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When United Airlines’ parent UAL Corp. reports second-quarter results Tuesday morning, one thing is certain: they will be deeply in the red.

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It was at least a little bit of old and new on display, if not a changing of the guard going on in Arizona. The old looked more like same-old, with 44-year-old Randy Johnson pitching shutout ball into the late innings against the Cubs — a team that never had beaten him.

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PHOENIX — The Cubs hold out hope that closer Kerry Wood’s finger irritation can be treated well enough in the next day or so to allow him to pitch later this week against Florida, if not Wednesday against Arizona.

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By now you should be aware of GM s forthcoming Volt plug-in hybrid that s planned to go on sale in 2010. That may sound like a long time off, but GM has begun partnering with more than 30 utility companies to…

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Dempster posts road win as Cubs blank Astros
Batters back on upswing for Cubs Ryan Dempster struck out seven in eight innings to earn his first road win in two years and the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-0 win. Wood, DL about to meet for the 12th time Inside Edge: Dempster does well on road

Foreigners Find Investment Opportunities in Foreclosures
Canada residents are packing up their bags and heading to states like Arizona to get a glimpse of the foreclosure properties being sold at a fraction of their market prices. Also, nationwide, home prices have declined considerably, by as much as 30 percent in some cities. Such decline is generating even more buyer interest. […]

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BASCHI, Italy — When chef Gianfranco Vissani began feeling the bite of a world economic slump—empty lunchtime tables at his two-star Michelin restaurant here—the Umbrian master known for witty and sometimes unorthodox kitchen adventures sharpened his managerial knife.