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China's December trade surplus narrows

Data showed on Monday the Chinese trade surplus narrowed in December, easing the conflict between Beijing and Washington over rising U.S. trade deficit even as Chinese President Hu Jintao is scheduled to meet President Obama in the White House on January 19.
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Stock index futures fall; eyes on Alcoa

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.44 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.35 percent at 4:05 a.m. EST.
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Amazon cloud can help hack WiFi networks: expert

A security researcher says he has figured out a quick and inexpensive way to break a commonly used form of password protection for wireless networks using powerful computers that anybody can lease from Amazon.com Inc over the Web.
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Local.com cuts fourth-quarter outlook

Local-search provider Local.com Corp lowered its fourth-quarter outlook hurt by a fall in revenue from a key customer Yahoo Inc following the Yahoo-Bing integration, sending its shares down 14 percent in pre-market trade.
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Eurozone GDP growth slows in Q3

Economy in both the euro area and the EU27 grew at a much slower pace in the second quarter, according to the second estimate by Eurostat, the official statistical office of the European Union
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China to buy 6 billion euros of Spanish debt: report

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said his country is willing to buy about 6 billion euros ($7.9 billion) of Spain's public debt, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Thursday, citing government sources.
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Online health info popular but often unchecked

The number of people looking for health information online is set to soar as workers return from holiday breaks, but few will check where the information comes from, according to an international survey on Tuesday.
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Three reasons to be bearish on the stock market

Recently, investors have been wildly bullish on the U.S. stock market. However, extremely bullish sentiment often precedes a reversal of fortune for the stock market and there are fundamental reasons to be bearish on the stock market.
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Wipro to make India’s fastest supercomputer in 3 months

India’s third biggest software services company Wipro Ltd is building the nation’s fastest supercomputer for space agency Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to help the agency crunch large volumes of data that is critical for designing complex launch vehicles.
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Aussie floods pushing up commodity prices

The devastating floods in Queensland Australia has driven up the prices of certain commodities, including coal, wheat and sugar. With warnings that the flood may not recede for weeks, the longer-term impact on commodity prices becomes a great concern.

WIkileaks: US Pressures German Internet Privacy

The U.S. Government had doubts that the German Free Democratic Party would be a reliable partner in combating terrorism on the Internet, according to cables made public by Wikileaks, and after the elections some officials felt those doubts were vindicated
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Asia factory output powers ahead but inflation worries

Asian factory output powered ahead in December to underline emerging markets' lead in the global recovery although data showed an increasing inflation threat in the region even as growth is tepid in developed economies.

World leaders promise better economy, more jobs in 2011

Hope, despair, promises and more promises. World leaders have spelled out their intent, or say an 'action plan' for the coming year. Note them all, some merely possible, some probably intricate others perhaps a bunch of lies.
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Solar Power Rises In 2011

With the growth in the number of plants being built and the increasing cost competitiveness, 2011 looks like solar energy could start to come into its own in the U.S.
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More Snow Doesn't Stop Global Warming

The recent snowstorms in the northeastern U.S. and a similar blizzard last year might make some doubt the climate is changing. The short answer is: no, and in fact some of the people who study climate predicted wetter winters - and more snow, at least for a while.
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Merkel praises euro currency in New Year's address

Germany is committed to the euro currency and the German people are now stronger in the wake of Europe’s economic crisis, said Chancellor Angela Merkel in her annual televised New Year’s message.

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