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SpaceX Delays Trial Run to Space Station

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 8, 2010.
Space Exploration Technologies, a startup space transportation firm hired by NASA to fly cargo to the International Space Station, is delaying a planned February 7 test flight to allow more time to prepare for the mission, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 4-Year Low

US jobless claims at 4 yr low
New applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report on Thursday showed, pointing to continued improvement in the labor market.
Job seekers stand in line to speak with employers at a job fair in San Francisco

Jobless Claims Drop Near 4-Year Low

New applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report on Thursday showed, pointing to continued improvement in the labor market.
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End to California prison receiver in sight: judge

California's ability to provide health care to its prison inmates has improved so much since a receiver was appointed to oversee it that the state should prepare to resume some oversight, a District Court judge said on Tuesday.
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Group won't push California tax overhaul measure

Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen's Think Long Committee for California will not press a ballot measure this year to alter the state's tax system, a move seen helping Governor Jerry Brown's plan to put a tax measure to voters.
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Newcomer being eyed for Clint Eastwood drama

Warner Bros. is circling Joe Massingill, a young actor with a handful of television credits, to star with Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams in the Warner Bros. drama Trouble With the Curve, TheWrap has learned.
The fingerboard inlay on the 00-45SC, conceived by John Mayer, in an image courtesy of C.F. Martin and Co.

John Mayer back in spotlight, strumming new guitar

When Grammy-winning singer John Mayer returns to the musical spotlight in 2012, he's going to let his guitar do his talking. And not just any guitar, it will be a new limited edition, 12-fret acoustic made by C.F. Martin & Co.
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Xilinx Shares Rise on Upbeat Q4 Outlook

Chipmaker Xilinx Inc expects fourth quarter results at the mid-point of analysts' expectations, allaying investor concerns that the slowdown in the semiconductor market would continue into the new year.
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Xilinx shares up after upbeat Q4 outlook

Chipmaker Xilinx Inc expects fourth quarter results at the mid-point of analysts' expectations, allaying investor concerns that the slowdown in the semiconductor market would continue into the new year.

EBay 4Q Net and Revenue Deliver Blowout Results

Net income for the fourth quarter more rose more than fourfold to $1.98 billion, with per-share earnings of $1.51, in part due to Microsoft's Skype purchase. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $3.38 billion, up 35 percent from 2010.
Anthony Chiasson, who co-founded the Level Global Investors hedge fund, exits United States Court in lower Manhattan

Feds Charge 7 in $62M Dell Insider-Trading Case

U.S. prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme - the latest salvo in a years-long probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.

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