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Barclays warns may miss profit goal

British bank Barclays warned it may miss its medium-term profitability target after it ended 2011 with its worst quarter for three years as the euro zone debt crisis hit bond trading, dragging its annual profit down on the year before.
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Syria Revolution: Why Is Russia Supporting Syria?

Russia faced a barrage of condemnations after it joined China over the weekend in vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step aside, but Russia has stood resolutely behind its decision. Why?
Kate Middleton Pregnant 2012: Did Prince William's Wife Suffer a Miscarriage?

Kate Middleton Pregnant 2012: Did Prince William's Wife Suffer a Miscarriage?

That's what Globe, a British magazine, is claiming. In its February issue, palace insiders assert that the Duchess of Cambridge, after becoming pregnant near the end of 2011, suffered a miscarriage just as Prince William prepared to depart for military duty as an RAF pilot in the Falklands. But is there any truth to the rumor? Judging by Globe's track record, we'd say not.
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Middleton Sisters Outfashioned Lady Gaga

Britain's Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa have bumped Lady Gaga off the international fashion map. The wife of Prince William, now formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, topped a fashion buzzword list for a second year running while outrageous pop star Lady Gaga disappeared from sight.
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Euro, shares gain on Greek deal hopes

European stock markets and the euro extended two months of gains on Thursday as Greece edged closer to a bailout deal and investors bet a brace of central bank meetings would offer further support for the move into riskier assets.
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Vodafone Q3 results hit by weak southern Europe

Vodafone posted third-quarter results slightly below forecasts as increasingly tough trading in Spain and Italy overshadowed solid performances in emerging markets and northern Europe at the world's largest mobile operator.
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Vodafone Hit by Weak Southern Europe

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone operator, missed quarterly revenue forecasts on Thursday as increasingly tough trading in Spain and Italy overshadowed solid performances in emerging markets and northern Europe.
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Europe Day Ahead: ECB, BoE Meetings in Focus

European stock markets opened with gains Thursday as investors anticipate a successful resolution to the Greek debt deal that would allow the eurozone country to avoid a default.
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14 Worst Love Songs of All Time for Valentine's Day 2012 [VIDEO]

February 14 is around the corner and with it comes one of the most disliked holidays of the year: Valentine’s Day. How better to commemorate Valentine’s Day 2012 than with a mix of the worst love songs of all time? Take a look at some of our least favorite classic, crude, cheesy, and guilty pleasure love songs.
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Facebook afterglow lights up IPO markets

The excitement generated by Facebook's IPO filing rubbed off on companies listing on U.S. stock exchanges on Wednesday, with four of them seeing strong first-day gains.
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Big bets on Caesars debut but luck may run out soon

Caesars Entertainment Corp's shares almost doubled in value on their market debut after an unusually small initial public offering, viewed by many as an exit strategy for its private-equity backers to make up some of their losses.
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Why LinkedIn Needs Rapportive

Business networking site LinkedIn will reportedly acquire Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that provides information about your social contacts as you e-mail them. Sources close to the situation say LinkedIn offered the browser plug-in a figure in the low teens in millions of dollars.

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