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EU may force BA, AA to give up air slots

British Airways , American Airlines and Iberia may have to give up take-off and landing slots for their Oneworld trans-atlantic alliance to go ahead, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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Sony looks for box office hit with This Is It

Heading toward its October 28 release, Michael Jackson movie This Is It looks like a box office winner for Sony's Columbia Pictures movie studio with one estimate saying it could make more than $600 million worldwide in a limited two-week run.
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South Korea wins biggest energy deal with Canada's Harvest

South Korea ended a frustrating losing streak in overseas resource deals with the agreed $1.7 billion takeover of Canada's Harvest Energy Trust, securing oil and gas reserves but also taking on an aging refinery in need of significant investment.
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Messier, Bronfman told to stand trial in Vivendi case

Former Vivendi boss Jean-Marie Messier and the head of Warner Music Group Edgar Bronfman Jr have been told to stand trial on various charges of financial wrong doing, according to a court document obtained by Reuters.
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Canada allows Internet throttling as last resort

Canada's main telecom regulator said on Wednesday it will let Internet service providers slow or throttle traffic such as file-sharing that the companies say threatens to overwhelm their networks -- but only as a last resort.
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Canada allows Web traffic throttling as last resort

Canada's main telecom regulator said on Wednesday it will let Internet service providers slow or throttle traffic such as file-sharing that the companies say threatens to overwhelm their networks -- but only as a last resort.
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EU progress on carbon capture still too slow: RWE

The European Union is taking too long to get up to 12 carbon capture and storage demonstration plants operating by 2015, RWE npower's head of environmental strategy told a carbon conference on Wednesday.
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RIM launching updated top-end BlackBerry Bold

Research In Motion is rolling out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold smartphone, aimed at the company's base of professional users as well as wealthier retail consumers.
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GM, Opel Trust signal Magna on track to win Opel

General Motors looked poised to sign over carmaker Opel to Canada's Magna as fears the EU might scupper the deal were dispelled, but Spanish workers planned strikes to protest looming cost cuts.
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Hasbro gets Transformers boost, other brands weak

Hasbro Inc posted revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday as weakness in brands like Monopoly and Strawberry Shortcake offset strong sales of boys' toys tied to the G.I. Joe and Transformers movies.
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Hasbro profit tops Street view

Hasbro Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and gave an upbeat outlook for the full-year, fueling hopes for better toy sales during the holidays.
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Hasbro profit tops Street estimates

Hasbro Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by demand for movie-related toys, although revenue fell short of expectations.
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RPT-PREVIEW-Bank of Canada unlikely to make dramatic moves

The Bank of Canada is likely to play it safe when it outlines its policy stance this week, holding the line on interest rates and tinkering at the margins of its economic forecasts as it waits for firmer evidence that the recovery is for real.
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Germany says EU concerns don't endanger Opel deal

Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg expressed confidence on Saturday that Germany could address EU concerns about a sale of carmaker Opel to Canada's Magna, saying they did not put the deal at risk.

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