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Yahoo nears selling stake in Alibaba
NEW YORK — Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell half of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba. The struggling U.S. Internet company has been negotiating o...
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AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool French President Francois Hollande, listens as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., on Saturday.
Obama sees ‘emerging consensus’ on economic fix
CAMP DAVID, Md. — Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth...
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A security worker smokes outside a money exchange house showing a sign with the official government-set exchange rate of 4.47 Argentine pesos per 1 U.S. dollar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The AFIP tax collection agency's recent measure to control and approve every currency exchange operation in the country has made it practically impossible for Argentines to buy dollars, forcing them to get the currency on the black market. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina: Black market grows with currency issues
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Along a busy street in the Argentine capital, the man in the brown suit doesn’t need to speak above a whisper to sell his goods: “Money change. Money change.” Those who wa...
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Jiabao calls for efforts to spur China’s growth
BEIJING — Premier Wen Jiabao called for more priority to be given to boosting China’s slowing economic growth, a state news agency reported Sunday, after unusually weak industrial activity in April...
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FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, attendees chat at the Google IO Developers Conference in San Francisco. Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. The Chinese government approved the deal on Saturday, May 19, 2012, Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
China approves Google’s bid
NEW YORK — Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.’s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators...
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Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided here only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It’s a single community, but the division is sharp when it comes to the cutthroa...
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AP Photo/Mike Groll Organic dairy farmer Siobhan Griffin stands in a field with her cows a field at Raindance Farm in Westville, N.Y., in April. While other states are reaping the wealth of the Marcellus Shale, New York has had a moratorium on drilling for four years while it overhauls regulations amid intense lobbying for a ban.
Health care company seeks reliable facts on gas drilling
PITTSBURGH — Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn’t. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. ...
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Central bank warns of exposure
BERLIN — Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned Europe’s central banks not to increase their exposure to Greece because of the high level of political uncertainty there ahead of next month’s...
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Parties refuse to budge on debt
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation’s debt. House Speaker...
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App scans bar-goers’ faces to guess age, gender
SAN FRANCISCO — A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app launched this weekend that will scan the faces of...
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