Pending sales of US homes slip from 6-year high

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes dipped in June from a six-year high in May, a sign that sales could stabilize over the next few months. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its seasonally adjusted...

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Fog delaying some flights at Denver Int'l Airport

DENVER — Fog is delaying flights by about an hour in Denver, and some smaller planes are being diverted to other airports because of the low visibility. The fog is expected to lift by 9 a.m. Monday. About 15 commuter flights headed to Denver International...

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Justin Smith to serve as Bloomberg Media CEO

NEW YORK — Bloomberg LP says that Justin B. Smith will serve as CEO of its media group, which includes its TV, radio, magazine and digital businesses around the world. The financial news and information company said Monday that Andrew Lack, who had...

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Foreign airlines urged to use GPS at San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Aviation Administration is advising all foreign airlines to use a GPS system instead of visual approaches when landing at San Francisco International Airport in the wake of the deadly Asiana Airlines crash. The San Francisco...

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Group accuses Apple supplier of labor abuses

BEIJING — A labor rights group Monday accused a Chinese company that makes iPhones for Apple Inc. of abuses including withholding employees' pay and excessive working hours. China Labor Watch said it found violations of the law and of Apple's pledges...

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Greece pleads for Europe to adopt growth policies

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister on Monday urged European leaders to shift economic policies toward generating growth, as the country's bailout monitors complained it was making "slow progress" on key long-term reforms. Antonis Samaras warned...

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Alterra Coffee changes name, splits with Mars

MILWAUKEE — Alterra Coffee is changing its name and parting ways with Mars, Inc. Alterra owners say nothing will change except for its name, which will now be Colectivo (col-ehk-TEE'-voh), inspired by the artsy buses used for public transportation in...

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Britain demands cash bonds for visas from 6 states

LAGOS, Nigeria — Britain's Home Office confirmed Monday it will demand a 3,000-pound ($4,630) refundable bond for visas for "high-risk" visitors from six former colonies in Africa and Asia — a pilot scheme that has brought warnings at home and abroad...

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Bank of Cyprus depositors lose 47.5 pct of savings

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Depositors at bailed-out Cyprus' largest bank will lose 47.5 percent of their savings exceeding 100,000 euros ($132,000), the government said Monday. The figure comes four months after Cyprus agreed on a 23 billion-euro ($30.5 billion)...

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Boeing requests wider scrutiny of locator beacons

Boeing Co. has expanded inspections of emergency locator beacons made by Honeywell International to include five more aircraft types after problems were discovered with the transmitters on 787 jets. Boeing's marketing vice president Randy Tinseth says...

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