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An onboard device instructs a motorist to brake during a driving simulation Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The driving simulation was part of a news event marking the start of a yearlong test of cars that can communicate with each other. Carmakers Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen/Audi all are supplying vehicles and taking part in the test. Officials say eventually this could lead to the devices going in every car. (Associated Press)

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In this Thursday, June 21, 2012, file photo, customers walk in and out of Best Buy in Danvers, Mass. Best Buy Co. is reporting Monday, Aug. 21, 2012, a 90 percent drop in net income during the second quarter, dragged down by restructuring charges and weak sales. The company also withdrew its earnings guidance for the year.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, seen here speaking at the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in May 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, died Monday, after weeks of illness, Ethiopian state media reported. Mr. Meles, who took power in 1991, was 57. (Associated Press)

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi speaks during the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2010. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said)

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Analysts believe Apple Inc.’s stock has room to grow even after it hit a record $665.15 on Monday, pushing the company’s nominal value to $623.5 billion — the highest ever. (DAPD via Associated Press)

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Apple has been the world’s most valuable company since the end of last year, and its products continue to thrill its customers worldwide, including Baek Sung-min, 23, who was elated as he leaves an Apple store in Seoul in April on the first day the new iPad was available in South Korea. (DAPD via Associated Press)

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Margaret Cronin, a partner with the law firm Leonard, Street and Deinard, and Jim Bendt, president of Travel Beyond, are seen July 25, 2012, at Travel Beyond's Minneapolis offices. Travel Beyond, a travel agency, has partnered with the law firm to help clients plan trusts that fund travel as part of an inheritance. (Associated Press/Travel Beyond)

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Mondays haven’t been kind to portfolios, whether big or small. Indeed, it is the only day of the week that the stock market is more likely to fall than to rise. The Dow Jones industrial average has been down 10 of the past 11 Mondays. And the two worst days in market history were Mondays. Mark Zifchak (left) and Johnathan Corpina, both of Meridian Equity Partners, work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 23, a Monday that saw the Dow Jones industrial average fall 101 points. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this April 13, 2011, file photo, Republican Vice Presidential candidate, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes questions in reaction to President Obama's speech on a federal spending plan, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)