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Foreign Investors Fear Japan Banks May Hijack Olympus

Western investors in Japan's disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take control of the boardroom by stealth, amid growing signs that the firm's major creditors are considering installing their own appointees in the top jobs.

Apple's China Trademark Battle Moves to Shanghai

Apple Market Cap Breaches $500-B a Week Prior to Rumoured iPad 3 Debut
Apple Inc's trademark battle moves to one of China's richest cities on Wednesday when a Shanghai court will deliberate a request by troubled technology company Proview to halt the sale of iPads across the city.

Alibaba bids to take listed unit private for $2.5 billion

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Jack Ma's Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group has offered around $2.5 billion to take its Hong Kong-listed Alibaba.com unit private, stressing the move was unrelated to any possible deal to buy back shares owned by Yahoo Inc.
Former IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Investigation Into Prostitution Ring Involvement

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief is being questioned today by French police for his involvement in a prostitution ring. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief is being questioned today by French police for his involvement in a prostitution ring.
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Customer satisfaction sags at online brokers: study

Satisfaction with U.S. online brokerages declined in 2011 amid volatile markets, while customers saw little to differentiate the four top players in the industry, according to an annual study released on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart holiday profit just short of Street view

Wal-Mart Stores Inc's fourth-quarter profit came in just short of Wall Street's expectations, sending its shares down 2.6 percent, as it cut prices to win over U.S. shoppers during the holiday season.
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Stock Futures Signal Higher Open on US Markets

Stock index futures pointed to a rise in U.S. equities on Tuesday after the market opens following Monday's Presidents Day holiday, with futures for the S**9**P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.4 percent to 0.5 percent.
U.S. Silver Corp.

Gold Prices up 2nd Day, Silver Gains, Too

Gold rose for a second day on Tuesday, taking its cue from a brief rally in the euro after euro zone finance ministers struck a deal with Greece on its emergency funding, while silver shrugged off data that showed a steep drop in Chinese imports.
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Home Depot quarterly results beat estimates

Home Depot Inc's quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates as a warm winter pulled some spring demand forward, boosting sales at the world's largest home improvement chain.
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Hepatitis C Deaths Rising in U.S.: Study

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are leading causes of chronic liver disease, which is the main cause of deaths, especially among baby boomers in the United States.
Bill Clinton

New Bill Clinton Documentary Focuses on Controversy

Hopefully those tuning into Monday night's PBS documentary on Bill Clinton were prepared to see a film that was more about scandal than politics. Though Clinton: Episode One ends with the Arkansas native being sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States, it pays great attention to his womanizing ways.
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Stocks, euro ease as markets await Greek deal

Asian stocks and the euro faltered on Tuesday, as a rally that had been driven by expectations of a second bailout package for Greece ran out of steam with a deal still not quite sealed.
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Pinterest Copyright, TOS: To Agree or Not To Agree

Pinterest, the social media pin-board site that recently became one of the top five social networks in the U.S., is receiving flak from enthusiasts for its complicated terms of service (TOS). One of the first criticisms came from Boston Business Journal (BJJ), which temporarily used Pinterest to pin renderings of startup workplaces created by architects.

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