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Apple-mania spreads, Piper Jaffray sees $1,000 stock

Apple Inc shares set a record high on Tuesday after Piper Jaffray supported Topeka Capital Market's assertion that the stock should breach $1,000 in a year or two, propelled by emerging markets growth and new products that could include a revolutionary TV set.

Apple iPhone 5 Release Date 2012: Foxconn Recruiter Says June Launch [RUMORS]

A recruiter for Foxconn, the largest manufacturing partner of Apple products, told reporters from TV Tokyo's World Business Satellite that Apple's sixth-generation iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5, will be released in June. He added that Foxconn is hiring about 18,000 workers to kick production of the new smartphone into high gear before summer.
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Sotheby's Toasts Stellar HK Wine Sales, Art Sales Mixed

Global auction house Sotheby's kicked off its spring sales in Hong Kong by selling all lots in a two-day wine sale, outstripping expectations, but the picture was less clear for its Asian and Chinese art sales as buyers became more selective.
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Portraits of North Korea's President KimJong-Il, Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen painted on concrete blocks from the Berlin wall in Berlin

Why Are We Choosing Socialism?

America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.
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Banking, shopping and job hunting online

Banking and keeping track of finances, shopping and searching for jobs are the main tasks of Internet users around the globe, according to a new international survey.
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Google to grow display, mobile ad businesses in China

Google Inc will continue to invest in China, where it has a testy relationship with the government, with a focus on growing its fast-growing display and mobile advertising businesses, its Asia chief said on Tuesday.
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Whitbread appoints Rogers to drive Costa expansion

LONDON, APRIL 3 - Whitbread PLC said on Tuesday that Chris Rogers, currently group finance director, would take over as chief executive of its rapidly expanding coffee shop chain Costa Coffee in August, with a remit to drive international growth.
Sunil Babu Pant, founder of Nepalese LGBTI group Blue Diamond Society

Could Nepal Be The Gay Haven Of South-Asia?

Nepal, the Himalayan state bordered by Asian giants China and India, has arguably achieved what its neighboring nations haven't even thought about: Preparations are underway in its mountainous terrain -- where the monarchy gave way to democracy only in 2008 -- to host the region's first sports competition for LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) community.
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Asian Shares Rise On Growth Hopes After Firm U.S. Data

Asian shares rose Tuesday, riding on the back of strong gains in global equities overnight after solid manufacturing data from the United States and leading Asian exporters offset signs of mild recession in Europe.
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Wall Street starts second quarter with rally

U.S. stocks started the second quarter with a bang on Monday, with the S&P 500 climbing to a fresh four-year high as manufacturing data from the United States and China helped support the outlook for economic growth.
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Wall Street ends higher on manufacturing data

Stocks ended higher on Monday, starting the second quarter with a bang. The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh four-year closing high as manufacturing data from the United States and China helped support the outlook for economic growth.

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