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Forbes list of billionaires due out soon

Forbes magazine is due to release its annual list of the world's billionaires around midday on Wednesday, with Mexico's Carlos Slim poised to retain the top spot and attention focused on how far up the list Facebook's IPO has catapulted Mark Zuckerberg.

Wall Street rebounds after jobs report

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Stocks rose on Wednesday, a day after the worst selloff in three months for Wall Street, as a report showed the U.S. private sector added more jobs than expected last month.
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Wall Street claws back after jobs report

Wall Street stocks bounced back on Wednesday, a day after its worst selloff in three months, as a report showed the U.S. private sector added more jobs than expected last month.
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Wall St set to rise on jobs report, Apple eyed

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, a day after Wall Street suffered its worst selloff in three months and as a report showed the private sector added more jobs than expected.
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Wynn Resorts to vote to remove Okada from board

Wynn Resorts Ltd said it would hold a special meeting of shareholders to remove Kazuo Okada from its board, less than two weeks after the Japanese billionaire was ousted as director of the company's Macau unit.
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Gingrich Continues Quest for Relevance After a Solitary Super Tuesday Win

Despite efforts to sweep the South and revive his campaign, Georgia was the only state Newt Gingrich managed to win on Super Tuesday. Even so, the ex-House speaker made it clear he isn't going anywhere. Comparing himself to the race-winning tortoise from the famous children's fable, Gingrich said, I just take one step at a time.
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Wal-Mart to use more self-checkout lanes

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will add more self-checkout lanes at Walmart and Sam's Clubs stores as it continues to look for ways to lower costs and prices, Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley said on Wednesday.
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Facebook goes down in parts of Europe

Facebook Inc, the world's biggest social networking site, said its service was unavailable in some European countries on Wednesday morning because of technical problems.
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Japan prosecutors charge key figures in Olympus scandal

Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday charged Olympus Corp and six key figures in the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera and endoscope maker, tightening their case in the investigation of one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals.
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Analysis: Greek default may be gift to other euro strugglers

Greece's tortuous debt restructuring and threat of retroactive laws to compel reluctant creditors heaps regulatory risk onto investors but may make voluntary sovereign debt revamps more attractive and likely for other cash-strapped euro sovereigns and their creditors.
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Analaysis: Greek default may be gift to other euro strugglers

Greece's tortuous debt restructuring and threat of retroactive laws to compel reluctant creditors heaps regulatory risk onto investors but may make voluntary sovereign debt revamps more attractive and likely for other cash-strapped euro sovereigns and their creditors.
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Sim City gets rebuilt for 2013 with modern look

Sim City is going back to its roots. The classic city building game that first came out in 1989, is returning next year in a new version that has a modern-day look and feel but is being built by those who worked on the original.
Mitt Romney

Super Tuesday Ohio Primary Results: Mitt Romney Wins, but What Does It Mean?

Mitt Romney has won the 2012 Ohio Republican primary, passing Rick Santorum by an incredibly slim margin to take the state after a tight race between the two candidates. But what does the victory say about how Romney's campaign strategy appealed to voters in Ohio, and how many delegates the win will net him for Super Tuesday?
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Gold Snaps 3-Day Loss as Risk Aversion Rises

Gold regained some ground Wednesday as jewellers in Asia snapped up the metal after prices dropped 2 percent in the previous session, but investors were cautious because of lingering fears about a possible Greek default.
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Hacking mole helps FBI arrest Anonymous leaders

One of the world's most-wanted hackers secretly became an FBI informant last year, providing evidence that led to charges on Tuesday against five other suspected leaders of the Anonymous international hacking group.
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Wall Street marks first big loss of 2012

The Dow dropped more than 200 points on Tuesday, handing Wall Street its worst day in three months on renewed fears of a disorderly default in Greece and concerns that China's slowdown would hit global growth.
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Solid job gains eyed in February

The economy likely recorded a third month of solid job gains in February, which could further reduce the chances of additional monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
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Wall Street posts first big loss of 2012

The Dow dropped more than 200 points on Tuesday, handing Wall Street its worst day in almost three months on renewed fears of a disorderly default in Greece and concerns that China's slowdown would hit global growth.

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