There was a time when Vlasic was inching closer and closer to the world record of Stefka Kostadinova, a mark the Bulgarian has held for more than 25 years.

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It says agreement is "inching closer" and hopes work can begin in 2014.

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Economists have gone from forecasting 8 percent GDP growth to now under 8 percent and inching closer to around 7.5 percent, not far from the 7 percent that economists say would constitute a hard landing.

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It broke that range on May 23 following its strong first-quarter 2012 results and started inching closer to its 52-week high.

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On CNBC Thursday night, Nouriel Roubini, whose claim to fame was calling the housing bubble correctly, said the U.S. was inching closer to a recession and that a third round of quantitative easing was warranted and will be made official before the end of the year despite political pressure.

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Even though the Securities and Exchange Commission is inching closer to revising rules to curb manipulative stock trading, it will postpone any decision on whether to preserve a big break for professional options traders until it gathers more comments.

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In a nod to the reality of rigs inching closer to homes, the commission earlier this month passed new rules that apply somewhat different standards to urban and rural areas.

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