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Several Airlines Embrace CO2 Trade, Buy Permits

Several big airlines are taking advantage of European carbon law by snapping up emission allowances at bargain prices, tuning out an outcry against the scheme by many non-EU airlines and shoring up demand in a market that saw prices cut in half last year.
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Gold Fields, Kyrgyz Villagers Come to Terms

South African miner Gold Fields has signed an agreement with Kyrgyz villagers that will enable it to resume drilling at a prospective copper deposit three months after an arson attack by horsemen on its geologist camp.
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Exclusive: Microsoft Web TV subscription plan on hold

Microsoft Web TV Subscription Plan on Hold

Microsoft Corp has put its talks with media companies about an online subscription service for TV shows and movies on hold, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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Monti says markets must recognize Italian reforms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Italy's new government on Wednesday for the speed with which it has launched reforms, prompting Prime Minister Mario Monti to say it was important for markets also to recognize Italian economic policy progress soon.
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U.S. may overtake China's rich in Rolls Royce race

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd, owned by German automotive giant BMW AG , said its U.S. sales could overtake China this year, revving up the British company for record global revenue in 2012, its chief executive said.
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EU fiscal treaty to include escape clause: draft

A new EU fiscal treaty is set to include an escape clause that allows the suspension of a balanced-budget rule during a period of economic downturn or other exceptional event, according to a draft of the document obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Centamin Hikes Gold Output 10% in 4Q

Gold producer Centamin posted a 10 percent rise in fourth-quarter output, boosted by higher production rates at its flagship Sukari project in Egypt, lifting its shares on Tuesday.
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Ford CFO to retire in 2012: sources

Ford Motor Co chief financial officer Lewis Booth plans to retire in the first half of this year, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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CES: Intel Readies Ultrabook Marketing Barrage

Intel plans to make its biggest marketing push since 2003 for a new, super-thin category of laptops it has dubbed ultrabooks, hoping to fend off major strides made by Apple Inc and its MacBook Air into the high-end personal computing market.
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Intel readies Ultrabook marketing barrage

Intel plans to make its biggest marketing push since 2003 for a new, super-thin category of laptops it has dubbed ultrabooks, hoping to fend off major strides made by Apple Inc and its MacBook Air into the high-end personal computing market.

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