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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.

EU fiscal treaty to include escape clause: draft

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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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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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Kate Middleton Drops Guard and Cries at 'War Horse' Premiere [PHOTOS]

On the eve of her 30th birthday Kate Middleton dazzled on the red carpet of the War Horse premiere, wearing a full-length Alice Temperley evening gown, but when the lights went down at the screening, the Royal Duchess of Cambridge let her guard down and cried, according to the film's director, Steve Spielberg.
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London Boat Show diversifies into art and jewels

The grey-haired men stood admiring the line of luxury cars at London's ExCel centre while at a nearby stand a woman handed over money for a silver cigarette case -- not the usual things you would expect to buy at a boat show.
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Netflix sparks price war with UK launch

Netflix launched in Britain and Ireland on Monday, taking on BSkyB's premium drama and movies offerings and prompting Amazon-owned rival Lovefilm to offer a new cut-price service.
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Hawking Turns 70 with 'A Brief History of Mine'

The world's best known living scientist, Stephen Hawking, was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations Sunday but in a recorded speech urged people to "look up at the stars" and be curious about the universe.
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Olympus Sues Current President, Ex-Directors

Japan's Olympus Corp has sued its current president and three ex-directors for several million dollars in compensation, sources told Reuters on Monday, as the company seeks to draw a line under one of the nation's worst accounting scandals.
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Exclusive: Olympus sues current president, ex-directors

Japan's Olympus Corp has sued its current president and three ex-directors for several million dollars in compensation, sources told Reuters on Monday, as the company seeks to draw a line under one of the nation's worst accounting scandals.
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Merkel, Sarkozy to seek growth, jobs for euro zone

The German and French leaders meet on Monday to discuss ways to boost growth in euro zone states struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment, and finalise a deal to increase fiscal coordination within the currency union.

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