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McRib Returns

Return of the McRib: 10 Best (and Worst) McDonald's Cash Ploys and Comebacks

McDonald's announced Oct. 23 that its boneless barbeque sandwich, the (in)famous McRib, will make a comeback this year, joining the continued success of cash ploys like McDonald's Monopoly as it storms U.S. locations through Nov. 14, 2011. Here, see ten of the best and the worst of McDonald's product ideas, from surefire hits like McDonald's Monopoly to PR disasters like the infamous McAfrica Burger.
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EABL freezes sale of stake in SABMiller's unit

East African Breweries Ltd said on Monday that the sale of its 20 percent stake in brewing giant SABMiller's Tanzanian unit, expected to raise 121.5 billion shillings was delayed indefinitely.
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Dubai firm plans $500 mln copper smelter in Tanzania

Dubai-based City Energy & Infrastructure LLC plans to build a copper smelter and sugar plant in Tanzania over the next three years at a total investment of $500 million, a senior company official said on Monday.
British Petroleum

TNK-BP Board Declines to Join Lawsuit Against BP

The board of TNK-BP Holding , half owned by BP, on Monday voted against an initiative to join a minority shareholder in a lawsuit against the British oil major, a spokesman for BP in Moscow told Reuters.
News Corp Faces Two-Front Piracy Accusations in Australia, UK

James Murdoch to Reappear Before Parliament

James Murdoch will appear before the British parliament once again on Nov. 10 to discuss the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the Media, Culture and Sport Committee announced Monday.
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Obama to Tout Housing Aid on Western Campaign Swing

President Barack Obama will tout newly unveiled measures on Monday aimed at aiding struggling homeowners and easing the U.S. housing crisis on the first leg of a campaign-style swing through western states crucial to his re-election in 2012.
A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of bankrupt Solyndra LLC is shown in Fremont

Solyndra Scandal: 5 More U.S. Energy Scandals

The recent bankruptcy of solar energy company Solyndra raises questions regarding its relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy, which allegedly modified a loan agreement to prevent the tettering company from going under. The incident casts a shadow over the solar energy industry, already a controversial field.
Children Goes Trick or Treat

A Treat For Retailers As Consumers Fall For Halloween Tricks

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has spelt ghoulish Halloween spending this year in its’ 2011 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. Overall, 2011 will see Americans spend about $6.86 billion on Halloween, according to the survey. The latest survey therefore could spell kudos for the food Industry and the retail sector in their ingenuity in marketing “Halloween” since its official inception in the 1920s. 40 years on, retail shelves scramble for volumes to spook us even before th...
Tata Motors sales up 31 pct in December

Tata, Woolworths End 5-Year Partnership - Report

Tata Group has not renewed a five-year agreement with Australia's largest retailer Woolworths for retailing consumer electronics in India, the Economic Times reported on Monday, quoting unnamed persons close to the development.
The logo of Swiss bank UBS on the roof of the company's headquarters is seen behind a road sign at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich

UBS to Target 10-15 Percent Return on Equity: Report

UBS may cut its return on equity target by 5 percentage points to a range between 10 and 15 percent at an investor day next month when the Swiss bank is expected to announce the shrinking of its investment bank.
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Google, PE firms mull bid for Yahoo

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Oil in Western North Dakota

Want to Double or Triple Your Paycheck? Move to Williston, N.D.

Williston, N.D., is booming. And it's all because of the oil. People are moving there in en masse. It is probably the one place in the nation where there are not enough empty homes to meet the new residents' demands. North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate of the 50 states at 3.5 percent, and it can tout the fact that workers' salaries have doubled and tripled recently.
China Southern Airlines Gets the First A380 in the Country

China Southern Airlines Gets Its First A380 Aircraft

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently delivered the first of five A380s ordered by China Southern Airlines. The airline became the first in China and the seventh in the world to take delivery of the model.

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