SEN. ROBERT BYRD DIES AT 92
Sen. Robert Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who became the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history in a Senate career spanning more than 50 years, has died at age 92, a spokesman says.
U.S. SAVINGS RATE INCHES HIGHER IN MAY
The savings rate for U.S. households rose to the highest level in eight months in May, as incomes grew faster than spending, the Commerce Department estimates.
CRUDE FUTURES LOWER AS STORM WORRIES FADE
Crude futures dropped Monday, as worries about a production-disrupting tropical eased and mildly positive macroeconomic data in the U.S. was not enough to lift markets.
G-20 COUNTRIES SET DEFICIT AND DEBT-REDUCING GOALS
Top leaders of Group of 20 major economies reach an agreement on common goals for deficit and debt reduction, but with governments permitted to use their own methods to reach those goals.
OBAMA URGES CHINA TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON YUAN MOVE
President Barack Obama says he expects China to follow through on a policy move made last week to loosen the yuan's de-facto peg to the dollar, but adds that the U.S. has other issues it wants to address with the Chinese.
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