QUES: Respondents who rated current business conditions as " bad " increased to 30.4 % from 28.1 % in June .

" Those rating present business conditions as ' bad ' increased to 30.4 per cent from 28.1 per cent , " the report said .

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QUES: IAC 's stock closed yesterday down $ 2.81 , or 7.6 percent , at $ 34.19 .

InterActiveCorp 's shares closed at $ 34.19 , down $ 2.81 , or 7.6 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

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QUES: A key to that effort was the company 's introduction of a 10-year , 100,000-mile warranty , meant to reassure buyers that they could trust the Korean company .

Mr. O 'Neill had a solution : a 10-year , 100,000-mile warranty , meant to reassure buyers that they could trust Hyundai .

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yes