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Federal Government Posts January Surplus

WASHINGTON – The federal government ran a surplus (search) of $8.67 billion in January and the shortfall for the first four months of the budget year is running 17 percent below the red ink of a year ago, the Treasury Department (search) said Thursday. In its monthly budget statement, the …

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Dolby Labs to Go Public Next Week

MIAMI – Dolby Laboratories Inc. (search) , a household name in cutting-edge audio technology for 40 years, is slated to become a public company next week when it lists on the New York Stock Exchange (search). Dolby’s initial public offering, expected on Wednesday, headlines a week of slim pickings for …

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Bird Flu May Be More Contagious Than Thought

As many as 2,000 people got bird flu (search) during the 2003 Netherlands outbreak, a Dutch investigation shows. That’s way up from the 69 cases previously reported. Even more ominous is the finding that person-to-person spread was vastly more efficient than ever before seen with bird flu. Nearly 60 percent …

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