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Osama planned to kill Obama during 2012 elections

U.S. President Barack Obama managed to eliminate Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at an appropriate moment because Obama was reportedly on bin Laden's hit list and would have been assassinated during the 2012 presidential elections, according to U.S. intelligence.

United Technologies in $1 billion U.S. engine deal

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United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney unit has won U.S. Navy contract updates totaling about $1 billion to provide engines for the multi-national F-35 fighter jet program, the Pentagon said on Friday.

LSE, TMX Group results top forecasts

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The London Stock Exchange and Canada's TMX Group reported forecast-beating results on Friday as they applied for regulatory approval of their $3 billion deal to join forces.
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LSE and TMX flex muscles on merger filing

The London Stock Exchange and Canada's TMX Group posted strong financial results on Friday as they filed their $3 billion merger deal with the Canadian authorities.
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Gold Rallies As Analysts Predict Euro Strugglers Will Go Bust

The Dollar price of Gold on wholesale markets continued to rally Friday morning, rising as high as $1516 per ounce - less than 4% off this month's all-time high - before slipping back, while stock and commodity markets recovered some of Thursday's losses.

Missing Madeleine case reopened on her 8th birthday

UK Prime Minister David Cameron reopened the case of Madeleine McCann on her eighth birthday on Thursday. Madeleine went missing during a family holiday to Portugal on May 3 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday.
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Ex-WikiLeaks spokesman attacks Assange gag orders

A former WikiLeaks spokesman has condemned Julian Assange for demanding workers for the website sign confidentiality agreements threatening penalties of up to 12 million British pounds ($19.5 million).
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Traces of Fungicide Found in HIV Drug

Janssen, one of the units of Johnson and Johnson has tackled some issues in a discussion together with the regulatory authorities in five different countries about the trace amounts of fungicide discovered in the HIV drug, Prezista. Johnson and Johnson did a series of recalls that pertain to the presence of the chemical. The discussion was started by Janssen after receiving four consumer reports of a foul undetermined musty and moldy odor.
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Own Google Chromebook at $28 per month

Google’s first Chromebook from Samsung and Acer’s new web-centric PCs can be monthly subscribed at $28/user for businesses and $20/user for schools.
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Price to Buy Gold Hits 1-Week High, Silver Regains 1/3rd of 30% Plunge

Gold rallied to one-week highs at $1526 per ounce in Wednesday morning trade - a gain of 4.3% from last Friday's low - before falling back as world stock markets also cut their rally. Silver has now regained a third of its losses since falling over 30% from a 31-year peak of $48.70 at the end of April.
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HSBC may sell U.S. cards as targets $3.5 billion in costs

HSBC is to streamline its wealth management business, retreat from retail banking in some countries and may sell its U.S. credit cards arm as new CEO Stuart Gulliver attempts to cut $3.5 billion in costs and revive flagging profits.
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HSBC may sell US cards as targets $3.5 billion in costs

HSBC is to streamline its wealth management business, retreat from retail banking in some countries and may sell its U.S. credit cards arm as new CEO Stuart Gulliver attempts to cut $3.5 billion in costs and revive flagging profits.
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Warner Music beats estimates on digital sales

Warner Music Group, which is being bought by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by a 9 percent jump in digital revenue.
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Zynga buys iPhone game engine development team

Zynga Inc is hiring two key developers of cocos2d, a popular game engine that powers top grossing iPhone apps such as Tap Pet Hotel and Tap Zoo in a move that will help the social games company boost its presence on smartphone and tablets.

U.S.-Pakistan Agreed to Bin Laden-Style Raids: Report

Anonymous current and former officials from the U.S. and Pakistan are bringing their stories to the public through the UK's Guardian, in which they say the government's leaders struck a deal nearly 10 years ago that gave the United States the right to unilaterally go into Pakistan and get the top three al-Qaeda leaders.

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