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Bernanke keeps focus on jobs, warns on Europe

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Defending the Federal Reserve on the turf of his harshest critics, central bank chief Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the Fed was intently focused on lowering unemployment and warned that strains from Europe could trigger global economic shocks.
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Boeing defense CEO: braced for deep spending cut

Boeing Co's defense unit is bracing for the worst case scenario -- a trillion-dollar U.S. defense budget reduction over 10 years, the chief executive of the company's Defense Space and Security business said on Thursday.
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Steve Jobs is most used name in media, 2011

Arab Spring and Royal Wedding were on Wednesday deemed the top phrases of 2011, while late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is the year's top name, according to a global survey of the English language.
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CFTC launches investigation into bankrupt MF Global

The U.S. futures regulator on Thursday said it has launched a formal investigation into bankrupt MF Global, increasing pressure on the brokerage as the search for roughly $600 million in missing funds continues.
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Kohl’s 3Q Profit Advances 20%, Beat Estimates

Kohl's Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. department store chain, said Thursday its third quarter profit rose 20 percent, helped by the launch of the exclusive brands such as lines by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.
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Wall Street rebounds, energy, industrials lead

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, rebounding from the previous day's steep losses on positive corporate news, but trading was choppy as nervous investors reacted to headlines painting a mixed picture of Europe's debt crisis.
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Starbucks Buys Juice Company, Starts New Chain

Starbucks Corp. said it plans to open a health and wellness-focused chain next year after its acquisition of Evolution Fresh, a California-based premium juice maker, for $30 million.
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Gold Falls As Investors Sell to Raise Cash

Gold fell on Thursday, on track for its biggest one-day loss in two weeks, as fearsabout political turmoil in Italy and a deepening euro zone debt crisis prompted investors to raise cash by liquidating somepositions in the bullion market.
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Richard Nixon Grand Jury Testimony Released

Records of former President Richard Nixon's grand jury testimony about the Watergate scandal have been released by the National Archives and the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
CNN host Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan Leaving 'America's Got Talent'

Piers Morgan announced he is leaving his judge's seat on America's Got Talent next season in order to focus on other upcoming news events like the 2012 U.S. presidential election.

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