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Report on toy sales: Wind it up, sell it
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. retail researchers NPD Group said Friday strong toy sales in the fourth quarter pushed the sector to a 2 percent rise in the year compared to 2009.
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Crude oil prices top $89
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NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $89 per barrel Friday with traders concerned unrest in Egypt could prompt a closing of the Suez Canal.
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Gold makes gains with equities down
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NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Gold prices rebounded Friday, as equity markets plunged and oil prices surged higher due to concerns over chaos in Egypt.
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Italian autoworkers strike against Fiat
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ROME, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An Italian autoworkers union held a nationwide strike against carmaker Fiat, protesting being shut out of recent contract negotiations, officials said.
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CBOT lower on Egypt unrest
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CHICAGO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Grain futures prices were down at the close Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade as uncertainty in Egypt pressured markets.
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FDIC charges banker with loan misconduct
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Federal regulators said a former Nevada bank executive orchestrated loans that lost as much as $10 million at Silver State Bank before it failed.
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Allstate: Virgos have most crashes
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Illinois-based Allstate Insurance said its analysis of car accidents related to astrology found Virgos were the most likely to crash vehicles.
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BofA protests Nevada injunction
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Bank of America is trying to persuade a Nevada county judge to reverse an injunction that prevents 8,900 foreclosures from proceeding, court papers show.
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Crude oil prices top $87
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NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $87 per barrel Friday on a rise in the U.S. gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.
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Report: Egyptians move money from turmoil
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CAIRO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A number of Egyptian businessmen shipped their money abroad after anti-government demonstrations began earlier this week, observers said.
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Russian icebreaker rescue near success
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An icebreaker rescue operation off Russia's Far East is nearly complete, a shipping company says.
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Cameron outlines vision for recovery
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Jump-starting the European economy will require a shift in direction to address deficits that took time to develop, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.
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Brazil plans free homes for flood victims
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says the country will build 8,000 free homes for victims of flooding and landslides that left 830 people dead.
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N.J. mayor charged with insurance fraud
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ROSELLE, N.J., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A New Jersey mayor who allegedly drove away from a crash Christmas morning faces criminal charges.
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Woman claims yogurt sample tasted of semen
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ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Albuquerque police said a supermarket worker accused of handing out a yogurt sample contaminated with semen was arrested on outstanding bench warrants.
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