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Harrison, tipped for CP Rail, shifted culture at CN rail

Harrison, tipped for CP Rail, shifted culture at CN rail
Hunter Harrison engineered a turnaround at Canadian National Railway by making his trains run on time, like dictator Mussolini promised for Italy, calling even low-ranking employees if a screen mounted in his office pointed to a problem.

WaMu creditors to vote on bankruptcy plan

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Washington Mutual Inc said on Friday it has won court approval to send its latest reorganization plan to creditors for a vote, and hopes to end its nearly 3-1/2-year-old bankruptcy by the end of February.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Closings, Celebrations and History

This Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a special one because it marks the 30th anniversary since the holiday was created. For three decades, on the third Monday of every January, schools and other public agencies are closed so Americans can get together and give back to the country in honor of the late civil rights champion. Below are the important details on the federal holiday, this year on Jan. 16.
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SOPA: Reddit Blackout Will Speak Loud, Clear

For addicted reddit users -- sometimes referred to as redditors -- that's a hard pill to swallow -- half a day without the front page of the Internet, the social news Web site where registered users submit content so other users to vote it up, or down, and chime in with insight that is typically informative but almost always interesting, to say the least.
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Psi Bands Seizes Global Manufacturing and Sales Opportunities

Psi Health Solutions Inc. is launching its stylish acupressure wrist bands Friday in Italy, the company's seventh international market. Manufactured in China, Psi Band's global expansion mirrors a growing trend for small businesses struggling with growth and sales in the still sluggish U.S. economy.
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Alcoa rejects Rome call to keep Italy plant running

Aluminum giant Alcoa said on Friday it will push ahead with its plans to close a smelter in Italy, rejecting Rome's calls to keep operations on the island of Sardinia running as a battle around the struggling plant heated up.
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U.S. presses EU on Airbus subsidy compliance

The United States pressed the European Union on Friday for hard evidence that it has complied with a trade ruling on subsidies to planemaker Airbus in a showdown that could kick off a new stage in the world's largest and costliest trade dispute.
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Marine Desecration Video - A New Abu Ghraib?

A video appearing to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters promises to become an enduring memory of the Afghan war and is already drawing sharp reaction from across the world as it goes viral on the Internet.
Citigroup

CEOs Got SEC's Back in Legal Fight Over Settlement Policy

A group that represents CEOs of major U.S. corporations, including Citigroup, defended the SEC's settlement with the financial giant that allowed the company to avoid admitting any liability or wrongdoing in a securities fraud case.
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Aon to move headquarters to London

Aon Corp , the world's biggest insurance broker, will move its headquarters to London from Chicago to improve its access to fast-growing emerging markets and boost its presence in the British capital's global insurance centre.
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UK student faces U.S. extradition in copyright case

A London court ruled on Friday a British student can be extradited to the United States for breaching U.S. copyright law by running a website that allowed users to access films and TV programs illegally.
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Detroit Auto Show 2012: A Revitalized Detroit Leads to a Revitalized Auto Show

DETROIT -- As Marc Harlow walked around Detroit's Cobo Center during the first day of the 2012 North American International Auto Show, he saw a different scene from recent years. To Harlow, one of the members of the show's public relations team, the buzz of the Detroit Auto Show had returned amid a brightening global outlook on the automotive industry.
Can ZocDoc Save Healthcare?

Is ZocDoc the Rx for Healthcare?

What would you do if you ruptured your eardrum while on a trip out of town? If you go to ZocDoc, you can schedule a doctor visit right away.
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Wall Street drops on euro-zone downgrade chatter

U.S. stocks were on track to end the week with modest gains as major indexes pulled back from session lows after falling more than 1 percent on Friday on talk that Standard & Poor's was ready to downgrade ratings on several euro-zone countries.

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