Product Recalls: Helicopter Kit Batteries, Bicycles

bout 11,000 batteries used in radio-controlled helicopter kits, made in China and imported by Hobbico Inc., have been recalled because the rechargeable battery can overheat and catch fire while charging, igniting nearby combustible materials. >>More

Apple Says Battery
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Apple Inc. said Tuesday that batteries from a single supplie... >>More

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FDA Warns General Electric Over Lax Record Keeping
Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging.

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General Dynamics To Buy Switzerland's Jet Aviation
Defense contractor General Dynamics said today it will buy Jet Aviation for about 2.25 billion dollars in cash.

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Wholesale Prices Rising At Fastest Pace Since 1981
Wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday.

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Product Recalls: Helicopter Kit Batteries, Bicycles
bout 11,000 batteries used in radio-controlled helicopter kits, made in China and imported by Hobbico Inc., have been recalled becau...
Apple Says Battery Problem Caused iPod Overheating
Apple Inc. said Tuesday that batteries from a single supplier are to blame for the meltdown of some models of its tiny iPod Nano digital music player.

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Wall Street Close: Stocks Fall On Inflation Data
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction g...
Wall Street Close: Stocks Pull Back as Financials Fall
Wall Street retreated Monday after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years on concerns that the government might need ...

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Md. Companies Aid Immigrants With Assimilation
Jose Trivelli, a graying engineer from Peru, spends his days fixing Internet connections at a Tysons Corner hotel and his evenings listening to a laptop compu...
Can Michael Phelps Make It Big Outside of the Pool?
Visa Inc. popped out ads almost as quickly as he swam his laps. Pizza Hut is giving Michael Phelps and his teammates free pizza and pasta for a ye...