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MAYWOOD, Ill., July 11 (UPI) -- Coming to work while sick hurts job performance and spreads disease, U.S. researchers said Friday.

NEW YORK, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. yoga teachers say a move toward self-regulation through an online registrar has backfired, with states imposing fees and licensing requirements.

DETROIT, July 10 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. is discussing a possible partnership with eBay that would allow dealers to list new cars on the auction Web site, officials said.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Obama administration officials are working on a plan to help U.S. small businesses with funds originally intended to bail out the banking system, sources said.

BALTIMORE, July 10 (UPI) -- Home sales in the Baltimore area rose 2 percent in June -- the first increase since January 2007, statistics released Friday showed.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of American Greetings Corp. balls, sometimes given as gifts at children's parties.

CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as stocks fell in New York in a recovery that has stalled.

U.S. markets close mixed Friday ... Banks set deadline for California's IOUs ... Jolts in a bottle now $700M market ... China's confidence measure rises ... News from United Press International.

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices dropped below $60 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, as the economic recovery appears to have stalled.

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. markets closed flat Friday as investors feared the second quarter's corporate reporting season would be disappointing.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Hard Tail girl's jackets and sweatshirts due to a strangulation hazard.

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Slugging down quick shots of a concentrated energy drink has now become a $700 million enterprise, a U.S. market research firm said.

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- The owner of 13 Dunkin' Donuts outlets throughout New York says it is changing the franchise to Tim Hortons doughnut chain locations.

BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- China's National Bureau of Statistics said confidence the Chinese economy jumped in the second quarter after sinking to an eight-year low in 2008.

BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- China's General Administration of Customs said Friday that exports and imports have both fallen dramatically in the past 12 months.