In this photo taken July 24, 2010, Laura Hedlund, 48, right, and Sue Skog, 48 both of Eagan protests in front of Target after Target donated money to a PAC that is supporting the Republican candidate in the governor’s race in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)AP - Target Corp.'s CEO on Tuesday defended the discount retailer's political donations to a Minnesota group helping the state's Republican candidate for governor, telling employees at its Minneapolis headquarters that the company's support of the gay community is "unwavering."


BP CEO Tony Hayward and Managing Director Bob Dudley (R) leave after their meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington in a June 16, 2010 file photo. BP Plc's board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on July 26 to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm's second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said. They said the focus will be on the timing of Hayward's departure, rather than whether or not he would stay with the company.  REUTERS/Jim Young/files    (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS DISASTER POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)AP - BP is jettisoning CEO Tony Hayward, whose verbal blunders made the oil giant's image even worse as it struggled to contain the Gulf oil spill, and will assign him to a key job in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.


BP CEO Tony Hayward delivers his opening statement about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will collect a pay and pension package worth at least 11.8 million pounds ($18.03 million) when he steps down from his role at the company, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday.


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FILE - In this  June 17, 2010 file photo, BP PLC CEO Tony Hayward testifies before an Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior U.S. government official says BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, under fire for his handling of the Gulf oil spill, is being replaced. An official announcement could come as early as Monday, July 26, 2010. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because that announcement had not been made, was briefed on the decision by a senior BP official late last week. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - BP's Tony Hayward, whose gaffes added insult to oil-spill injury for the Gulf Coast, is on his way out as CEO, a U.S. government official said Sunday. Many residents found small comfort in that as BP's biggest mistake under Hayward continued to foul their waters, their beaches and their way of life.


BP CEO Tony Hayward delivers his opening statement about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will collect a pay and pension package worth at least 11.8 million pounds ($18.03 million) when he steps down from his role at the company, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday.


LONDON (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will collect a pay and pension package worth at least 11.8 million pounds ($18.03 million) when he steps down from his role at the company, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday.


The US economy is AFP - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner dismissed fears of a double dip recession in an interview aired Sunday, but warned of a slow US recovery with the economy only gradually gaining strength.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy is not likely to slip back into recession but letting tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire is necessary to show commitment to cutting budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday.


Reuters - The BlackBerry, made by Canada's Research In Motion , is open to misuse that poses security risks to the United Arab Emirates, which said on Sunday it would seek to safeguard its consumers and laws.