FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a bad economy, fun is often the first casualty.

For James Hedrick, that means it's a busy time in his line of work. He's one of those dreaded repo men.

He spends his days scanning megayachts, sailboats and fishing skiffs as he steers his dinghy through a marina west of the city's skyscrapers, looking for a piece of the American dream.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel Corp.'s second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent as blossoming sales of laptop chips helped the company cruise past Wall Street's estimates Tuesday.

Investors viewed the chip maker's favorable results as a sign that global PC demand is healthy despite a sputtering U.S. economy that has depressed some domestic spending. Intel CEO Paul Otellini said deman...

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