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Republican debates: this time, TV jousts matter

Another week, another Republican presidential debate. The candidates competing for the Republican nomination to take on President Barack Obama go at it again on Tuesday night in Las Vegas in their eighth televised debate -- the fifth since early September.

Senate Democrats aim to force vote on jobs bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the media after the U.S. Senate passed a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington
President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate proposed a bill on Monday to enact into law a portion of his popular $447 billion jobs program that Republicans blocked last week.
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IBM's Q3 heightens caution, spurs sell-off

IBM's quarterly revenue and services signings barely met Wall Street forecasts, underscoring investors' fears about slower information technology spending and depressing its stock more than 3 percent.
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Wall Street Posts Biggest Loss in Last Two Weeks

Stocks suffered their worst loss in two weeks on Monday after comments from Germany's finance minister caused investors to fear Europe's solution to its debt crisis may not come fast enough.
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IBM's Q3 meets expectations, outlook raised

IBM's third-quarter revenue met expectations as corporate spending on information technology held up in the face of economic worries and the company bumped up its 2011 earnings outlook.
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Lionsgate announces new TV sales vice president

Lawrence Szabo, an 18-year veteran of MGM's Worldwide Television Group, was named Lionsgate's new executive vice president of North America television sales, the studio announced on Monday.
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AMR and pilots continue talks, shares fall

American Airlines and its pilots made significant progress in contract talks that recessed on Monday, but investors were disappointed they did not reach a deal over the weekend and hammered shares of the carrier's parent, AMR Corp .
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Investors unexcited by BlackBerry's free apps offer

An offer of free games, translation software or other apps to compensate BlackBerry users for last week's prolonged outage left Research In Motion investors cool on Monday, and the shares fell 6 percent.
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China says Wall Street protests cause for reflection

China's Foreign Ministry said Monday global protests sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States were a cause for reflection, but the reflection should be focused on ensuring the world's healthy economic growth.
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China watches nervously as Taiwan election nears

China is steeling itself for another presidential election in rambunctiously democratic Taiwan, hoping a victory for the ruling Nationalists enables even better ties but also girding for an opposition win that may inflame tensions.
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HTC loses early U.S. decision vs Apple

Taiwan's HTC Corp lost a patent infringement complaint filed against Apple Inc in a preliminary decision at the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday.
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Unlocked iPhone 4S out Earlier than Expected

An unlocked version of the iPhone 4S is set to go on sale in November according to Apple's Web site, but since the release of the contract phone on Friday there have been reports of unlocked forms circulating certain retailers across the U.S.

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