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GM to start repaying debt to U.S.

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson says better results will allow the automaker to start repaying government loans sooner than expected, although the company continued to lose money in its first quarter since emerging from bankruptcy.

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Obama, Hu to talk economy

Chinese President Hu Jintao greeted U.S. President Barack Obama in China's capital on Tuesday, with trade and the thorny issue of North Korea expected to be on their agenda.

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Will Beijing strengthen its currency?

As Barack Obama undertakes his first official visit to China, the fate of the renminbi is again in the spotlight of the international currency market.

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