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Gold climbs to record as Mideast violence flares

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Gold climbed to a record high above $1,440 an ounce on Monday as the threat of violence spreading in the Middle East and North Africa pushed oil prices to 2-1/2 year highs and burnished the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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Rivals Pressured as Apple unveils iPad 2

Just as other tablets began entering the market, Apple earlier this week unveiled the latest iteration of its iconic iPad, dealing what some experts see a death blow to the prospects of rivals.
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Tablet Shootout: Apple's iPad 2 Vs HP's TouchPad

Apple has just set the specification bar even higher for iPad 2, sticking with the 10-inch display but made it thinner than an iPhone and faster, while also reducing the weight despite adding new hardware.
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PetSmart Stock Hits New High On Q4 Results

Shares of PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) touched a new 52-week high of $43.39 on Thursday. The company reported a 20 percent growth in fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by more customer transactions and a strong holiday season.
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Monster U.S. online jobs index rises in February

A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States rose 4 percent in February compared with the same month a year ago, led by gains in the utilities and retail sectors, according to data released on Thursday.
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Why Alibaba Is Key To Yahoo Amid Japan Exit Rumors

If Yahoo decides to divest its Japanese assets, then it might look to monetize its assets in china as well, where it owns about 40 percent of the Internet company Alibaba Group.
Germany's Agriculture Minister Aigner talks with EU Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Dalli during an EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers' meeting in Brussels.

Eurozone economy grew 0.3 pct in fourth quarter

Gross domestic product (GDP) of the eurozone grew 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2010, mainly boosted by exports from the region, according to the second estimates released by Eurostat on Thursday.
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Entrepreneurs powering Cleveland makeover

Aaron LeMieux grew up hearing his native Cleveland used as the punchline for jokes such as the mistake on the lake. But the city is attempting to shake its downtrodden image - enhanced by a history of sporting futility - and entrepreneurs like LeMieux are leading the charge.

Brait to raise $863 mln, ditch private equity model

South African investment firm Brait will raise up to $864 million in a rights issue for its latest round of acquisitions, as it jettisons its private equity model in favour of public capital markets.
Medical marijuana plants are pictured as they dry in the Los Angeles area June 1, 2010.

U.S. Bans Marijuana Substitute 'Fake Pot' Chemicals

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has temporarily banned five chemicals used to make so-called fake pot products, perceived as legal alternatives to marijuana.
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China shares rise, HK struggles as HSBC weighs

Chinese shares rose on Tuesday on decent volume suggesting further strength ahead, while markets in Hong Kong struggled to hold gains under pressure from a near 5 percent slide in heavyweight HSBC.
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Pranab unveils budget, to bring in food bill for poor

The finance minister announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of poor but which has sparked worries of a huge fiscal cost.

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