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Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls (Reuters)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.
China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid (Reuters)
PotashCorp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash at a potash holding centre at the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon, August 19, 2010. REUTERS/David StobbeReuters - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada's Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer.
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