President Barack Obama gets behind the wheel of a new Chevy Volt during his tours of the General Motors Auto Plant in Hamtramck, Mich., Friday, July 30, 2010, where the Volt. an electric car is assembled. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale this year.


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A BP cleanup crew shovels oil from a beach in May 2010 at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. BP's chief executive Tony Hayward resigned on Tuesday, claiming to have been Reuters - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.


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HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.


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AP - Energy provider Dominion Resources said Wednesday that a sale of its assets and higher electric demand helped its net income more than triple in the second quarter.

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2009 file photo, the IAC building is shown, in New York. IAC/InterActiveCorp reported stronger second-quarter revenues Wednesday, July 28, 2010, citing growth in its search and Match online dating businesses. Profits fell compared to last year, however, because that quarter included a bump from the sale of its Match Europe operations. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - IAC/InterActiveCorp reported stronger second-quarter revenue Wednesday, citing growth in its search and Match online dating businesses. Net income fell, however, because the comparison quarter a year ago included a bump from the sale of its Match Europe operations.


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AP - LOSS DEEPENS: Japan's NEC Corp. posts a bigger quarterly loss amid a slump in its network systems business and after the sale of its chipmaking unit.
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LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.


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AP - A comparison between the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf, two competing electric cars for the masses that will go on sale later this year:
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FILE - In this file photograph taken Dec. 2, 2009, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, July 27, 2010, its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. The price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the all-electric Nissan Leaf.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)AP - Just over a decade ago, electric cars were expensive niche vehicles for gadget lovers and celebrities. Now, Nissan and General Motors are competing to sell the most affordable electric car to middle-class America.


A response vessel is seen along a line of emulsified oil between the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site and the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Reuters - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.


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