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Oil prices fall more than $1 a barrel 02:56 PM EST

Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday from record levels set a day earlier on hopes that tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program could ease and cut the chances of American or Israeli military action against OPEC's second-largest oil producer.

Canadian telecom BCE, suitor agree on terms 02:31 PM EST

BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout ever. The deal is expected to be completed by mid-December.

Protect pets during hurricanes 02:01 PM EST

With the hurricane season underway, PETA, the animal rights organization, reminds pet owners that if ordered to evacuate: Never leave your animals behind to fend for themselves.

Mimicking Viagra not a smart thing 02:01 PM EST

Jack Distribution LLC and its two wholesale distributors -- G & N Works and Devine Distribution -- are recalling select lots of Rize 2 The Occasion and Rose 4 Her supplements because they may contain erectile dysfunction drug components that aren't declared on the packaging.

With costs soaring, be wary of `travel clubs' 02:01 PM EST

With the cost of travel skyrocketing, consumers are increasingly susceptible to fraudulent offers for special deals on vacations, and the Better Business Bureau is warning vacationers to be wary of joining ''travel clubs.''

Spirit shifts work to India 03:01 AM EST

Spirit Airlines has quietly shifted its outsourced customer service and reservations to an India-based company from call center operator PRC, which sought to abandon the money-losing contract in bankruptcy court.

South Florida bankruptcy filings jump by 86 percent 03:01 AM EST

South Florida bankruptcy filings jumped 86.5 percent in June from a year ago but registered only a slight increase from May. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida reported 1,768 bankruptcies last month, up from 948 in June 2007. There were 1,731 filings in May. The figures include filings from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Sunrise's Pediatrix completes acquisition 03:01 AM EST

Sunrise-based Pediatrix Medical Group (PDX) said Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Georgia Perioperative Consultants, an anesthesia physician group practice in Atlanta.

Region's tourism leaders band together 03:01 AM EST

With their tourism-driven economies battered by a stagnant U.S. economy, expensive jet fuel and airline cutbacks, Caribbean leaders meeting this week have agreed to launch a $60 million campaign to market their region as one tourism destination.

Job losses to continue 03:01 AM EST

The economy is likely to keep stumbling at least through the rest of the year, analysts agreed Thursday, after a disappointing government report showed that payroll jobs fell by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of job losses.