Bulletin: Dunn, four others in HP case face felony charges: reports

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Dunn, four others in HP case face felony charges: reports

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Bill Lockyer is preparing
to charge former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four
others involved in the company's boardroom-leak investigation with
several felony crimes, according to media reports published Wednesday.
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GM and Nissan-Renault break off talks

SAN FRANCISCO - General Motors, Nissan and Renault, after nearly three
months at the bargaining table, failed to hammer out an alliance,
leaving GM CEO Rick Wagoner to go it alone in the automaker's battle to
stem losses and spur sales.
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Futures Movers: Oil futures recover from a low under $58 to close
higher

SAN FRANCISCO -- Crude-oil futures closed higher Wednesday, lifting the
benchmark contract above a nearly 16-month low as traders weighed news
of a refinery snag and prospects for an output cut among key producers
against the first climb in U.S. crude supplies in five weeks and hefty
levels of petroleum-product inventories.
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Economic Report: ADP report shows 'sluggish' 78,000 jobs gained

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy added about 78,000 private-sector jobs in
September, another month of "sluggish" hiring, according to the monthly
ADP employment report released Wednesday.