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Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes 12:49pm ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years.  Full Article
 
Venus downs Serena to win Wimbledon 1:20pm ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Venus Williams survived a fierce onslaught from Serena Williams to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, finally subduing her younger sister 7-5 6-4.  Full Article 

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Stocks' escape from bear up to oil, GE 8:10pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It will be tough for Wall Street to shake off the bear market blues next week if the price of oil keeps rising and the earnings season kick-off from Alcoa and General Electric disappoints investors.  Full Article | Video 

Travel Web sites to battle in Asia

U.S. Internet travel companies are preparing to slug it out for dominance in Asia, where economic growth and increasing Web usage make the region a tempting target.  Full Article 

New heights in market angst

It is something of a truism to say that investors are worried -- they nearly always are. But with the global asset rally close to its fifth year, a new level of angst is being reached in some quarters.  Full Article 

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Postbank sale may fail over target price: report 12:03pm ET

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The sale of Germany's biggest retail bank Deutsche Postbank could fail because the price potential bidders are willing to pay does not meet the expectations of the lender's parent, Deutsche Post, a German magazine reported on Saturday.  Full Article 

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Water-cooler romance

If it seems like more people are flirting around the water cooler at your office these days, it may not be your imagination. Four out of 10 workers admit to being involved with another colleague at some point, a survey showed.  Full Article 

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New Year bittersweet for China's families

Millions of migrant workers will make the annual migration back home to rural villages for the Lunar New Year, queuing for hours and cramming into trains and buses for the chance to go home.  Full Article