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Abu Dhabi fund buys 5.6 percent of Brazil’s EBX

March 26, 2012

The Abu Dhabi state investment firm Mubadala Development Company is pumping $2 billion into Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group as it looks to tap into the […]

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Hartford Financial exiting annuity business

March 21, 2012

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is exiting the annuity business so it can focus on its property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds […]

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Swan Seeks

March 12, 2012

Australia needs to find

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U.S. plans to sue Apple, top publishers over e-book price collusion: report

March 8, 2012

The U.S. Justice Department has warned Apple and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them, accusing them of colluding to […]

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Fed’s Fisher: More bond buys risky, unlikely

March 5, 2012

Only the most “dire of circumstances” should spur the U.S. Federal Reserve to buy more assets, and that is unlikely, a top central bank […]

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Williams Says Fed Should Vigorously Keep Stimulus, QE3 Remains an Option - Bloomberg

March 4, 2012

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the Fed should maintain an

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If you’re using ‘Password1,’ change it. Now.

March 2, 2012

The number one way hackers get into protected systems isn’t through a fancy technical exploit. It’s by guessing the password.
That’s not too hard when […]

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Cruise line: crippled ship to reach land Wednesday

February 28, 2012

The Costa Crociere cruise line says the crippled Costa Allegra, being towed by a fishing boat, will reach land on Wednesday, when it arrives at […]

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Verdict expected in Berlusconi corruption trial

February 26, 2012

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi’s corruption trial is racing toward a verdict as the statute of limitations is set to expire in his case.
The three-judge […]

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Stronger job market could boost economy further

February 18, 2012

The healthier job market that’s lifted the economy in recent months shows no signs of slowing.
Applications for unemployment aid are near a four-year low, raising […]

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