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Gold Ends Week With Little Change

Gold was largely unchanged on Friday, but posted its second-biggest weekly decline this year due to an early week drop after the FederalReserve withheld additional easing amid a string of encouraging U.S. economic data.
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India To Double Its Gold Import Duty

India, the world's No. 1 gold buyer, plans to double the duty on imports of the precious metal, according to reports Friday, its second such move this year. Gold prices fell nearly 1 percent.
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India Budget 2012-13: Highlights

India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented the budget for 2012-13 in the Parliament. Here are the highlights of the budget.
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Reserve Bank of India Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged

Following the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) leaving its repo rate unchanged at Thursday’s meeting and given that measures of activity have picked up recently and inflation is set to fall only gradually in the coming months, the forecast for rate cuts have been reduced to 100 basis points this year according to Capital Economics.
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Pakistan: Hostages Say They Escaped The Taliban

Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29 -- who appeared at a military check point in North Waziristan on Thursday -- told Pakistani officials that they escaped their Taliban captors.
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China halts 10 more Airbus orders: sources

China has suspended the purchase of 10 more Airbus jets, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, raising the stakes in a potentially damaging trade row over European Union airline emissions charges.
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Pepsi Chips Surpass $10 Billion In Global Retail Sales: About The Food Company [VIDEO]

PepsiCo, Inc. might be associated with refreshing cola, but the company has hit a giant milestone with their popular “Banner Sun” potato chip brands. “The “Banner Sun” potato chips, which are comprised of Lay’s (U.S.), Smith’s (Australia), Walkers (U.K.), Elma’s (Brazil) and Sabritas (Mexico), have reached over $10 billion in global retail sales. The food company has been catering to chip taste preferences around the world, fueling their rising sales
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Dhoni-Sehwag Rift Settled: Ganguly

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly says current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag have settled their differences.
Acer Dethrones HP to Become No. 1 Desktop Maker in India

Acer Dethrones HP to Become No. 1 Desktop Maker in India

Despite experiencing macro-economic challenges in 2011 due to component shortage and fierce price wars among global vendors, Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer Inc successfully claimed the number one position in the desktop category in India during the year.

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