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RIM PlayBook sales steady at 250000 despite recall

Despite the recall of 1,000 Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablets due to an OS glitch, the popularity of the PlayBook remains unaffected -it has been reported that the BlackBerry maker has recovered by selling 250,000 devices in month of April. The estimates were noted from RBC analyst Mick Abramsky collected information from 180 Best Buy locations with results showing 84% of 64BG RIM PlayBooks sold were in late April.
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Citi gives Pandit $16.6 million retention bonus

Citigroup Inc has awarded Chief Executive Vikram Pandit over $16.6 million in deferred compensation plus stock options as a retention bonus, a far cry from the $1 salary he took in response to the financial crisis.

Gates, Mullen Urge Congress to Keep Sending Aid To Pakistan

Despite a chorus of calls from some senior US politicians that aid to Pakistan should be halted or curtailed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the U.S. should continue to financially help the South Asian nation because it remains of “significant” interest to Washington.

New York mayor pushes gay marriage

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to New York’s capital Tuesday, putting action behind his words to “stand up for marriage equality.”

Sarkozy Warned Strauss-Kahn In 2007 To Curb His Behavior

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s reputation of inappropriate behavior with women was so alarming that as long as four years ago, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned him to control his behavior just prior to his assumption of the managing directorship of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a report in The Times newspaper of Britain.
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LinkedIn IPO likely a success, but risks real

LinkedIn is due to sell some $341 million of shares to the public later on Wednesday, and the intense demand for the stock so far could be a good indicator of how investors will receive IPOs from other social media companies like Facebook.
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WTO gives mixed verdict on Airbus appeal

Trade judges on Wednesday partially overturned a ruling that had accused EU states of giving Airbus illegal subsidies, but said the aircraft maker did receive billions of dollars of unfair aid that harmed Boeing.
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Wall Street climbs on commodities, tech earnings

A rebound in commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares on Wednesday, while strong earnings from Dell Inc helped the technology sector as Wall Street found some respite from its recent slide.
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Insider trading trial defendants attack government case

A former Galleon hedge fund trader on trial for insider trading waded into the river of gossip of Wall Street for tips and speculation, not secrets leaked by corporate lawyers as the government charges, his lawyer told a jury on Wednesday.

US To Impose Sanctions on Syrian President Assad

The U.S. government will impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, as well as six top Syrian government officials, over human rights abuses perpetrated over the past two months of unrest in that country, according to reports.
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Democratic Senators Urge US To Halt Aid To Pakistan

A group of senior U.S. Senators (all Democrats) are pushing the Obama Administration to halt any further aid to Pakistan until the government is convinced that Islamabad is not sheltering any more terrorists in the country and doing everything it can to stamp out Islamic militancy.
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Crude and gasoline stocks see little change: EIA

U.S. crude oil and gasoline stocks were little changed last week and distillates fell, as oil imports decreased and refinery utilization increased, according to a weekly report from the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday.
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Brent crude futures extend rise to $2 after EIAs

Brent crude futures extended gains to more than $2 on Wednesday, but in choppy trading, after a weekly government report showed crude stocks fell slightly in the United States last week as refinery utilization rose.

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