Wed Jan 2, 2013 5:53pm EST n">(Reuters) - SunPower Corp (SPWR.O) said it sold two solar projects in California to a company controlled by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), and would receive up to $2.5 billion in proceeds and related

n">(Reuters) - Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as its emphasis on selling more everyday items such as cigarettes and soft drinks put pressure on margins.Its shares fell 8.6 percent premarket

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (front, in green tie) walks with Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI) (R) after a meeting with House Republicans about a ''fiscal cliff'' deal on Capitol Hill in Washington January 1, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Joshua RobertsNEW

Cranes tower over the World Trade Center site in New York's lower Manhattan, December 12, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermidWASHINGTON | Wed Jan 2, 2013 10:12am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending fell in November for the first time

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