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Greg Mattison has joined the Michigan Wolverines as defensive coordinator after leaving the same position at Baltimore Ravens.

Gambling group William Hill Plc said it expects net revenue for the full year to rise 7 percent on strong growth from its online business and gaming machines.

Australian gaming and wagering company Tatts Group Ltd is considering refinancing its A$700 million in bank debt with its existing lenders after tapping the U.S. private market in December, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

Australia's government is reportedly considering a taxpayer levy to help pay for massive flood rebuilding, while preserving the budget's path back to surplus in 2012-13, as one major bank warned on Tuesday the damage bill could reach A$20 billion.

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An increasing number of U.S. companies in China say the enforcement of intellectual property rights has deteriorated in the last year and that the regulatory environment is the biggest hurdle to doing business there, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Swatch Group , the world's largest watchmaker, has seen double-digit sales growth so far in January and is upbeat on its prospects for 2011 despite the strong Swiss franc.

U.K. real estate investement trust Land Securities said it has maintained high levels of activity across its London and Retail portfolios with the continued success on lettings on a number of projects that will drive both valuation surpluses and income growth.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook southwestern Pakistan early on Wednesday, jolting residents of cities as far apart as Delhi and Dubai, but the epicentre was far from major population centres.

Asian stocks rose to their highest since May 2008 on Wednesday, led by sectors most sensitive to the economic growth cycle ahead of U.S. earnings, while the U.S. dollar slid to a two-month low, weighed by traders closing short-term bets against the euro.

The BSE Sensex nudged up 0.2 percent on Wednesday powered by metal producers on firm world metal prices, but trading was choppy reflecting investor concern about inflation and a looming rate rise.

Swiss Bank UBS will revise its dress code 44-page dress code telling its Swiss staff how to present themselves, which sparked worldwide ridicule for its micro-management of their dressing and dining habits.

Nearly one-fifth of potential car buyers are either likely or very likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) when the time comes to replace their current ride, according to a study conducted by IBM's Institute for Business Value division.

The Haas Business School's Center for Executive Education will now offer all Berkeley MBAs the opportunity to hone their business skills through a two-day free training.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday in a mid-term effort to refresh a coalition government snared by corruption scandals and year-high food inflation as it faces key state elections.

Software services firm HCL Technologies posted a better-than-expected 34.2 percent jump in consolidated net profit for October-December, aided by strong growth in non-core markets.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's largest contract chip maker, could boost investment by 35.6 percent in 2011 as it seeks to boost efficiency with new technology, a media report said on Wednesday.

Tata Steel has raised 5.08 billion rupees ($111.8 million) from anchor investors at the upper end of an indicated price range ahead of a public share offering, reflecting investor optimism in the company's prospects in India's fast-expanding economy.

Yusuf Pathan blazed a half-century but India still had to call on their tailenders to clinch victory over South Africa by two wickets in the third one-day international at Newlands on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's decision to scale back a heavily publicized sale of shares in social network site Facebook shows how the bank risks losing its edge as financial regulation intensifies.

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to raise service fees by $10 a month for smartphone customers, bringing its prices closer to those of bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

Apple Inc smashed Wall Street's sales forecasts for the holiday quarter, the day after announcing its Chief Executive Steve Jobs would take leave for medical reasons.

Washington Mutual Inc could be out of bankruptcy in March after reworking its recently rejected plan of reorganization, the attorney overseeing the company's bankruptcy said on Tuesday.

Apple Inc smashed Wall Street's sales forecasts for the holiday quarter, the day after announcing its Chief Executive Steve Jobs would take leave for medical reasons. Its shares rose after hours.

AIG chose Bank of America Corp , Deutsche Bank AG , Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co to manage the sale of the government's 92 percent stake in the insurer, two people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

A strong holiday shopping season will help Google Inc beat Wall Street's quarterly targets again, but investors may need more convincing to buy into the Internet giant's longer-term future.

The health of Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs will overshadow quarterly results on Tuesday from the consumer electronics powerhouse, whose iPhone and iPad excited holiday shoppers.

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