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Apple 5-inch Retina Display iPad Mini Set For 2013 Debut? (Rumor)

Apple 5-inch Retina Display iPad Mini Set For 2013 Debut?
Apple has been sticking to 3.5-inch screen size for its phones and 9.7-inch screen size for its tablets. But for past few months, we have been hearing rumors about bigger screen iPhone and smaller screen iPad dubbed iPad Mini. Recent reports have warmed up all these rumors.
A man stands next to a globe displaying international stock market prices at the London Stock Exchange in the City of London

G-7 Recovery ‘Decoupling’ Between Europe, North America: OECD

Economic recovery in Europe and North America is diverging and remains fragile, as Canada and the United States experience steady growth and European economies continue to falter, a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
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Asian Markets Dip On U.S., China Growth Worries

Asian shares eased for a second day in a row Thursday, as investors limited their risk exposures on concerns about growth prospects in the world's two largest economies, the United States and China.
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Crude steadies after fall on crude stock gains

Crude futures steadied on Thursday, trading little changed after a 1.8 percent drop the day before due to a big rise in U.S. crude inventories and talk of a release of U.S. and some European strategic reserves.
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Third Point blasts Yahoo for board picks

Daniel Loeb, chief executive of hedge fund Third Point, said he would continue to push to revamp Yahoo Inc's board of directors following Yahoo's decision to reject him as a board member.
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks to employees at an Apple store in central Beijing

Apple’s Cook in China: What’s The Strategy?

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook’s visit to China isn’t for sightseeing. Rather, the new boss has met Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who may be the next Premier of China, as well as other officials.
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Stocks Slip, Yields Edge Up: Daily Markets Wrap

Window dressing, the practice of stock fund managers buying up top performers as the quarter ends to boost the appearance of success, failed Tuesday to lift the major indexes into positive territory.
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Tour Thailand On Google Street View

Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods.
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Analysis: Spain risks years without economic growth

Belt tightening in the board room and the living room, deep public budget cuts and anaemic bank lending may be setting Spain up for years of economic stagnation that could eventually force it to seek a bailout.
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US Stock Index Futures Signal Further Gains

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.36 percent at 0920 GMT.
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Japan's AIJ chief admits loss cover-up, apologizes

The president of Tokyo-based money manager AIJ Investment Advisors admitted to Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday to covering up losses of $1.3 billion in clients' pension money, but said he had no intention of cheating his clients.
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New Sony CEO to keep charge of troubled TV operations

Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai signaled his determination to turn around the group's ailing TV business by keeping direct charge of the division, as the Japanese brand fights to regain ground against rivals such as Apple.
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Japan's Sharp to tie up with Taiwan's Hon Hai: Nikkei

Sharp Corp <6753.T> will announce a tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry <2317.TW> on Tuesday that would include the sale of part of its loss-making major factory in western Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported.

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