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Dell Trails Peers in Recovery

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Dell's profit dropped 54% despite recent signs of a tech recovery, raising questions about the PC maker's strategy of focusing on profitability...

Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift...

Health care ends bonanza decade on bright...

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The industry's profit growth sharply outpaced the rest of Corporate America the past 10 years, a trend unlikely to change any time...

Dell results miss expectations, shares drop...

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc's quarterly profit plunged 54 percent on lower-than-expected sales as it lost market share to competitors...

Dell results miss expectations, shares drop...

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Reuters - Dell Inc's quarterly profit plunged 54 percent on lower-than-expected sales as it lost market share to...

Silver prices to top $20 in short term,...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Silver prices will top $20 an ounce "in the short term," pushed up by rising investment demand, London-based...

Japan Shares Fall As Exporters Sink On Strong...

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Japan Shares Fall As Exporters Sink On Strong Yen

Market Winners & Losers: King Pharmaceuticals...

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The major indexes fell for the second day in a row, with the Dow closing down 0.9%, the S&P 500 falling 1.3% and the Nasdaq slipping...

EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion...

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AP - EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone...

Outside the Box: The dark side of the BRICs...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Emerging market stocks have been the stars of the global market rally, and the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India...

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes...

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AP - For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans...

New York & Co. Shares Jump on Forecast for...

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Shares of the retailer rose 18% in Thursday's session.

Oprah To End Show Next Year: Reports

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Oprah To End Show Next Year: Reports

Dell profit falls 54 pct; report pulls shares...

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AP - Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter amid signs the company...

Gap profit up 25 pct in 3Q as Old Navy recovers...

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AP - Shoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in the third quarter, helping Gap Inc.'s profit climb...

'The Oprah Winfrey Show' to End in 2011

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Oprah Winfrey told staff members, Thursday, her plans to end the talk show in 2011.

Stocks In Focus For Friday

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Stocks In Focus For Friday

Coal Producer Cloud Peak IPO Prices At $...

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Coal Producer Cloud Peak IPO Prices At $15 a Share

Smucker's profit surges after acquiring...

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J.M. Smucker Co.'s acquisition of Folgers Coffee Co. continues to pay off for the jam maker, helping to more than...

Democrats seek to nail down votes for health...

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Senate Democratic leaders are trying to corral as much support as possible for a key health-care vote scheduled...

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury...

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Reuters - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British...

Bids on Stanford Assets Top $1 Billion

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China's sovereign-wealth fund is among the firms to make an offer for a piece of the action. Some potential deals...

New Link in Galleon Case

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A defendant accused of exchanging a case of cash for inside information has ties to Galleon's former No. 2 executive...

J.P. Morgan buying Cazenove for $1.7 billion...

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J.P. Morgan said Thursday that it will buy Cazenove, its U.K. joint venture partner, for around 1 billion pounds...

BofA Merrill cuts '10 global semiconductor...

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(Reuters) - BofA Merrill Lynch lowered its 2010 growth forecast for global semiconductor industry and downgraded...

Tyson Appoints New Leadership

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Tyson Foods promoted Donnie Smith to CEO and Jim Lochner to chief operating officer as the meat processor moves...

Dutch give ABN Amro billions in new bailout...

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The Dutch government Thursday announced a new $6.5 billion (euro4.4 billion) bailout package for nationalized...

FTSE 100 slips on OECD warnings (AFP...

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AFP - The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from...

AOL Grapples With Harsh Reality

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AOL plans to cut about 2,500 employees as the struggling Internet company attempts to resurrect its business after...

NJ Resorts casino gets OK to give keys to...

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AP - America's first casino to open outside Nevada got permission Thursday to hand itself over to its lenders...

Outside the Box: The dark side of the BRICs...

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Emerging market stocks have been the stars of the global market rally, and the BRICs...

General Growth, lenders agree on mall debt...

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AP - Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed the largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy...

Smartphone growth to continue strong in...

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BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip...

Europe: Drop some financial system crutches...

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It is time to withdraw some of the policy measures that supported the financial system through the credit crunch...

Currencies: Dollar gains a second day as...

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The U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen gain Friday, finding continued support as investors’ appetite for risk...

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury...

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion...

Europe Markets: Miners, Danone pressured...

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Lower commodity futures drag on miners and shares in yogurt maker Danone fall after it cuts its sales guidance.

AOL to lay off a third of staff

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AOL, the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time Warner Inc. ...

ISDA Names Conrad Voldstad as New CEO

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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the trade group representing the global derivatives markets, appointed Conrad...

Sony chief executive outlines turnaround...

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AP - Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011, pushing...

Sony eyes 3D, networked products to revive...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it would launch 3D TVs and networked products and services to unleash its potential as an electronics...

Japan Shares Fall As Exporters Sink On Strong...

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Japan Shares Fall As Exporters Sink On Strong Yen

Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly...

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AP - Some of the computer industry's biggest players — such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. —...

Crude Remains Lower After Leading Indicators...

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Crude Remains Lower After Leading Indicators

Starwood to Relocate Its Headquarters to...

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Starwood will move its corporate headquarters to Stamford, Conn., from New York's Westchester County, after receiving state government...

Google adding automatic captions to YouTube...

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Google said Thursday it is introducing automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site. The new service, ...

Philly Fed Index Rises To 16.7 In November...

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Philly Fed Index Rises To 16.7 In November

Vivendi inching closer to decision on NBC...

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AP - Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal...

All Blacks face dressing down over Twitter...

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Reuters - Neemia Tialata and Cory Jane can expect a talking to from All Blacks coach Graham Henry after revealing on the social networking...

Health care ends bonanza decade on bright...

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The industry's profit growth sharply outpaced the rest of Corporate America the past 10 years, a trend unlikely to change any time...

Malaysia's Maxis in S.E.Asia's biggest IPO...

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AFP - Malaysia's top mobile operator, Maxis, made a strong return to the bourse Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest...

OECD sees 'moderate recovery,' ups forecasts...

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The world’s developed nations are in line for a “moderate recovery” after the nastiest global downturn in decades, the Organization...

U.S. Stocks Remain Steeply Lower Amid Data...

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U.S. Stocks Remain Steeply Lower Amid Data Stream

China tightens supervision of online games...

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AFP - China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained...

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