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Eight percent admit to downloading video illegally

Eight percent of all consumers in Britain, France, Germany and the United States admit to downloading video illegally from the Internet, according to a survey, showing the scale of the ongoing fight against piracy.

Ex-Merrill exec denies talk of buying back bank

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Former Merrill Lynch executive Winthrop Smith on Friday denied approaching Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis with two other former Merrill executives to discuss buying back all or part of the bank.
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Stanford in U.S. court in massive fraud case

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford will appear in federal court in Virginia on Friday to answer allegations he orchestrated a massive fraud through his Antigua bank that bilked investors out of millions of dollars.
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Two Koreas talk on factory park; U.S. tracks ship

North and South Korean envoys failed on Friday to resolve a dispute over Pyongyang's demands for salary and rent increases at a joint factory park in the communist state that is one of its few sources of hard cash.
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Incentives add shine to China solar drive

Beijing's bid to boost the solar energy sector could draw more than $10 billion in private funding for projects and put China on track to become a leading market for solar equipment in the next three years.
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Nuclear nations rush to lock in uranium deals

A global shift toward nuclear power is prompting countries to rush to lock in long-term access to tight supplies of uranium, and China and India look to be the next players to get in on the action.
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Stocks climb, dollar dips; confidence lifted

Equity markets and high yielding currencies gained on Friday while bonds and the dollar fell, as U.S. jobs and factory data the previous session rekindled hopes that the global economy may be recovering from recession.
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LCD TV sales outlook raised for 2009: DisplaySearch

Global LCD TV sales volume is expected to increase by 21 percent this year, faster than a previous forecast, helped by strong sales in developed markets and China's stimulus spending program, speeding up the transition to flat-screen TVs, DisplaySearch said.
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Asia stocks snap 4-day slide, bond yields up

Asian stocks snapped a four-day slide on Friday and government bond yields climbed after upbeat U.S. factory and jobs data provided more evidence that the global economy is recovering from its deep recession.
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Former Merrill execs discussed buying back bank: report

Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Ken Lewis was approached by three former Merrill Lynch executives this year to discuss buying back some or all of their old company, but he politely rebuffed them, the Financial Times reported on its website. Dan Tully, former Merrill CEO, Launny Steffens, former head of Merrill's private client business, and Winthrop Smith Jr, son of one of Merr...
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Inland China starts to feel the downturn

China's inland provinces are starting to feel the pinch of the global economic downturn companies and officials said at the 20th China Harbin International Economy and Trade Fair
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Congress carves into Obama financial rule reforms

Senior U.S. lawmakers launched an assault on Thursday on the centerpiece of the Obama administration's financial reform plan -- giving the Federal Reserve new powers to police broad risks in the economy.

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