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iPad Lifts Apple To World's Third Largest PC Maker

Apple became the third largest PC vendor in the fourth quarter of 2010, helped by strong sales of iPad and Mac as well as fast growth in the Asia Pacific region, according to the latest report from Canalys.

Fed cautious on recovery, focused on joblessness

The Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday it was in no rush to cut short its rescue of the U.S. economy, saying high unemployment still justified its $600 billion bond-buying plan even though the economy has
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China Q1 GDP seen up 9 pct y/y, CPI up 5 pct -report

China's annual economic growth is expected to ease to about 9 percent in the first quarter while consumer inflation is projected at 5 percent, according to a government think tank report published in the official Chinese Securities Journal on Thursday.
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Japan exports accelerate, slowdown may be over

Japan's annual export growth picked up more strongly than expected in December as shipments to China jumped to a record high and auto demand in the United States recovered, reinforcing views that the economy will soon emerge from a lull.
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Starbucks sees higher 2011 coffee costs

Starbucks Corp, the world's largest coffee chain, expects rising coffee prices to hit profits more than it previously thought but stressed that it would not raise prices to cover the extra expense.
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Corrected: Starbucks sees higher 2011 costs

(Company corrects to narrow fiscal 2011 forecast range in second bullet and fifth paragraph. The information first appeared in UPDATE 2. Changes headline due to space considerations)

Apple supports China Mobile's TD-LTE tech -report

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) fully supports China Mobile's next generation TD-LTE technology and talks are ongoing over a possible iPhone tie up with the carrier, China Mobile's chairman was quoted as saying.

South Korea names date for powwow with North

South Korea today proposed a time and place to meet with North Korea, following an agreement the nations reached last week to resume talks. The meeting is projected to take place on Feb. 11 in the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two nations.

U.S. students lag in science, tests say

In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama devoted several lines to the slumping stature of U.S. education, by our own standards and globally.

Medvedev defends Russia in Davos keynote speech

In his opening speech at the Davos world economic forum in Switzerland, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev touched on a number of subjects, including why he was late to the confab – the suicide bombing in a Moscow airport that killed 35 people.

SOHO China sees little impact from property curbs

China's harsh measures to cool its booming property market is having limited impact on prices, property developer SOHO China's (0410.HK) chief executive said, underscoring the government's difficulty to curb credit growth on all fronts.

Gree to tie-up with China's Tencent Holdings

Japanese mobile social gaming firm Gree Inc said Wednesday it would tie-up with China's Tencent Holdings, giving it access to a market where 120 million people already play mobile games.

Trust in business tumbled in 2010: survey

Americans' trust in institutions of all kinds dropped last year as persistently high unemployment sapped people's confidence in business and government, a newly released study found.

Pakistan decries help for India nuclear arms plans

Pakistan warned major powers on Tuesday against granting rival India membership of four key multilateral export control regimes that allow trade in nuclear and other materials, as proposed by the United States.

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