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Honda CFO says profit forecast not conservative

Honda Motor Co's <7267.T> annual operating profit forecast is not conservative, given the yen's strength and soaring raw materials prices, the automaker's chief financial officer said on Tuesday.

StanChart keeps lid on costs, heads for record profit

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Staff cuts coupled with growth in Hong Kong and other key Asian markets have put Standard Chartered Plc <2888.HK> on track for record profits in the first half of this year, up over 10 percent on a year earlier.
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Airbus set for multi-billion China order: sources

China could order dozens of Airbus jetliners during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao to Berlin according to sources, but the deals are clouded by a spat between Beijing and Europe over aviation carbon tariffs.
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Google sees growing struggle over web censorship

Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.
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China's Wen signals doubt inflation goal can be met

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year, underlining expectations that interest rates will rise further even as economic growth slows down.
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Berlin, Beijing to talk euro

Germany and China will discuss the euro and world currency system reforms during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao, a German government source said, as Berlin said it would welcome more Chinese firms as long-term investors.
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China audits local government finances in debt clean-up

China released a comprehensive review of the massive debt of its local governments on Monday and curtailed their future borrowing, taking its first major step to prevent widespread defaults from destabilizing its vast economy.
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China shows off latest high-speed train

With its fully reclining airline-style business class seats, a strict no-smoking policy and designed top speed of 350 km (220 miles) per hour, the new Beijing-Shanghai express embodies China's race to the future.
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What's Ailing Apple?

Barclays Capital has addressed the reasons it believes shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have underperformed the sector since February. Apple stock has fallen 3.82 percent between February 1 and June 24.
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Has Renren suffered enough from China stocks phobia?

Renren Inc was hyped as the Facebook of China, a company that had access to the world's largest Internet market, and a good way to ride the buzz surrounding social media IPOs -- but investors who believed the story are nursing big wounds.

LulzSec IRC chat leaks: The full record

The following is a full text log of the conversations between members of LulzSec, a hacking ground that recently wreaked havoc on Sony, PBS and other multinational companies.

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