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CalSTRS Pension Fund To Vote Against Wal-Mart Board

The second largest public pension fund said on Tuesday it plans to vote all of its Wal-Mart Stores Inc shares against the entire board in the wake of bribery allegations in Mexico that Wal-Mart officials failed to fully investigate.

Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 percent, aims for $15 billion

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Facebook Inc will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent to raise about $15 billion, a source familiar with the matter said, as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumped ongoing debate about the company's long-term potential to make money.
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Shareholder Sues Google To Prevent Stock Split

Google Inc and its board were sued on Monday by a shareholder who wants to block the company's stock split plan because it entrenches the Web search company's co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to court documents.
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US Stock Index Futures Signal Early Gains

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.55 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.42 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.59 percent at 3:34 a.m. EDT (0734 GMT).
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Tech Freaks Favorite Gadgets In 2012: Is It On Your Wishlist Too?

The year 2012, since starting has witnessed a plethora of innovative wireless technology launches in the category of smartphones and tablets including others as well. Hence, here is a list of top gadgets in the category of tablets and smatphones which have stolen the hearts of the technology freaks and definitely have a wow factor which can make you drool over them.
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Asian Shares Struggle, Awaiting China Data

Asian shares eased Tuesday as investors cautiously awaited Chinese trade data to gauge whether the world's second-largest economy could achieve a soft landing, after a sharp slowdown in U.S. jobs creation clouded prospects for global growth.
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IPO Heats Up For US Venture Capital, M&A Slows

The public markets showed a strong appetite for U.S. venture capital companies in the first quarter, while the pace of mergers and acquisitions activities slowed, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
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RIM 4Q Earnings Preview: Can BlackBerry Maker Reboot Success?

Investors wonder if Research In Motion Ltd., which reports quarterly results Thursday, can rebound from recently anemic performance due to falling sales of its BlackBerry device. RIM's turnaround is being led by Thorsten Heins, who took over as CEO in January.
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Deals Increase with Need for More Network Security

Advanced hacking attacks by groups such as Anonymous and the prevalence of mobile devices like Apple Inc's iPhone are spurring demand for more sophisticated protection, making niche network security firms prime takeover targets, analysts and experts said.
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Stock Rater Sees Facebook On Par With Tech Titans

Facebook isn’t even trading yet but Rapid Ratings, a New York firm with an unusual risk-analysis model, rates the social networking company's stock as highly as that of technology stars Intel, Apple, Microsoft and Google.
Raindrops are seen in front of an Apple logo outside an Apple store in Shanghai February 22, 2012.

Apple's Cook Finally Shares $98 Billion Cache

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years.

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