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IMF chief tries to shore up fraying G20 unity

The IMF sought to maintain unity within the Group of 20 economic powers on Thursday, urging countries not to go separate ways in reforming the financial sector, as frictions emerged over a controversial plan to tax banks.

Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook

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Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes.

Philip Morris misses estimates, Reynolds beats

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Philip Morris International , which sells Marlboro cigarettes and other brands internationally, posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by a tax increases and a weak economy in parts of Europe.
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U.S. delays China yuan probe in aluminum case

The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday delayed a decision on investigating whether China's currency practices are an illegal trade subsidy that justify imposing countervailing duties.
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Apple says iPad 3G available on April 30

The high-speed mobile version of Apple Inc's iPad will hit store shelves on April 30, and international pricing for the tablet computer will be spelled out on May 10, the company said on Tuesday.
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EUR/USD – when is the downward trend broken?

Good morning dear traders, I hope, you had yesterday a good start into the new trading week. The downward trend of last week continued, although EURUSD could win during the day a little bit towards 1.3473. Yesterday I had 3 trades with 42 pips.
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Facebook investor DST takes stake in Groupon

Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies, which bought a $300 million stake in Facebook last year, has led a $135 million investment round in Chicago-based social-commerce website Groupon.
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EUR/USD - will it further fall ??

Good morning dear traders,welcome in a new trading week. How was your weekend? Did you celebrate your profits of last week, or ...? I was satisfied with my last week´s trading results. Friday´s trading day was great.
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Canadian earnings have tough task to move markets

Canada's biggest companies should deliver impressive earnings growth over last year's dismal first quarter, but that may not be enough to lift a market that's already near its highest level in nearly two years.
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Regulators seize eight banks

U.S. regulators on Friday seized eight banks with assets totaling more than $6 billion, raising the tally this year to 51 failed banks and adding to the carnage of small institutions that is expected to peak this year.
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Countries to release anti-piracy text as deal nears

Countries negotiating a deal to curb trade in fake and pirated goods are close to reaching an agreement in talks that have raised concerns among digital rights advocates, U.S. trade officials said on Friday.
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Sweden, Canada outrank U.S. on healthcare

(Reuters) - People living in countries with government-run healthcare systems like Sweden and Canada are far more confident than Americans that their families can get good, affordable care, according to a 22-nation survey released on Thursday.
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Toyota to test all SUVs, suspends Lexus GX output

Toyota Motor said on Thursday it would conduct safety tests on all its sport utility models after a report claiming that a handling problem in a new version Lexus put drivers at risk of rollover accidents.
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Sinopec makes China's biggest Canada oil sands deal

Chinese state-owned company Sinopec plans to buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the largest project in Canada's oil sands for $4.65 billion, the richest deal yet to expand China's interest in the huge unconventional resource.
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Maternal deaths down in poor countries: study

(Reuters) - Deaths of women in and around childbirth have gone down by an average of 35 percent globally, according to a study using new methods, but are surprisingly high in the United States, Canada and Norway.
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Livin’ La Vida Coca: Mountain Biking the Inca Trail

Our Peruvian guide Wayo is at the door of our van, just returned from a nearby tienda (store) with an innocuous pink bag in his hand. He hands over the bag and invites me to take a look inside. I open it to reveal the small green leaves within, each about the size of my thumb.
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Modest job gains soften rate hike expectations

Fewer Canadians returned to work in March than expected, but the three-month hiring trend was the strongest since the financial crisis intensified in the autumn of 2008, suggesting the recovery is entrenched.

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