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A worker walks near a power plant at Alcoa Fjardaal aluminium smelter, eastern Iceland

Alcoa Shares Could Rise 30% in 2012: Report

Alcoa Inc. shares could rise by as much as 30 percent in 2012 as weak aluminum prices may have bottomed while demand for the metal remains strong, financial weekly Barron's reported on Sunday.
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Tobii Gaze Interface for Microsoft's Windows 8 Metro

CES 2012 Preview: Tobii Technology Lets You Control Your Laptop with a Gaze [PHOTOS & VIDEOS]

Tobii Technology, a pioneer pioneer and the world leader in eye tracking and eye control technology, is all set to show off its recent innovation at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 (better known as CES 2012), which is set to kick off on Jan. 10 in Las Vegas - its gaze interface for Microsoft Windows 8 Metro, which allows users to interact with their computers using eye tracking technology.
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Building New York: Visions for the Future at Javits, Aqueduct

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new plan to sell the Jacob Javits Center and build the largest convention center in the country at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens is an urban upheaval on a scale that evokes the legacy of Robert Moses, the parks commissioner who shaped the city in wide swaths in the middle of the last century.
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Jaiprakash Associates Founders to Challenge SEBI Order

The founders of engineering and construction firm Jaiprakash Associates said they would challenge an order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), India's capital market regulator, penalising them on insider trading charges.
Dutch Queen Beatrix officially opens the new parliamentary year with a speech outlining the caretaker government's plan and budget policies for 2011 in the 13th century "Hall of Knights" in The Hague September 21, 2010.

Credit Suisse Gets Dutch Mandate on Urenco: Sources

The Dutch government has appointed Credit Suisse to advise on a potential sale of its 33 percent stake in UK-based uranium enrichment company Urenco, people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.
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Ford Focus Electric Interiors to be Made with Clean Technology

American automotive giants Ford are no strangers to promoting environmentally friendly technology in their cars. Now, however, the company has gone one step further. Ford will be recycling bottles from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, for its Focus Electric cars.
Lululemon raises profit forecast, shares jump

Lululemon Founder to Step Down

Yogawear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc said on Friday that its charismatic founder Chip Wilson will step down from his executive position.
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Blackwater Settles Suit over 2004 Fallujah Killings

A wrongful death lawsuit linked to a defining moment of the Iraq war has ended with the company formerly known as Blackwater agreeing to settle with the families of four security contractors killed in a gruesome 2004 ambush.
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Four Sprint Execs Out in Reorganization

Four Sprint Nextel executives are leaving in a corporate reshuffle at the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider involving the merger of sales and marketing for its business and consumer services operations, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said.
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Sprint Ousts 4 Executives, Merges Consumer and Business

Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is merging sales and marketing for its business and consumer operations as part of a streamlining that includes the departures of four top executives, according to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse.
Canon digital cameras are displayed at the company's showroom in Tokyo

Canon to Diversify to Meet Sales Target: Nikkei

Camera maker Canon Inc plans to meet its sales target of 5 trillion yen ($64.84 billion) in 2015 through diversification into medical equipment and movie cameras, the Nikkei business daily said.

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