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Volcanoes, Ash Clouds Linked To Permian Extinction

Canadian researchers say massive volcanic eruptions, burning coal and accelerated greenhouse gas “could literally be the smoking gun” that explains the Earth's most severe extinction event - latest Permian extinction, also known as the Great Dying.
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Kraft, Starbucks spar over market share losses

Starbucks Corp cannot use market share losses in the grocery coffee aisle as grounds for ending a 12-year-old distribution partnership with Kraft Foods Inc, a Kraft attorney said on Friday.
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Cargill to spin off its majority stake in Mosaic

Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc plans to spin off its $24 billion majority stake in Mosaic Co , a move that could eventually lead to a takeover of Mosaic, the world's second-largest fertilizer producer.

Adriana Resources, China steelmaker in deal

Adriana Resources reached a joint venture agreement with a unit of China's Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd on Monday in the latest in a series of deals in Canada's iron mining sector.
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10,000th sale lifts Airbus past Boeing in 2010

European planemaker Airbus celebrated a surprise win in the annual orders race against Boeing with the 10,000th plane sale in its 40-year history, part of a $5 billion order from Virgin America.
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Airbus beats Boeing after late order surge

Airbus sprinted past Boeing to win the annual orders race in 2010 after a last-minute airline buying spree highlighted a recovery in emerging markets and the low-fare sector, the planemaker said on Monday.
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Hasbro holiday sales miss

Hasbro Inc said quarterly sales dropped unexpectedly as demand in the United States petered out at the end of the holiday selling season, and the No. 2 U.S. toy company's shares initially fell more than 5 percent.
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Target to enter Canada with Zellers deal

U.S. retailer Target Corp on Thursday announced plans to enter the Canadian market, taking over leases for up to 220 Zellers stores owned by storied domestic retailer Hudson's Bay Co.
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Gap gets active in young market with Athleta store

Gap Inc's Athleta brand of athletic wear for women will open a flagship store on Thursday in San Francisco to connect with brick-and-mortar shoppers after booking double-digit sales growth through its catalogs and website.
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EADS lifted by historic Airbus plane order

Airbus basked in the world's biggest commercial plane order on Wednesday, with shares in parent EADS lifted by news of its $15.6 billion 180-aircraft deal with Indian airline IndiGo.
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The New Gold Rush

In this piece, we will examine four of gold's most important rules; the irreversible trends affecting the gold price; and how the consequences of these trends will push gold higher in 2011 and beyond.

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