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  • Activist investor Carl Icahn is the newest member of Yahoo's board. Though a proxy showdown for control of the company seems to be averted, Icahn still has big plans for Yahoo. Dan Grech reports.

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  • Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is looking for outside oil companies to aid in tapping Iraq's oil. Now the foreign firms have to decide if the reward is worth the risk. Dan Grech reports.

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  • As the demand for truck drivers increases, more drivers who don't speak the required amount of English have made it to the road. Now the government is planning to crack down. Dan Grech reports.

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  • Looking for a big vacation adventure, but can't afford to take the family to a big theme park? Dan Grech has this story from a little attraction in Florida that's been diving into family fun for generations.

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  • Republican presidential candidate John McCain is in Colombia today in support of a free trade deal. Democratic candidate Barack Obama does not support the deal. Dan Grech has more on the specifics of the proposed agreement.

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  • Extreme weather has driven insurance claims way up in 2008, but the insurance companies have plenty of capital to weather the storm. Dan Grech reports.

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  • Home prices are continuing their free fall in markets across the country and experts say we may still be months from the bottom. Dan Grech reports.

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  • After massive protests in South Korea over the quality of American beef, the nation's president has apologized for mishandling the issue and trade negotiators appear close to a new trade deal. Dan Grech reports.

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  • Jun 18, 2008

    The Petrobras way

    A Brazilian oil company that once bartered poultry for oil is now the sixth-largest corporation in the world — and has set its sights on the U.S. market. Dan Grech reports on the company's rise.

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  • The rise of the euro has meant trouble for the European luxury goods market. Expensive wine and cheese has become even more expensive to import into the U.S. Dan Grech goes into specifics of the pricing conundrum.

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