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Facing Uncertain Weekend, Investors Flee to Safe Assets

A riot policeman kicks a protester during clashes in Athens
Investors flocked to the security of safe-haven assets Friday, like U.S. Treasuries and cash dollar holdings, ahead of what is expected to be a volatile weekend in Athens, already rocked by riots and tense government negotiations.
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Sony's Walkman, a portable music player, is displayed in Tokyo

CEO Hirai to Network Sony Content and Gadgets

Incoming Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape the company by linking hardware and software through online networks - a model he used at the PlayStation maker's computer entertainment unit.
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Global Securities Tread Water as Greece Negotiates

Global securities, whether stocks, commodities or currencies, held earlier gains or losses Wednesday as the world awaited the outcome of talks between debt-choked, strife-torn Greece and benefactors demanding more tax hikes and government budget cuts in exchange for bailout money.
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Kaspersky Lab's sales growth slowed in 2011

Russia's Kaspersky Lab reported that sales growth slowed substantially last year as the world's No. 4 maker of anti-virus software said its business was starting to mature.
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Rachel McAdams on remembering her Vow

Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama The Notebook. Since then, she has broadened her range of work to include laugh-out-loud comedies such as Wedding Crashers, adventure films like Sherlock Holmes and recently, the Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris.
Picture shows Nokia mobile phone at a shop in Warsaw

Nokia Plans to Cut 4,000 More Jobs

Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia plans to cut 4,000 more jobs at its plants in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as it seeks to cut costs by moving smartphone assembly work to Asia.
A gas drilling site on the Marcellus Shale is seen in Hickory, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Largest Natural Gas Shale Deposits Yet to Be Found in the U.S.

The United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is the top natural gas producer and consumer in the world, and with its 273 trillion cubic feet of proven reserves, the United States holds the fourth largest source of natural gas deposits globally.
A crane is seen at the border as workers renovate the fence between the U.S. and Mexico in Tijuana

U.S. ocean fence aims to curb smuggling from Mexico

U.S. authorities are building a steel and concrete barrier 300 feet out into the Pacific Ocean south of San Diego to curb dangerous attempts by illegal immigrants and smugglers to slip through the breakers to California.

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