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HP's TouchPad will debut July 1 for $500

Hewlett Packard Co will begin selling its TouchPad on July 1 in the United States for $499.99, debuting the first tablet computer powered by Palm's operating software.

Pimco says Japan, U.S. debt losing investment appeal

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Pimco cut its holdings of Japanese and U.S. government debt in the past six months due to their diminishing investment appeal, although Japan's political turmoil is unlikely to trigger a spike in yields in the near term, the top bond fund's head of Japan portfolio management said.
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Coupons.com raises $200 million in private round

Digital-coupon business Coupons.com said it had raised $200 million from institutional investors, underscoring the tremendous investor appetite for businesses that help consumers find bargains using the Internet.
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Ex-Primary Global executive to plead guilty: lawyer

A former employee of a so-called expert network firm is expected to plead guilty to charges of conspiring with others to leak corporate secrets to hedge funds in exchange for money, part of a broad U.S. crackdown on insider trading.
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Zambia asks Glencore unit for underpaid taxes

Zambia has asked commodity trader Glencore's Mopani Copper Mines for unpaid taxes after an audit of the subsidiary, leaked earlier this year, said it had underpaid mining dues, the country's finance minister said.
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TransCanada says Keystone resumes shipping crude oil

TransCanada Corp's 591,000 barrel-per-day capacity Keystone pipeline resumed shipping crude oil, one week after being shut by a leak at a Kansas pumping station, the Calgary-based company said in a statement.
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Wal-Mart seeks to reassure investors on growth

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is trying to reassure employees and investors on Friday that the company can reach out to shoppers online, on their phones and in small and large stores to drive growth.
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Google attack brings past cyber attacks into focus

After alleged hackers in China compromised the personal e-mail accounts of top-notch American officials, military personnel and journalists, the world attention has shifted to cyber warfare and similar attacks that have happened in the past.
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Bell Canada wants no limits on spectrum auction

Canada's biggest telecom company, BCE Inc, wants rivals big and small to compete without restrictions for valuable spectrum needed to accommodate booming demand for mobile Internet services.
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Expedia, Groupon create travel deal website

Online coupon service Groupon and online travel agency Expedia Inc have created a website to offer people travel deals and to let travel suppliers expose their brands to shoppers.
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Bombardier lifted by CSeries order

Bombardier Inc broke a 16-month order drought for its new CSeries jetliner on Wednesday, announcing a small 10-plane order that helped lift its stock by as much as 7 percent.
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Hockey returns to Winnipeg, Atlanta loses again

The Atlanta Thrashers hockey team has been purchased by an owner who intends to move the National Hockey League franchise to Winnipeg, returning the sport to the capital of Manitoba, Canada, for the 2011-2012 season.

William and Kate's American tour dates revealed

Prince William and his new wife, Duchess Catherine, are set to travel thousands of miles from the north of Canada to the south of California in what is their first royal tour together, royal officials said.

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