies, as the software giant sees increasing competition from rivals including Google Inc.


Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns

European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe\'s economy is recovering faster than previously expected.


Jury orders Calgon Carbon to pay $12M in lawsuit

Calgon Carbon Corp. said Thursday that a federal jury in Pennsylvania has ordered it to pay $12 million to coal technology company ADA-ES Inc.


Bayer\'s 2nd-quarter profit down 1.3 percent

Germany\'s Bayer AG saw second-quarter net earnings slip by 1.3 percent as a stronger revenue was offset by one-time charges for lawsuits and writing down a cancer drug.


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