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Seasoned users shun spontaneity on the Web: survey

Spontaneous activity on the Internet is on the wane among experienced users as they shun aimless surfing and plan their online sessions more, according to a study published by Microsoft and two agencies.
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Japan ministers confident in Treasuries after S&P move

Japanese cabinet ministers on Tuesday moved to shore up confidence in U.S. debt after Standard & Poor's threatened to lower its credit rating on the world's largest economy due to a bulging budget deficit, touching a nerve with one of the largest holders of Treasuries.
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Global Markets Overview 04/19/2011

U.S. stocks suffered a rout after Standard & Poor's cut its outlook on the U.S. government debt, warning that the U.S. fiscal profile may become meaningfully weaker than that of other triple-A-rated countries if policy makers can't tame the budget deficit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 140.24 points, or 1.14%, to 12201.59, led lower by Bank of America and Caterpillar, which each fell 3.1%.
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Fed officials see softer Q1, inflation risks

Federal Reserve officials offered clashing views on Monday of whether soft U.S. growth or inflation pose a greater risk to the economy but the face-off looked unlikely to alter the Fed's ultra-loose stance for now.
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U.S. bill rates slip on Greece, U.S. outlook

Anxiety over a possible Greek debt restructuring and an outlook warning on the United States spurred safety bids for U.S. Treasury bills and pushed their rates lower on Monday.

Obama Launching Pitch on Deficit Cuts, '12 Campaign

President Barack Obama will focus on two kinds of finances this week. The United States' and his own. Obama will take Air Force One to the West Coast this week in a trip combining talks on reducing the deficit at a pair of town hall gatherings and at a pair of fundraisers for his 2012 Presidential re-election campaign.
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Supreme Court hears Microsoft appeal on i4i patent

Microsoft Corp urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to make it easier to challenge some patents as part of its appeal of a record $290 million jury verdict for infringing a small Canadian software firm's patent.
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Sumpreme Court hears Microsoft appeal on i4i patent

Microsoft Corp urged the Supreme Court on Monday to make it easier to challenge some patents as part of its appeal of a record $290 million jury verdict for infringing a small Canadian software firm's patent.
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U.S. top court hears Microsoft appeal on i4i patent

Microsoft Corp urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to make it easier to challenge some patents as part of its appeal of a record $290 million jury verdict for infringing a small Canadian software firm's patent.
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Wall Street drops more than 1 percent on U.S. outlook

U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1 percent in heavy volume on Monday after Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit outlook of the United States, adding to worries about the global economy after China moved to curb liquidity.
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Fed official sees softer first quarter

Higher gas prices weakened U.S. economic growth early this year in the eyes of one Federal Reserve official, while other policy-makers worried about the potential inflationary impact of energy price rises in remarks on Monday.
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IMF warns response to credit boom insufficient

The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the policy response by emerging market economies to deal with a surge in capital inflows was insufficient and warned it could lead to a hard landing.
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Wal-Mart to buy social media firm Kosmix

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday it agreed to buy social media company Kosmix for an undisclosed sum, as the world's largest retailer aims to win over more tech-savvy U.S. shoppers.
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Top court hears Microsoft appeal on i4i patent

Microsoft Corp urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to make it easier to challenge some patents as part of its appeal of a record $290 million jury verdict for infringing a small Canadian software firm's patent.

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