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Beijing turns to currency to cool inflation
Surging inflation that helped trigger protests in Shanghai is prompting China's leaders to turn to a tool they lo
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First offshore yuan IPO gets cool reception in HK
Investors responded coolly Friday to the first yuandenominated initial public offering outside of mainland Chin
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Samsung 1Q profit falls 30 percent on chips, TVs
SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics said first-quarter profit fell 30 percent on declines in memory chip prices and reduced profitabili
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Asian markets sink on modest US economic growth
Modest economic growth in the U.S. and mixed corporate earnings dampened stock market sentiment in Asia on Frid
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Microsoft’s 3Q earnings grow 31 pct; stock falls
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Microsoft Corp.'s latest quarterly earnings rose 31 percent even as sales of its Windows operating system sagged. The f
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Gadhafi forces shell frontline city in west Libya
Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled the besieged rebel frontline city of Misrata Thursday, hitting residential
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Bernanke Begins Public Dialogue With Pledge to Maintain Record Stimulus
Bernanke, said the economy still requires monetary support while the need to contain inflation means further easing is unlikely
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Exxon earns nearly $11B in 1Q, best since ’08
Exxon earned nearly $11 billion in the first quarter, a performance likely to land it in the center of the nationa
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More people signed contracts to buy homes in March
More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in March, but sales were uneven across the country and were not
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Weak reports on GDP, jobs send stocks lower
Stocks are falling after the government said the economy slowed in the first three months of this year. The econ
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