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Citi to raise $20 billion capital to repay U.S.

Citigroup laid out a plan to repay the money it owes the U.S. government, including issuing about $20 billion of capital, as the bank looks to end the executive pay restrictions that came with the funds.
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Big powers scrap meeting on Iran nuclear program

A planned meeting of diplomats from major powers on Iran's nuclear program will not take place this year although discussions will continue by telephone, the State Department said on Monday.
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Dubai bailout, Exxon deal lift Wall St

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as Abu Dhabi's $10 billion in aid to help Dubai avoid default eased concerns, and a takeover deal by Exxon Mobil Corp raised optimism about mergers and acquisitions.
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Schwab shares drop after EPS warning

Charles Schwab Corp expects earnings per share in the current quarter to be 2 cents to 4 cents lower than in the third quarter, due to lower interest rates and slower trading in recent weeks, sending its shares down 2.7 percent.
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The Smoke That Thunders, Zambia

The town of Livingstone, Zambia, near Victoria Falls, was named after Doctor David Livingstone, the missionary born in Blantyre, Scotland, where I once lived as a child. It is illustrative of how much the world has changed, in such a relatively short time, that it was a mere 150 years since he had become
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LyondellBasell plans $2.8 billion rights issue

Bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell has filed an amended reorganisation plan with a U.S. court proposing a $2.8 billion rights issue as it awaits a possible bid from Indian Reliance Industries.
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U.S. pledges $85 million for renewable energy

The United States pledged on Monday to contribute $85 million to a $350 million multinational fund aimed at speeding up renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in poor countries.
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U.S. to rely less on fossil fuels by 2035: EIA

U.S. oil demand through 2035 is not expected to return to the peak levels reached before fuel consumption fell sharply due to high petroleum prices and the recession, the head of the Energy Information Administration said on Monday.
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Obama takes bankers to task, demands results

President Barack Obama told top U.S. bankers on Monday they owed the country their help in lifting the economy out of crisis and implored them to lend more money and get behind financial reforms.
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Inequality remains in higher education: Summers

President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Sunday that the United States is a long way from the point where merit trumps background in higher education, adding that scholarship assistance is crucial to leveling the playing field.
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Obama to take bankers to task in meeting

President Barack Obama planned to get tough with executives from top U.S. banks on Monday and tell them that they must help lift the country out of the economic crisis they helped to create.
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Rockwell Auto shares up after analyst sees GE fit

Shares of Rockwell Automation Inc rose as much as 3.6 percent to a new 52-week high on Monday after a J.P. Morgan analyst said the maker of factory-control systems could be a good fit within General Electric Co's industrial lineup.
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Dubai bailout, Exxon's M&A deal lift shares

U.S. stocks gained on Monday on relief that Abu Dhabi's $10 billion aid would help neighboring Dubai avoid default, and a takeover deal by oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp fed optimism about the growth of mergers and acquisitions.
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The arguments of 'Climategate'

The aftermath of climategate, the leaked emails from a leading climate research institute, are giving new ammunition to those who don't follow the consensus argument on man-made global warming. The following is a summary of what arguments arise from the leak.

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