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Nation & world business news briefs: Starbucks touts deals – Detroit Free Press
Starbucks Corp. spent years convincing consumers to spend more on its espresso-based drinks. Now it’s trying to show cash-strapped coffee drinkers they can find deals as well. CEO Howard Schultz unveiled a line of instant coffee Tuesday at a meeting

BUSINESS NEWS – Nation – Thailand
Asean leaders will issue a joint statement on protectionism in global trading amid the financial crunch during . The Energy Ministry insists that it would launch a bidding for the operation of the power plant in Khanom, . In its largest ever sale

Business News: Goodyear Cutting 5,000 Jobs – WDEF
We’re hearing about more job cuts this morning. This time, the news comes from a company connected to the struggling auto industry. The biggest U-S tire maker, Goodyear, says it’s going to cut five-thousand jobs in 2009. That’s on top of four