Asian stocks post tepid gains amid Europe anxiety (AP)

AP – Asian shares rose Tuesday but gains were tepid after Wall Street succumbed to anxiety about Europe’s economy.

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Documents: BP cut corners in days before blowout (AP)

AP – BP made a series of money-saving shortcuts and blunders that dramatically increased the danger of a destructive oil spill in a well that an engineer ominously described as a “nightmare” just six days before the blowout, according to documents released Monday that provide new insight into the causes of the disaster.

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Venezuela takes control of another private bank (AP)

AP – Venezuela’s government said Monday it is taking over management of a private bank after discovering serious financial problems. The bank’s owner condemned the takeover as political retribution against him and the critical TV station he helped found.

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Microsoft’s newest Office goes on sale Tuesday (AP)

AP – The next version of Microsoft Corp.’s Office software will be available to consumers and small businesses starting Tuesday.

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Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says from the oil-stricken Gulf of Mexico that seafood from the region is safe to eat and announced a new coordinated effort to make sure it stays that way.

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UK fiscal watchdog cuts growth, borrowing outlook (Reuters)

Reuters – Britain’s newly created budget watchdog downgraded economic growth forecasts on Monday but did not radically alter the scale of austerity measures required from the country’s coalition government.

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What goes up, down then winds up the same? Stocks (AP)

AP – The stock market has been swinging wildly but going nowhere.

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