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HP triples stock buyback plan, profit up 14 percent

Hewlett-Packard Co tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion, as a strong performance in China and improved profit margins in its services business helped boost quarterly earnings.

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Ferreros united in viewing Cadbury options -source

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said on Monday its gauge of the national economy fell further into negative territory in October, in a report that suggested the economic recovery could be in trouble.

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Wall St ends up on home sales, weak dollar

U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak as stronger-than-expected home sales fueled optimism while a weaker dollar boosted commodity-linked stocks.

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Twitter's Stone could IPO, no interest in selling

Twitter, the social internet firm that tracks trends through individuals' updates of events around them, may eventually go to the stock market for funding if necessary, its co-founder Biz Stone said.

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Google buying display advertising start-up

Web search leader Google Inc said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology start-up Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo Inc.

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U.S. dollar no longer a one-way bet

Obama says boosting jobs is a top priority

President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending. Full Story

Home Sales Still Rising; Gold Hits Record; Soupmaker Campbell Beats Views

Home sales surged a record 10.1 percent month-over-month in October as a tax credit deadline is set to expire
Gold continues to rise due to dollar weakness, rallying to a series of recent record highs
Campbell's quarterlly profit rose beyond expectations as management raisedits sales outlook

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"Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus

Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said.

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Hacked Global Warming Emails Pose Further Legal Risk

Thousands of emails related to global warming from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in the U.K were hacked into and posted online, with government representatives now calling for an independent inquiry into what is being dubbed, the "Climategate."