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Reuters - Public Storage Inc.  on Tuesday agreed to buy Shurgard Storage
 Centers Inc.  in a long-awaited $3.2 billion deal to expand the
 nation's largest self-storage business.

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Reuters - U.S. nonfarm business productivity fell at a 0.5 percent
 annual rate in the fourth quarter, a smaller drop than first thought
 but still the first decline in nearly five years, a government report
 showed on Tuesday.

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Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp.  on Tuesday affirmed its 2006 revenue and
 earnings outlook and said it expects revenue growth to outpace the
 industry over the next three years, boosted by its wireless business.

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Reuters - Albertsons Inc. , the grocer set to be acquired by a
 consortium of retailers and financial buyers, on Tuesday posted a lower
 quarterly profit as it struggled with competition from Wal-Mart  and
 traditional supermarkets.

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Reuters - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  on Tuesday named Daryl Brewster
 president and chief executive, effective immediately.

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AP - The efficiency of American workers actually declined in the final
 three months of 2005, the first time that has happened in more than
 four years, while wage pressures accelerated.

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Reuters - U.S. stocks futures declined, indicating a lower opening on
 Wall Street on Tuesday, after a disappointing forecast by technology
 bellwether Texas Instruments Inc.  raised concerns about the outlook
 for corporate growth.

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Reuters - Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. supermarket chain, on Tuesday
 posted a quarterly profit, reversing a loss from a year earlier, helped
 by stronger sales.

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