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HP 1st Quarter Earnings: 3 Key Items to Watch

Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 computer services company, have gained more than 12 percent this year and nearly 30 percent since new CEO Meg Whitman was installed in September.

Dreamliner: Boeing says Flaw could affect 55 Planes

Boeing 787 Dreamliners in Everett, Washington
About 55 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jets may have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said on Wednesday, while reiterating that the world's first carbon-plastic passenger plane is safe to fly.
Apple Founding Document Signed by Steve Jobs Auctions for $1.6 Million  (Photos)

Apple’s Annual Meeting: 3 Things to Watch

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, is scheduled to convene its annual shareholder meeting Thursday at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.Here are three ket items to watch for.
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Young Mitt Romney with father

Auto Bailout Antagonism Isn't Likely To Shut Down Romney

The auto industry is the engine of the Michigan economy, but Mitt Romney's opposition to the ultimately successful government rescue of General Motors and Chrysler won't be a major concern of Republican voters in the state's Feb. 28 primary, observers say.
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Why Are Gas Prices Going Up?

The price of gasoline in the U.S. is expected to hit $4.00 by summer, and could potentially spike even further. Much of this has to do to with events in other parts of the world.
Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum 2012: How He Can Win the Republican Nomination [CHART]

Rick Santorum is everywhere in the news these days, between his surge in the polls to controversial statements about abortion and President Obama's faith. If he continues to dominate the GOP primary narrative, there's a good chance the former Pennsylvania senator could win the Republican nomination.
Pakistan's PM Gilani and Iran's President Ahmadinejad shake hands before their meeting in Islamabad

Iran and Pakistan: Nuclear Partners?

Given that Pakistan has extensive experience with nuclear weapons technology, is it conceivable that they would offer any assistance with Iran’s embryonic atomic project?
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Mitsui unit to pay $90 million over Gulf oil spill

Mitsui & Co Ltd's MOEX Offshore agreed with the U.S. Justice Department to pay at least $90 million to settle some of its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the first government settlement involving the BP Plc Macondo well.
Spreading Santorum: Rick's "Google Problem" Spreads To Romney, Gingrich

Spreading Santorum: Rick's 'Google Problem' Spreads To Romney, Gingrich

With Rick Santorum's surname long since redefined by Dan Savage on SpreadingSantorum.com, Google has two new web sites gaining traction: SpreadingRomney.com and SpreadingGingrich.com. How much effect could these anti-Santorum off-shoots have in the weeks to come? Online marketing experts warn: a lot.
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Why Did Apple Unveil Mountain Lion? Competition

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.
Leader of China Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama.

Xi Jinping: New Friend of the U.S.?

Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is all the rage as Washington scurries to get a better impression of the presumed successor of President Hu Jintao. However, it would be premature to judge Xi's comfortable and amicable style as a sign of any weakness.
World Bank President Zoellick attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos

World Bank President? 5 Picks for Obama

President Barack Obama has the chance to change world economic development when he selects the next President of the World Bank, the outgrowth of World War II-era plans to use rich counties to spearhead economic growth.
Greece

Greece: European or Not?

There is another element to this ongoing drama – Greece’s resentment of Western Europe and the feeling that Greeks don’t feel like they are a part of Europe.
Ron Paul Beats Newt Gingrich For Third Place In Michigan Primary Place

Maine Republican Caucus 2012: Why Ron Paul May Win the Offbeat State

The 2012 Maine Republican caucuses, from its length to its delegates to its voting requirements, are the odd birds of the GOP primary system. It's why candidates like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are staying away ... and why Ron Paul has a good chance of beating Mitt Romney there for the win.
A mother holds her baby outside a children's hospital in central Beijing

China: Year of the Dragon Will Bring Baby Boom Despite One-Child Policy

In the Year of the Dragon, China expects a 5 percent increase in births despite the country's strict one-child policy. This brings into question whether the one-child policy is still an effective population control tool. Or is the policy actually damaging Chinese society and economy?
Chinese New Year 2012

Jeremy Lin: Year of the Dragon

Lin has single-handedly revitalized what was once a moribund season for the Knicks and may be breathing new life to the NBA as a whole

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