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Apple loses tablet case against small Spanish firm

A small Spanish tablet maker has won a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc in a rare victory against the U.S. company in its global defense of markets for its iPads, a court document showed on Wednesday.

New York Greeks Reel as Homeland Again Descends into Turmoil

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As international pressure mounts on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to drop his bid to put the deal before the Greek people for a referendum vote, and instead immediately accept its terms as drafted, Greek-American New Yorkers are once again shocked at the intransigence of their home country's leadership.
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Wall Street Cuts Gains on Greece Concerns

Stocks pared gains and the Nasdaq Composite hit a session low in afternoon trading on Wednesday after a source said the European Union and International Monetary Fund will not release an 8 billion euro payment to Greece until after its planned referendum.
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RIM shares fall to seven-year low

Research In Motion shares fell to a seven-year low in Toronto on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the smartphone maker's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market.
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Fed Lowers GDP Forecast, Holds Policy Steady

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed its forecast for economic growth, raised projections for unemployment, and suggested Europe's debt crisis posed big downside risks to the U.S. economy.
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Thoratech Shares Drop on Outlook Cut

Shares of Thoratec Corp (THOR.O) fell 10 percent in pre-market trade Wednesday, a day after the cardiac device maker cut its full-year sales forecast, citing slower sales growth of its heart pumps in the United States in the second half of 2011.
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Jobless Rates Dip in Most Metropolitan Areas

Jobless rates dropped in most metropolitan areas in September, and among areas with populations of one million or more they fell the most in Las Vegas, federal data released on Wednesday showed.
2. Sony Forecasts 4th Straight Loss, Cuts TV Sales

Sony Shares Sink on Massive Loss Forecast

Sony Corp. warned of a fourth straight year of losses, with its television unit alone set to lose $2.2 billion on tumbling demand and a surging yen, sinking its U.S. shares and raising concerns about the viability of its high-profile TV business.
Conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco are shown in this family photo

Doctors Separate Conjoined Twins in California

Surgeons in northern California successfully separated 2-year-old identical twin girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen after a painstaking, daylong operation, doctors said on Tuesday.
Workers at Grasberg Mine

U.S. Union Wants Freeport-McMoRan Investigated

The largest U.S. industrial labor union is suggesting publicly that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., a top global gold producer, is violating the law by bribing police in Indonesia.
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UK court rules WikiLeaks's Assange should be extradited

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose activities have angered the U.S. government, should be sent to Sweden from Britain to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, the High Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his appeal against extradition.
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Fed holds fire, lone dissenter wanted more easing

The Federal Reserve left monetary policy on hold on Wednesday and offered a moderately brighter economic outlook, but it flagged risks to growth that appeared to leave open the door for further easing.
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Google Bets on Mobile Internet Growth in India

Internet giant Google expects India's Internet growth to be driven by mobile users, predicting that they will form the majority of new Internet users in the country as low-priced smartphones become available.

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