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Asian Shares, Euro Fall Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data

Asian shares and the euro fell on Friday as debt restructuring talks between Greece and its creditors dragged on, undermining sentiment, and investors sat tight ahead of U.S. jobs data that will offer more clues on the health of the world's top economy.

Fiery CEOs may clash in Glencore-Xstrata talks

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As a tie-up between trader Glencore and miner Xstrata is hammered out in coming days there is plenty of scope for hard bargaining between the two sides' highly competitive South African bosses.
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AMD's CEO Prepares Chipmaker for a Fight

Advanced Micro Devices' new chief executive delivered an enthusiastic pitch in his debut before Wall Street analysts, telling them he was getting the struggling PC chipmaker fit to fight in a quick-changing computer industry.
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One Direction and Kevin the Pigeon: 5 Reasons To Give the UK Teen Pop Stars a Chance [VIDEOS]

One Direction and Kevin the Pigeon: 5 Reasons To Give the UK Teen Pop Stars a Chance. If KPop just isn't your style but you're still looking to join up with a massive group of fans to support a fresh-faced pop band with manufactured beats then consider the UK sensation One Direction. The five-member boy band recently revealed they have a sixth member, and fans are tweeting along with Kevin the Pigeon in excitement.
Employees work in the international user operations area at the new headquarters of Facebook in Menlo Park

Analysis: Facebook's Daunting Asian Challenge

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.
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Global manufacturing activity rises in January

Factory activity rose in China, the United States and Germany in January, and the three manufacturing superpowers drove gains in global output even as Europe struggles with fallout from its festering debt crisis.
Mateus Silva and his daughters at their Lisbon trailer, before being evicted

Desperate Portugal Family, Evicted From Trailer, Sets Home on Fire [PHOTOS]

As a protest for being evicted from their parking lot trailer home, Mateus and Leonor Silva returned last week to set the structure ablaze. Portugal, among several other European countries, are seeing social unrest after adopting severe austerity measures that have cut back on services for the needy, including the unemployed and homeless
Amy Winehouse

Winehouse Coroner Resigns in Credentials Flap

Suzanne Greenaway, the coroner who oversaw the Amy Winehouse death examination, resigned in November, after authorities found out she lacked the proper credentials. The resignation was made public Wednesday. Now the late star's family is thinking of asking for a new investigation.
Egyptian soccer

Egypt Soccer Match Leads to Riot, 9 Most Deadly Football Riots in History

At least 70 people were killed when riots broke out between soccer fans of rival Egyptian football teams in Port Said, Egypt on Wednesday. Hundreds were injured in the riots and there is uncertainty of how many fans were killed. Take a look at the most deadly incidents in football history.
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Much of Vivendi U.S. shareholder lawsuit dismissed

Vivendi SA has won the dismissal of much of what remained in a nearly decade-old U.S. lawsuit accusing the French media company of misleading shareholders about its finances in connection with a $46 billion merger.
A labourer builds components of wind turbines at a wind power equipment factory in Zouping

World Factory Output Curbed by Troubled Europe

Crumbling global demand restrained factory output in Asia and most of Europe in January, business surveys showed on Wednesday, putting pressure on policymakers to shore up growth and counter a spreading malaise.
Netflix's Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings

Netflix Best Performing S&P 500 Stock in 2012

After shares of Netflix hit rock bottom following an ill-fated business decision last September, the Los Gatos, Calif-based company has seen its shares go back up rather quickly.
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Diabetes Drug Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk

A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.

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