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Haiti Care Falls Short, Group Warns
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Greek Bonds Swoon Amid Concerns
The Greek government said it is considering all options to cover its financing needs, as renewed worries about Greece's ability to borrow hammered the country's debt market Wednesday.
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Merkel Calls for Global Exit Strategy
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World Bank Issues Mixed Forecast
The world economy is recovering more briskly than anticipated from the deepest recession since World War II, the World Bank said, but it warned there is a risk of a double-dip slowdown.
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EBay's Profit Soars with Skype Sale
EBay's profit nearly quadrupled on strength in PayPal and the core marketplace business as well as a $1.4 billion gain from the selling a majority stake in Skype.
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Buffett Pans Kraft's Cadbury Deal

Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway is Kraft's largest shareholder, gave a big thumbs down to the U.S. food company's deal to buy U.K. confectioner Cadbury for $19.44 billion. "I'd vote 'no' if I had a vote."
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U.K. Jobless Claims Drop
The number of people claiming jobless benefit fell at its fastest pace for two and a half years in December, marking further evidence that the U.K. labor market is stabilizing.
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Loan Troubles Bedevil Banks
Bank of America and Wells Fargo reported improved fourth-quarter results, joining peers that have also performed better a year after the depths of the financial crisis.
Anheuser Cuts Rile Workers
Striking workers block Belgian breweries amid plans for the beer maker to cut 10% of its 8,000 person workforce in Western Europe.
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J.P. Morgan in Talks for Sempra
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Alcon Panel Rebuffs Novartis
China Home Boom Fuels Growth, Fears

Technology

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Apple Sees New Money in Old Media
With a new tablet device, Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry—and expand Apple's influence and revenue as a content middleman.
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U.S.

Setback Spurs Democratic Infighting
The loss of a vital Senate seat in Massachusetts set off a wave of infighting among Democrats.
Obama Retreats on Health
TSA Nominee Withdraws

World

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Drilling Tactic Digs Up Controversy
A mounting backlash against a technique used in natural-gas drilling is threatening to slow development of the huge gas fields that some hope will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and polluting coal.
In Mumbai, 'Skywalks' Give People a Lift
Vietnam Convicts Four Dissidents

U.K.

Kraft Wins Cadbury
Kraft clinched a deal to acquire Cadbury for $19.44 billion, in a trans-Atlantic tie-up that ends the nearly 200-year independence of Britain's most famous confectioner.
U.K. Agency Expands Graft Fight
King Warns on U.K.'s Deficit

Markets

European Stocks End Higher
European stock markets started the week in a bullish mood, with a jump in mergers and acquisitions activity boosting exchanges, particularly London's blue-chip index.
Asia Down Before China Data
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Google Gets E-Commerce Lift

Tech

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Sprint Squeezed by Rival Price Cuts
Price cuts by AT&T; and Verizon could put beleaguered Sprint Nextel in an even tighter bind as it fights to turn around its fortunes.
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Hynix Records Profit as Chip Sales Rise
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Amazon Launches Royalty Plan

Business

Lawson to Step Down at Fidelity
The mutual-fund giant's president plans to retire at the end of the first quarter, raising succession questions about longtime Chairman Edward C. Johnson III.
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Interpublic to Name Brien CEO of McCann
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Icahn Wins Bid for Fontainebleau

U.S.

Brown's Win Points to New GOP Strategy
The Republican Party's leadership in Washington gave big support to Scott Brown even as he portrayed himself as independent of the national party.
Health Firms Scramble to Assess Shift
U.S. Seeks Saudi Role in Yemen

Life & Style

Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
People's memories of the Beatles are now being tapped to bring attention to a facility that offers "memory support" facilities and a locked Alzheimer's wing.
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Opinion

Renault, C'est Moi
For French President Sarkozy, the subversion of EU free market rules is French business as usual.
Andrew Apostolou: The Shame of Modern Greece
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Obama Has to Lead Against Terrorists
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Whisky World Toasts Japan's Distillers
A sake scion who learned his trade in Scotland paved the way for blends that would make Robert Burns proud.
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In Mumbai, 'Skywalks' Give People a Lift
Streets in this Indian city of nearly 18 million are too packed to walk through. To help people get around, Mumbai is building more than 50 elevated walkways.
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