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Doing Business in France: 8 Cultural Cues That Make (or Break) a Deal

France's way of doing business is closely connected to French culture, and international businessmen and women (especially those from America) can sometimes make mistakes that sour a deal before it's even begun. Follow these eight tips on French cultural cues and taboos to avoid misunderstandings and to earn the respect of your international peers.
A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed on the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow's new business district

Steve Jobs is most used name in media, 2011

Arab Spring and Royal Wedding were on Wednesday deemed the top phrases of 2011, while late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is the year's top name, according to a global survey of the English language.
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Droid Razr on Sale Nov. 11: Should You Buy it or Wait for Galaxy Nexus?

Motorola will begin selling the new Droid Razr smartphone Nov. 11 at 11:11 am, but you should wait to buy the Galaxy Nexus in a couple weeks. They both will be on Verizon, so they can take advantage of the 4G network, and even though Galaxy Nexus doesn't have a price yet, it won't be much more than the $300 Droid Razr.
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RIM investigates reports of BlackBerry delays

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said on Wednesday it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month.
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James Murdoch Turns on Other Execs in Hacking Probe

James Murdoch blamed other senior News Corp executives on Thursday for not telling him more about potential evidence of widespread phone-hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid that he oversaw.
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Vedanta Shares Fall Despite Higher Sales

Aluminium losses, rising costs and the weakening rupee hit India-focused miner Vedanta Resources' profits in the first six months of its financial year, despite higher sales and prices.
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Olympus Steps Closer to Stock Market Delisting

Tokyo's stock exchange warned scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Thursday it will be delisted after 62 years as a publicly traded company if it fails to report earnings by December 14, another blow to the Japanese camera-maker's chances of survival.
A man's shadow is cast on monitors displaying stock market prices inside a brokerage in Taipei

Shares Drop as Bond Yields Oush Italy to the Brink

Asian stocks fell around 3 percent on Thursday after soaring Italian borrowing costs stoked fears that the debt crisis in the euro zone's third biggest economy will overwhelm its financial defenses, raising the risk of a break-up of the currency area.
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Flood Reduces Honda Output, Toyota Recovers

The impact of Thailand's floods on Honda Motor Co has extended to a fourth continent, while in contrast Toyota Motor Corp showed further signs of recovery from the disaster.
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Olympus shareholder calls for reinstatement of ex-CEO

A big shareholder in Japan's scandal-hit Olympus Corp called for it to reinstate its sacked CEO to lead a clean up of the firm, piling more pressure on Olympus to put a broom through its current board and management.
Actress Dakota Fanning attends the HFPA Installation Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California July 30, 2008.

British Body Bans Dakota Fanning Fashion ad

Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned a magazine advertisement for a fragrance featuring teenage actress Dakota Fanning because it could be seen to sexualize a child.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber performs after switching on the Christmas lights at the Westfield shopping centre in west London November 7, 2011.

Justin Bieber's 'Mistletoe' Debuts at No. 1

Teen sensation Justin Bieber received a sweet kiss from fans on Wednesday when his album Under the Mistletoe debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, edging out new entries from rapper Wale and country singer Miranda Lambert.

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