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Brent steady above $117, investors look to March jobs data

Brent crude was steady above $117, after earlier touching near a four-week high, as investors awaited an expected positive U.S. March payroll report due later on Friday for clues to demand prospects by the world's largest oil importer.

Military Solution Not Enough in Libya, NATO Says

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A top NATO official on Thursday said there is no purely military solution to the crisis in Libya, as the coalition of North American and European nations took control of protecting civilians while rebels fighting Gaddafi-backed forces suffered setbacks after gains earlier in the week and talk of arming them grew.
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GE defends itself in U.S. tax flare-up

General Electric Co went on the defensive on Thursday over a report it paid no income taxes in 2010, unapologetically saying it seeks to reduce what it owes, but expects to pay more this year.
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Auto union membership up first time in 6 years

United Auto Workers membership rose for the first time in six years in 2010, helped by a recovering U.S. auto industry and expanding to include workers outside that industry, the UAW said in a federal filing on Thursday.
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Pictures, letters of King assassin shown in online museum

A Memphis county official has opened an online museum of case files, personal correspondence and little-seen black-and-white images chronicling the jail time of James Earl Ray, who killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. 43 years ago this Monday.
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Businesses, lawmakers urge CFTC to tap the brakes

The U.S. futures regulator must swallow its pride and ask Congress for a delay in implementing derivatives regulations, some lawmakers and businesses said on Thursday as they criticized the agency for moving too fast.
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Wall Street flat as Friday payrolls data eyed

U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday as a modest reading on jobless claims failed to topple upbeat expectations about Friday's U.S. payrolls report for March as the quarter quietly draws to a close.
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Ford tops in auto customer loyalty: Polk

Ford Motor Co was the top automaker in 2010 as measured by U.S. customer loyalty, overtaking General Motors Co , the 2009 leader, market consultancy Polk said on Thursday.
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Wall Street flat toward quarter end

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as a middling reading on jobless claims failed to dent expectations about Friday's U.S. payrolls report for March as the quarter quietly draws to a close.
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Oil rises, set for big Q1 gains on supply worries

Oil prices rose on Thursday on the last day of the quarter, with Brent heading for its second biggest quarterly rise as Middle East protests and unrest and Libya's conflict kept threats to supply in focus.
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Japan fund repatriation to top views: PIMCO

Japan will repatriate more funds than markets expect to finance its reconstruction efforts following its devastating earthquake and tsunami, the co-chief investment officer of top bond fund PIMCO said on Thursday.
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Japan to repatriate more funds than expected: PIMCO

Japan will repatriate more funds than markets expect to finance its reconstruction efforts following its devastating earthquake and tsunami, the co-chief investment officer of top bond fund PIMCO said on Thursday.
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Investors cautious but don't desert Japan: Reuters

Investors are putting their faith in Japan's ability to recover from its major disasters, barely changing their equity exposure to the stricken country despite earthquake, tsunami and nuclear breakdown.
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Wall St flat as quarter ends, jobs report eyed

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, the final day of the quarter, as jobless claims fell less than expected but didn't change optimism about Friday's U.S. payrolls report for March.
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GoDaddy CEO Kills Elephant [Video]

The video, which comes ahead of April Fool's Day, features the GoDaddy executive killing an elephant while vacationing in Labola, Zimbabwe.
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NATO chief opposes arming Libyan rebels

Amidst reports that Libyan rebels are retreating in the face of the superior firepower of Moammar Gaddafi’s armies, the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has ruled out the possibility of providing weapons to the beleaguered rebel groups.

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