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Electronics lit up online holiday sales - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Electronics lit up online holiday sales Seattle Post Intelligencer -6 hours ago By DANNY KING. US shoppers spent 26 percent more on Internet purchases during the holidays than a year ago, led by increased spending on electronics and books. Online spending rises 26% during holidaysLos Angeles Times Plenty of holiday cheer at online storesABC7Chicago.com Bloomberg -KWTX -CNET News.com -Malaysia Sun all 30 news articles

'Frankenstein farming' fears - Melbourne Herald Sun

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'Frankenstein farming' fears Melbourne Herald Sun -21 hours ago CONSUMER groups have warned of"Frankenstein farming" after US food chiefs declared meat and milk from cloned animals safe to eat. Wait begins for OK to sellFort Worth Star Telegram NEW: Cloned food tastes as good as the original. Go figure!Mercury-Register Daily News&Analysis -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) -Edmonton Journal (subscription) -Daily Telegraph all 1,227 news articles

Delta losses narrow in November - Houston Chronicle

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Delta losses narrow in November Houston Chronicle -17 hours ago By GREG BLUESTEIN AP Writer. 2006 AP. ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Friday its loss narrowed in November to $49 million, which analysts said may bode well for the nation's third largest carrier to fly solo when it emerges from bankruptcy. US Airways CEO: Not Upping Delta OfferForbes Business BriefingSeattle Post Intelligencer Reuters -International Herald Tribune -BusinessWeek -Triangle Business Journal all 583 news articles

Marsh may be more attractive without Putnam - MarketWatch

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Marsh may be more attractive without Putnam MarketWatch -17 hours ago By John Spence, MarketWatch. BOSTON (MarketWatch) — A report Friday that Marsh& McLennan Cos. is poised to sell its Putnam Investments mutual-fund unit to a Canadian firm for about $4 billion could make the… Power Corp. seen as best suitor for Marsh's PutnamReuters Marsh& McLennan agrees to sell PutnamMonsters and Critics.com MSN Money -Globe and Mail -InvestmentNews -StreetInsider.com (subscription) all 129 news articles

Gazprom And Belarus In Further Negotiations Over Gas Contracts - Playfuls.com

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Gazprom And Belarus In Further Negotiations Over Gas Contracts Playfuls.com -1 hour ago by News Staff. Russian gas company Gazprom and Belarusian representatives resumed gas price negotiations in Moscow Saturday, ahead of the end-of-the-year deadline for an agreement on the price of Russian gas sold to Belarus. Energy Watch - Dec 30Monsters and Critics.com EU Calls for End to Belarus Gas DisputeBusinessWeek AXcess News -MSNBC -BBC News -RTE.ie all 737 news articles

AT&T agrees to strong network neutrality provisions - Ars Technica

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AT&T agrees to strong network neutrality provisions Ars Technica -17 hours ago Once it became clear that FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell would not vote on the AT&T/BellSouth merger currently pending before the Commission, AT&T got serious about bringing the two Democratic commissioners on board. FCC Blesses AT&T, BellSouth MergerForbes AT&T Completes BellSouth Takeover After 4-0 FCC Vote (Update1)Bloomberg Canada.com -Trading Markets -BusinessWeek -Multichannel News (subscription) all 1,052 news articles

UPDATE 1-Asia mends data cables, plans patches for sea grid - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-Asia mends data cables, plans patches for sea grid Reuters -Dec 28, 2006 By Jon Herskovitz. SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Ships set sail on Friday to mend cables damaged by earthquakes off Taiwan that cut communications in Asia, while companies found new routes for their data to flow to prevent another disruption. Quake shows telecom network fragilityBusinessWeek Quake Outage Shows Weakness of Underwater Data-Cable SystemFOX News USA Today -CNN International -People's Daily Online -Voice of America all 1,099 news articles

Apple CEO's options role gets murkier - Los Angeles Times

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Apple CEO's options role gets murkier Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago By Martin Zimmerman, Times Staff Writer. Apple Computer Inc. on Friday cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs of wrongdoing regarding the improper granting of stock options but released new details from its internal… Apple's stock probe clears JobsIndianapolis Star Apple Admits Wrongdoing But Rallies Around Steve JobsFree Internet Press New York Times -MarketWatch -E-Commerce Times -Canada.com all 1,617 news articles

PartyGaming to buy Empire, Intercontinental Online - Reuters.uk

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PartyGaming to buy Empire, Intercontinental Online Reuters.uk -Dec 29, 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - PartyGaming (PRTY.L: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday it was buying the Internet gambling operations of smaller rivals Empire Online (EOL. PartyGaming to buy two gambling firms for $66 mlnMarketWatch Rival Online-Gambling BusinessesWall Street Journal (subscription) Bloomberg -Scotsman -Telegraph.co.uk -Register all 106 news articles

Weather, supply center of attention in energy pits - MarketWatch

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Weather, supply center of attention in energy pits MarketWatch -14 hours ago By Ciara Linnane, MarketWatch. Crude for February delivery closed up 52 cents at $61.05 a barrel. That compares with the front-month contract close of $61.04 a barrel on the last day of trade in 2005. Oil prices stay above US$60 a barrel in year's final trading dayInternational Herald Tribune Oil prices stay above $60 a barrelBusinessWeek CattleNetwork.com -Canada.com -WESH.com -White Rock Reviewer all 638 news articles

China's central bank issues new individual foreign currency … - Xinhua

China's central bank issues new individual foreign currency… Xinhua -11 hours ago BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — The People's Bank of China, or the central bank, on Friday issued new individual foreign currency regulations, in a bid to facilitate individual foreign exchange transactions. China to set annual quota for foreign-exchange settlement by…International Herald Tribune China central bank says increases individual access to foreign…Hemscott BusinessWeek all 48 news articles

Boston Herald Business Reporter - Boston Herald

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Boston Herald Business Reporter Boston Herald -Dec 28, 2006 Boston s landmark Hancock Tower officially has a new owner, with a New York real estate firm closing a blockbuster, multibillion-dollar deal for the skyscraper and several other buildings. Boston's Tallest Tower Sold to NY GroupWashington Post Manulife buys pair of Boston office buildingsChronicleHerald.ca Rocky Mountain News -9NEWS.com -Commercial Property News -New York Times all 116 news articles

Five years after it was introduced in cash form, euro going from … - International Herald Tribune

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Five years after it was introduced in cash form, euro going from… International Herald Tribune -22 hours ago AP. FRANKFURT, Germany: The surging euro is confounding critics who once doubted it could rival the US dollar, British pound and Japanese yen - but Europe's shared currency still annoys some consumers five years after its introduction in cash form. Dollar Stronger Versus YenWall Street Journal (subscription) Euro hits fresh high against Japanese yenDaily Nation (subscription) Economic Times -Monsters and Critics.com -Euro2day -FXstreet.com The Futures Market all 249 news articles

SUBCOMPACT DEAL: Chrysler may unveil first Chinese car on US roads - Detroit Free Press

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SUBCOMPACT DEAL: Chrysler may unveil first Chinese car on US roads Detroit Free Press -3 hours ago BY JUSTIN HYDE, JOE GUY COLLIER and JASON ROBERSON. A model shows a Chery QQ car at the Beijing Auto Show in November. Chrysler Group will import the Chinese automaker's subcompact cars to the United States and Europe if DaimlerChrysler approves the deal. Chrysler lands deal with Chinese carmakerCNNMoney.com Chinese cars could be sold soon in USJackson Clarion Ledger Canton Repository (subscription) -Pioneer Press all 255 news articles

Nasdaq to close Tuesday for Ford funeral - MSNBC

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Nasdaq to close Tuesday for Ford funeral MSNBC -Dec 28, 2006 NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Stock Market said Thursday it will close Tuesday as part of a national day of mourning to mark the funeral of President Gerald R. Ford. Markets To Close Tuesday In Honor Of FordTrading Markets NYSE to Close in Ford's HonorWall Street Journal (subscription) San Diego Union Tribune -TheStreet.com -Austin American-Statesman (subscription) -Pensions&Investments all 728 news articles

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