Feb 12, 2013

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Yen steady, euro dips after G7 urges against FX war
Reuters
By Marc Jones. LONDON | Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:03am EST. LONDON (Reuters) - The yen hovered near three-year lows against the dollar and the euro fell on Tuesday after the G7 nations urged countries to refrain from competitive devaluations and a U.S. ...
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Nextdoor is homing in on the 'hyperlocal' market
Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Nirav Tolia is trying to build the next big social network — block by block. Nextdoor is like Facebook but for a neighborhood: a private network to find a baby sitter, borrow a cup of sugar, organize a block party or spread word of a break-in.
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Yellen Signals Fed Would Maintain Easing After Halting QE
Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen signaled stimulus may outlast the Fed's bond purchases, saying the central bank has the option to hold interest rates near zero even after reaching near-term targets for inflation or unemployment. Yellen's ...
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G7 intervenes to defuse currency tensions
Financial Times
The world's largest developed nations reaffirmed their commitment not to target exchange rates in a statement on Tuesday aimed at addressing concerns over a fresh round of global currency wars. In a move widely seen as an attempt to defuse tensions over ...
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Spanish, Italian Bonds Rise as Bill Sales Ease Political
Businessweek
Spanish and Italian bonds advanced as the two nations auctioned a total of 14 billion euros ($18.8 billion) of bills, allaying concern that political turmoil in both countries would damp demand for their debt. Germany's benchmark 10-year bund yields were ...
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UK Inflation Stays at 2.7% as Price Pressures Mount: Economy
Bloomberg
U.K. inflation held at the highest rate since May last month and pipeline price pressures increased as crude oil costs rose. Consumer prices rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said today in London, matching the median ...
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UPDATE 3-Finmeccanica head arrested over India bribe allegations
Reuters
Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:22am EST. * CEO of Italian defence company arrested over India probe. * Finmeccanica expresses backing for its head Orsi. * Italy faces series of corruption scandals before poll. By Emilio Parodi and Stephen Jewkes. MILAN, Feb 12 ...
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Brent Crude Futures Hold Above $118 A Barrel
Wall Street Journal
LONDON--Crude futures were mixed in trading Tuesday, with Brent trading above $118 a barrel and Nymex trading flat as investors looked ahead to the OPEC report, due later, and a weekly survey on U.S. oil inventories. At 1057 GMT, the March Brent ...
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Survey: Small business owners still pessimistic, worried about the economy and ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Small business owners have started 2013 with low expectations for the economy and their companies. That's the finding of a survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business. The lobbying group's Small Business ...
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Tiny 'fibers' may have played role in 787 battery failure, NTSB says
Chicago Tribune
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether tiny fiber-like formations, known as dendrites, inside lithium-ion batteries could have played a role in battery failures on two Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners last month.Dendrites, just one of ...
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Report: American, US Airways boards to meet this week
USA TODAY
Rumors, speculation and reports citing unnamed sources continue to swirl around a potential merger between American and US Airways. The latest comes from The Wall Street Journal, which cites "people close to the discussions," says that directors of both ...
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SNB To Keep Euro Floor
Wall Street Journal
GENEVA--The Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan Tuesday reiterated the central bank will keep its floor of 1.20 Swiss francs per euro in place for as long as is necessary, and is ready to use other measures at any time. "The franc remains an ...
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How food scares galloped across Europe
Financial Times
An emerging scandal about illicit horsemeat found in processed foods has raised questions about whether European regulators are capable of coping with an industry whose ingredients and subcontractors increasingly cross national borders. The EU has ...
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American Express launches purchase-via-Twitter service
BBC News
American Express (Amex) has launched a purchase-by-tweet service for its US-based customers. Credit-card holders post a specific hashtag on Twitter to trigger payments from their accounts. Products from Amazon, Sony and Microsoft are being offered at a ...
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Stock futures signal lower open
Reuters
PARIS | Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:35am EST. PARIS (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 5:19 ...
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UBS fined for mis-selling AIG fund
BBC News
Swiss bank UBS has been fined £9.45m by the UK regulator for mis-selling an investment fund from insurer AIG. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said the bank had not understood the product it was selling and did not take effective action when the ...
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In New Jersey, the gambling revolution will be televised
Chicago Tribune
By Hilary Russ Feb 11 (Reuters) - Guests at one New Jersey casino will be. the first in the United States to place bets with the click of their television remote controls, as gambling gets ever closer to going online in the state. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in ...
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Where the rich people live
CNN
The area of Connecticut just north of New York City -- including Bridgeport, seen here -- has the highest concentration of rich people living there. Silicon Valley is next. NEW YORK (CNNMoney). Despite all the talk of urban revitalization, suburbs still have ...
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Fresh doubts about Shell's Alaska plans
Financial Times
Royal Dutch Shell's two Arctic drilling rigs are being sent to Asia for assessment and repairs, raising fresh questions about whether it will be able to pursue its drilling programme off the north coast of Alaska this summer as planned. The decision, forced by ...
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Barclays to close four units, place others under review
Fox Business
LONDON – Barclays will close 4 units and has placed the futures of 17 more under review as part of an overhaul of the bank aimed at transforming its culture, Chief Executive Antony Jenkins told reporters on Tuesday. Jenkins said the bank had closed its ...
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Euribor rates ease as ECB on strong euro watch
Reuters
Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:22am EST. FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Euribor bank-to-bank lending rates eased on Tuesday, their recent gains eroded by hints from the European Central Bank of concern over the economic impact of a rise in the value of the euro.
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The Growing Corporate Cash Hoard
New York Times (blog)
Last week, the investor David Einhorn sued Apple, in which his hedge fund is a large shareholder, to prevent it from taking actions that would allow it to continue holding onto its $137 billion in cash, rather than paying it out as dividends.
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Regeneron shares jump on Sanofi share buy plan
MarketWatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (US:regn) were up 8% to $179 in early trading Monday after French drug maker Sanofi SA (US:sny) announced its intention to purchase a piece of Regeneron. Regeneron shares ...
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How to avoid tax-refund scammers
MarketWatch
In March of 2011, David Parker did what many taxpayers did: He filed his 2010 income-tax return along with a check for what he owed the Internal Revenue Service. Three months later, weeks after the check was cashed, the Seattle resident discovered while ...
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Home sales for December in area slip
Buffalo News
Home sales activity in Western New York dipped slightly in December, as completed transactions fell and fewer additional homes were put on the market for sale, but the tightening inventory continues to drive prices up. According to the latest data from the ...
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Colorado finalizes rules for oil, gas well setbacks
Gas Business Briefing
After weeks of postponements, the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission on Monday finalized rules regulating setback distances for oil and gas wells that pleased neither energy producers nor environmentalists. Among other provisions, the new regulations ...
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UK regulators probing Autonomy books before it was acquired by HPQ
US Market Buzz
Northern, WI 02/12/2013 (usmarketbuzz) – UK based Autonomy Corp.'s financial misrepresentations before its acquisition by the Hewlett-Packard Company (NASDAQ:HPQ) are under probes by the accounting regulator in the U.K.. The Financial Reporting ...
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Hostess Gets Approval to Auction Twinkies, Drake's Brands
Bloomberg
Hostess Brands Inc. won bankruptcy court approval to hold auctions for brands including Wonder Bread, Twinkies and Drake's. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in White Plains, New York, today approved Flowers Foods Inc., McKee Foods Corp., United ...
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Nike Fuelband Not Coming To Android - Business Insider
By Steve Kovach
The Nike Fuelband, a fitness tracking bracelet that syncs with your computer or phone, won't work with Android devices any time soon, if at all. The news comes from one of Nike's tweets when a customer asked if he could expect an Android ...
SAI
Japan's Amari Gives Nikkei Ultimatum - Business Insider
By Matthew Boesler
At this point, most are familiar with the new Japanese government's efforts to talk down the value of the Japanese yen in a bid to increase export competitiveness. One of the side-effects of a weaker yen is higher stock prices, and the Japanese ...
Money Game
Ann Coulter's Cookies And Pixels - Business Insider
By Jim Edwards
"Visitors to her site are being sold out six ways from Sunday," our source says.
Advertising
Nexus 4 Wireless Charger On Sale Now - Business Insider
By Steve Kovach
Google started selling its wireless charging stand for its Nexus 4 flagship phone today. The charger costs $59.99, and uses the Qi wireless charging standard, which means it's probably compatible with other devices too. The charger looks ...
Business Insider
BAFTA Award Winners and Best Dressed 2013 - Business Insider
By Aly Weisman
The British Oscars brought out Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck and more.
The Wire
Tom Cruise 114 E 13th Street - Business Insider
By Leigh Kamping-Carder
Indeed, Cruise shared the residence with his trio of ex-wives — including Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman — and also lived there with former girlfriends Rebecca De Mornay (his Risky Business co-star) and Cher, who stayed in the apartment ...
The Life Contributors
'Google For Spies' Mines Social Media - Business Insider
By Geoffrey Ingersoll
Defense company Raytheon is now boasting about new software that mines social media in order to profile, and predict the movements of potential suspect. The program, called Rapid Information Overlay Technology, or RIOT, enables ...
Military & Defense
Business news briefs | The Salt Lake Tribune
Dell seeks to reassure shareholders Dell is trying to soothe shareholders about its proposed $24.4 billion acquisition by a group led by its founder, saying managers considered a number of options before agreeing to the ...
All - The Salt Lake Tribune
State of Green Business Report 2013 | GreenBiz.com
By Hugh Byrne
The sixth annual edition of research has been expanded to include data on 1600 companies worldwide, as well as on the U.S.-based S&P 500.
GreenBiz.com Green and Sustainable...
Texas business leader calls for bipartisan immigration reform | Trail ...
By Alexandria Baca
The president of the Texas Association of Business has added his voice to a chorus calling on the country's Republicans to support comprehensive immigration reform. Bill Hammond, in a call with reporters, called for an immigration system in ...
Trail Blazers Blog
We Are Rebels: The Business Of The Witcher And CD Projekt Red ...
By Ben Hanson
In this video feature, the VP of business development at CD Projekt Red talks about the studio's emphasis on creative independence.
Features
Tempe couple grows staging business in spite of hard times
By Georgann Yara
Tempe couple grows staging business in spite of hard times,Owner of Precise Corporate Staging, a Tempe-based sound, video, lighting and staging company, says the business partnership has been successful mostly because of their much ...
azcentral.com | business

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What A Billionaire Gets For His Birthday - Business Insider
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he ...
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Nokia Protests Against Indian Tax Raid | Fox Business
Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOK) Tuesday said it has sent letters of complaint to Indian tax authorities after tax officials in the South Asian nation last month raided its ...
www.foxbusiness.com/.../nokia-protests-against-indian-tax-rai...
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Instant Answers/Businesses & Websites/Business Accounts. Overview | Recent. 16. What is a business account? Grace Porter November 13, 2012. 16 ...
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NFIB small-business index edges up in January - MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A measure of small-business sentiment saw a slight gain in January, helped by an increase in the number who expect the ...
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Italy regulator bans short-selling of Finmeccanica ... - Fox Business
Italy's market watchdog Consob said on Tuesday it had banned short selling on shares of defense group Finmeccanica on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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