at 21:00 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Eldorado Gold approaches Andean Resources with $3.4-billion merger proposal

VANCOUVER - Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) says it has approached Andean Resources Ltd. (TSX:AND) with a $3.4-billion merger proposal.

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at 19:42 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

3 dead dead in small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead.

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at 17:20 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Funk band War tells PepsiCo 'We can't be friends'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo.

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at 14:43 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Mile-long oil sheen spreading from site of burning Gulf platform off La. coast

NEW ORLEANS - A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.

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at 12:57 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

AIMCo says it was approached as possible player in bid for PotashCorp

CALGARY - Alberta pension fund manager AIMCo says it has been approached by some government wealth funds and others to make a bid for fertilizer giant PotashCorp. (TSX:POT).

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at 09:49 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Bidding for data storage company 3Par heats up as HP tops latest Dell bid

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The bidding contest between computer makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell for the data storage company 3Par is heating up. Even before Dell could make its latest offer public, HP has come back with a higher bid.

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at 09:31 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

3G Capital to acquire Burger King for $24 per share, or US$3.26 billion

MIAMI - Fast food company Burger King Holdings Inc. is selling itself to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal worth US$3.26 billion.

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at 08:28 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

TSX heads for lower open after strong advance; TD profit up 29%, misses forecast

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market headed for a lower open Thursday as commodity prices backed off slightly from solid gains on Thursday that followed bullish manufacturing data in China and the United States.

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at 02:29 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Hurricane Earl strengthens as it bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way.

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at 17:57 on September 01, 2010, EDT.

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:

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