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<title>Anglo-Irish Bank to be carved in two</title>
<description>The Anglo-Irish Bank is about to become two companies.</description>
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<title>US job openings increase</title>
<description>The Labor Department in the US has revealed that more US jobs are being advertised.</description>
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<title>Pay strike puts Air Zimbabwe pilots off side with management</title>
<description>Air Zimbabwe pilots have been involved in a pay strike, demanding to be paid a full wage.</description>
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<title>UK interest rates remain at 0.5%</title>
<description>The UK central bank has decided to leave interest rates at 0.5%, where they have been since March 2009.</description>
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<title>Japan and India to sign free trade agreement</title>
<description>Japan and India have decided to sign a free trade agreement in order to scrap tariffs on 94 percent of traded goods.</description>
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<title>U.S. stocks continue march forward</title>
<description>Good news on the economy translated to positive equity markets on Wall Street Thursday.</description>
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<title>South Korea&amp;rsquo;s first electric car now unveiled</title>
<description>Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea&amp;rsquo;s first electric car, the BlueOn.</description>
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<title>New York Times stock lifts on takeover stories</title>
<description>There has been solid interest in New York Times stock, with a sudden surge on takeover talk.</description>
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<title>UK regulator fines Goldman Sachs</title>
<description>The financial regulator in the UK has fined Goldman Sachs International $27 million for failing to notify authorities about an investigation in the United States.</description>
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<title>Greek economy in contraction mode</title>
<description>The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky.</description>
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<title>Vodafone faces large tax bill in India</title>
<description>An Indian court has told phone company Vodafone to pay an estimated $2.6 billion in taxes for its 2007 acquisition of one of India&amp;rsquo;s largest mobile phone companies.</description>
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<title>Oracle to pay new president a large salary</title>
<description>Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year.</description>
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<title>UAE Visa cardholders get special hotel card</title>
<description>Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign.</description>
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<title>Iranian bank accounts frozen in UAE</title>
<description>The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts.</description>
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<title>European airlines feel French strike</title>
<description>Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike.</description>
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<title>Mortgage rates increase as applications drop</title>
<description>Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.</description>
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<title>Minneapolis an engine for auto advertising</title>
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<title>Medtronic accused of using deal to gain an unfair advantage</title>
<description>A Colorado manufacturer of bone-milling equipment has sued Medtronic Inc., alleging that the medical device giant illegally used its position as a distributor for the smaller company to build a market...</description>
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<title>Another day, another 3M deal</title>
<description>3M Co. continued its recent buying spree Thursday, and this time it found a deal in its own backyard.  The Maplewood-based giant said it has agreed to acquire Arizant Inc., an Eden Prairie maker of bl...</description>
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<title>Manufacturing a renaissance at U.S. factories</title>
<description>Not since Ronald Reagan has an American president spoken so emphatically about the importance of manufacturing. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve got to go back to making things,&amp;quot; President Obama says, embedding that ...</description>
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<title>Apple issues guidelines for iPhone&amp;#039;s App Store, but leaves room for interpretation</title>
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<title>Hawaiian Airlines, Delta Air Lines sign new codesharing agreement</title>
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<title>Yuan Heads for Biggest Weekly Gain Since June After U.S. Talks</title>
<description>Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The yuan headed for its biggest weekly gain since June 27 as the U.S. government stepped up pressure on China to allow its currency to strengthen.</description>
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<title>IBM&amp;#039;s Big Push to Steal Sales from Its Rivals</title>
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<title>OPEC says slowing recovery to weigh on oil demand</title>
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<title>SEC focusing on Lehman accounting maneuver - WSJ</title>
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<title>Enters Exclusivity Agreement With Mitsui In Surat Basin</title>
<description>Dow Jones )- Junior coal miner Cockatoo Coal Ltd. (COK.AU) will broaden its relationship with Japanese commodities trader Mitsui &amp;amp; Co. Ltd. (8031.TO) over coal assets in Queensland state&amp;#039;s Surat B...</description>
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<title>Geithner to testify at House hearing on China yuan</title>
<description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury SecretaryTimothy Geithner will present the Obama administration&amp;#039;s latestview of what the United States should do to press</description>
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<title>Japan Q2 GDP revised up to 0.4 pct qtr/qtr</title>
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<title>Videogame Industry Retail Sales For August Lowest Since `06</title>
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<title>3M To Pay $810 Million To Buy Arizant From Court Square Capital</title>
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<title>U.S. chipmakers&amp;#039; outlooks stoke economy concerns</title>
<description>While TI was bullish on smartphones, National Semiconductor said it expects the weak economy to limit sales growth for its chips that handle backlighting and camera flashes on smartphones, Macleod sai...</description>
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<title>3 Shot at Kraft Foods Facility</title>
<description>(ABC News)  Three people were shot inside a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in the city&amp;#039;s northeast section on Thursday, and the shooter was taken into custody, police said.    The conditions of the wounded...</description>
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<title>Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Allowed _ for Now</title>
<description>FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009 file photo, Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is seen in Washington. An appeals court gave short-term approval Thursday...</description>
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<title>Asian Shares Rise as Europe Worries Ease</title>
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<title>Facebook Inches Past Google for Web Users&amp;#039; Minutes</title>
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<title>NY mosque investor declines Trump&amp;#039;s buyout offer</title>
<description>FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Donald Trump attends a screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Trump is offering to buy out one of the major investors in the real estate partnershi...</description>
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<title>New crackdown on Wall St fraud</title>
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<title>Yes, today&amp;#039;s workers have less freedom, but it&amp;#039;s not all grim</title>
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<title>Microsoft Employees Introduced Eva Longoria To Celebrity Twitter Auctioneer</title>
<description>TwitChange is an interesting spin on the celebrity auction concept as well as an interesting use of Twitter. During the auction, which will be held next week on Wednesday, Twitter users will be able t...</description>
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<title>Money Manager Use of Tainted Wall Street Research</title>
<description>For those of you who love to read fiction and good mysteries, we suggest you curl up one evening this winter with a volume of Nelson Information&amp;rsquo;s Directory of Investment Managers. The massive, ...</description>
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<title>The Man Who Makes Your iPhone</title>
<description>DELL ) computers&amp;mdash;workers indulged in a rare moment of celebration. First, there was a parade, an Alice in Wonderland spectacle of floats, blaring vuvuzelas, and workers dressed up as Victorian l...</description>
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<title>Japanese Stocks Advance on U.S. Jobs Data, Yen; Canon Climbs</title>
<description>Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose as fewer people than estimated applied for jobless benefits in the U.S. and after the yen weakened.</description>
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<title>Global Equity Funds Get $8.43 Billion, 6-Week High, EPFR Says</title>
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<title>Enbridge Shuts Oil Pipeline in Illinois After Leak</title>
<description>Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Enbridge Energy Partners LP shut down and isolated its Line 6A, which can carry more than one- third of crude oil imports to the U.S. Midwest, after a leak was discovered.</description>
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<title>What&amp;#039;s next for earnings</title>
<description>Most companies won&amp;#039;t begin reporting their quarterly earnings for another month. But here&amp;#039;s the message from analysts: Don&amp;#039;t expect a repeat of the second quarter.  Earnings for companies in the Stand...</description>
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<title>Obama targets outsourcing ahead of visit</title>
<description>Barack Obama raised the outsourcing bogey again, stressing that he would end &amp;quot;tax breaks&amp;quot; for companies that &amp;quot;create jobs and profits in other countries.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s not music to Indian ears particularly as...</description>
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<title>Microsoft gives word of September patch updates</title>
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<title>Disney Confirms Reports Of Email Virus</title>
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<title>Springer says it wants to buy SeLoger for 566 mln eur</title>
<description>FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German publisher AxelSpringer intends to launch a 34 euros per sharepublic offer for SeLoger.com SA in a deal valuing theFrench internet company at 566 million euros. The publish...</description>
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<title>Suncor Faces Up To C$500,000 Fine For Stormwater Violation</title>
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<title>NICE Requests More Data On Aripiprazole For Schizophrenia</title>
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<title>Alaska Suing U.S. Over Alleged Drilling Ban</title>
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<title>Count on Upper-Income Taxes Increasing</title>
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<title>Ford calls dealers to discuss Lincoln&amp;#039;s future</title>
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<title>Texas Instruments Narrows 3Q View; Midpoint Unchanged</title>
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<title>Casey&amp;#039;s in buyout talks with 7-Eleven</title>
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<title>The straight skinny on body image</title>
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<title>Mortgage Rates Rise; Housing Market Still Slow</title>
<description>(AP) Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don&amp;#039;t blame them if home sales stay sluggish.    Just as bargain financing couldn&amp;#039;t ...</description>
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<title>No Deal to Move NYC &amp;quot;Mosque&amp;quot;</title>
<description>Florida pastor Terry Jones is false.  Imam Faisal released a statement that reads: &amp;quot;I am glad that Pastor Jones has decided not to burn any Qurans. However, I have not spoken to Pastor Jones or Imam M...</description>
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<title>NY to Seek Info on Cleanser Contents</title>
<description>Consumers curious &amp;mdash; or concerned &amp;mdash; about the chemicals in household cleaning products will get detailed rundowns under state plans to require manufacturers to detail their products&amp;#039; contents.    T...</description>
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<title>Casey&amp;#039;s General Says It&amp;#039;s in Talks With 7-Eleven</title>
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<title>Money Fund Assets Rose to $2.839T in Latest Week</title>
<description>Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $10.55 billion to $2.839 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.    Assets of the nation&amp;#039;s retail money market mutual funds...</description>
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<title>Alaska Sues to Lift Arctic Drilling Suspension</title>
<description>The state claimed Thursday that the Interior Department illegally halted offshore drilling in Artic waters, even though the department said there&amp;#039;s no such moratorium in place.</description>
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<title>Huge Fire at Venezuelan Fuel Terminal in Bonaire</title>
<description>A huge fire caused by a lightning strike sent up a plume of black smoke Thursday and halted operations at a Venezuelan-owned fuel terminal on the Dutch island of Bonaire. No injuries were reported.   ...</description>
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<description>On Friday 10 September 2010, 7:46 EST      US stocks have risen for a second consecutive session and the Australian dollar has rallied to its highest level since April, after the release of better tha...</description>
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<description>. Coca-Cola Amatil has long been talked about as a potential suitor for the  iconic Australian beer giant, which recently announced plans to spin off its  long-struggling wine business, making its bee...</description>
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<title>Oregon attorney general says Publisher Clearing House sweepstakes dispute settled for $3.5M</title>
<description>SALEM, Ore.  - A multistate investigation led by Oregon into whether Publishers Clearing House misled consumers about the chances of winning its sweepstakes has been settled for $3.5 million.  Oregon ...</description>
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<description>HOLMDEL, N.J., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Marc Lefar, will speak at Kaufman Bros. 13th Annual Investor Conference on Wed...</description>
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<title>Business &amp;amp; Decision North America Announces the Successful Go-Live of Microsoft Dynamics AX at DeVilbiss Healthcare</title>
<description>WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- DeVilbiss Healthcare has selected Business &amp;amp; Decision, following a thorough selection process, to ensure the successful implementation of its Microsoft Dynamics...</description>
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<title>Announcing CUDA/OpenCL Fall 2010 Training Schedule from Microsoft and Acceleware</title>
<description>Acceleware&amp;reg; Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AXE) a leading developer of high performance computing applications, today announced their fall 2010 comprehensive CUDA/OpenCL training schedule co-sponsored by Mic...</description>
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<title>Harvard says endowment returned 11% in a year</title>
<description>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Harvard University said Thursday that its endowment returned 11% in its latest fiscal year, beating its benchmark but lagging the U.S. equity market slightly.      The 1...</description>
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<title>Stocks in focus: lululemon, Texas Instruments</title>
<description>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday&amp;#039;s session are lululemon athletica inc., Texas Instruments, and eBay.      lululemon athletica</description>
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<description>Microsoft apologized to customers of its hosted software services for businesses after at least three outages over the past few weeks. &amp;quot;We aspire to deliver quality services, and in the last couple of...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:53:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<description>Computerworld - Microsoft today said it will issue nine security updates to patch 13 bugs in Windows, Office and its Web server software next week. The number of Sept. 14 updates will be more than dou...</description>
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<title>Texas Instruments lowers top-end estimates for 3rd-quarter earnings per share, revenue</title>
<description>DALLAS - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. has narrowed the range of its estimates for earnings per share and revenue in the third quarter.  The company said Thursday it anticipates earnings per share...</description>
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<title>Dow up 28.23 points to 10,476.62 points</title>
<description>Dow Jones Industrials  High: 10,476.62  Low: 10,386.63  Close: 10,415.24  Change: +28.23  Other Indexes  Standard&amp;amp;Poors 500 Index: 1104.18 +5.31  NYSE Index: 7034.37 +34.43  Nasdaq Composite Index...</description>
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<description>Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- When pharmacy assistant Heinrich Nestle left Frankfurt in the 1830s to set up shop in Switzerland, his native country lost a future corporate tycoon.</description>
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<title>Medvedev Gets &amp;lsquo;Last Chance&amp;rsquo; to Escape Putin&amp;rsquo;s Growing Shadow</title>
<description>Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Dmitry Medvedev gets an opportunity today to lay out his vision for remaking Russia, after a summer in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dominated TV screens amid p...</description>
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