National debt: Will the U.S. be like Japan? 
Political gridlock. High national debt. Rock-bottom bond rates. An aging population. Warnings about more downgrades.Sound like the United States? Indeed. But those characteristics also describe Japan -- the country
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday that it is slashing 27,000 jobs in a widely expected maneuver aimed at slimming down the struggling tech giant.The company expects the layoffs, which amount to 8% of its worldwide workforce, to save $3 billion
China Manufacturing Contraction May Speed Stimulus - Bloomberg
China�s manufacturing may shrink for a seventh month in May, a private survey showed, reinforcing the need for stimulus as Premier Wen Jiabao accelerates a shift in policy to support growth. The 48.7 preliminary reading for a purchasing managers� i...
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Doubts over EU summit hit world markets
LONDON � World shares fell and Germany sold two-year bonds paying virtually no interest on Wednesday as investors shunned riskier assets, doubting that any new measures to tackle the euro zone debt crisis would emerge from a European leaders summit....
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Purchases of New Houses in U.S. Probably Increased in April - Bloomberg
Demand for new U.S. homes probably increased in April as lower prices and mortgage interest rates drew buyers, economists said before a report today. Purchases rose at a 335,000 annual rate, up 2.1 percent from 328,000 in March, according to the m
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Facebook IPO: Live coverage of Facebook's first trading day
Shares in Facebook begin publicly trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange for the first time Friday at 11:00 a.m. Follow our live blog as The Star covers the social networking giant's historic first trading day
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Vietnam arrests 4 shipping execs in scandal
State media say police have arrested four senior executives at a major state-owned shipping company for alleged mismanagement. Online VnExpress says Duong Chi Dung, former chairman of Vietnam National Shipping Lines, or Vina
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Questions and answers on blockbuster Facebook IPO
Taking a company public isn't as simple as collecting Facebook friends. Even if the company is Facebook. When the social media company's stock starts trading Friday under the symbol FB, buyer demand is
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Spain auctions $3.2 billion in medium term debt
Spain managed to auction nearly (EURO)2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) in medium-term debt amid strong demand but at sharply higher interest rates reflecting concerns that the country will be caught up in the fallout of the Greek crisis. The Treasury sol...
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LinkedIn has 'zero interest' in buying Monster
Shares of Monster Worldwide soared almost 22% on Friday after a news report said LinkedIn has expressed interest in buying the online job-search company.But don't get too excited: A source close to LinkedIn said the company has "zero inter...
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