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Tigercide

The Chinese are breeding tigers for their parts.
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Bernanke: Fed should oversee all banks

As Congress considers limiting the Federal Reserve’s regulatory authority to just the country’s largest bank holding companies, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated on Saturday that the central bank should retain power over banks of all sizes.
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Commission wants European Union governments to reach an explicit agreement on a financial standby facility for Greece to help it overcome its debt crisis
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Pell grants on the line

On Sunday, the House is set to vote on an historic overhaul of the nation’s health care system. It will also take up an issue that will get far less attention but could affect the wallets of millions of Americans.
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A controversial bet on mobile phones.
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China: $1 Billion And Ambition

What China is doing to become the world’s outsourcing giant.
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Commission wants European Union governments to reach an explicit agreement on a financial standby facility for Greece to help it overcome its debt crisis
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Obama nearing victory on healthcare

President Barack Obama appeared to be nearing victory in his epic struggle to push healthcare reform through a reluctant US Congress, an achievement that would inject new momentum into his flagging presidency
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The unresolved Greece situation plus monetary tightening in India, pared risky assets’ weekly gain
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Dodd calls for Lehman inquiry

The chairman of the Senate banking committee wants the justice department to investigate alleged accounting wrongdoing at Lehman Brothers and prosecute those who might have broken the law
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A down day for gold inspires some bulls to load up on calls.
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Dow breaks winning streak

Stocks slipped Friday as a strong dollar dragged on commodity prices, giving investors a reason to step back after pushing the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to 18-month highs in the previous session.
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A year and a half after Lehman Brothers’ collapse, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is calling for a federal investigation into the “Lehman situation” and other companies that may have fudged their balance sheets, contributing to the financial crisis.
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For golf and the television networks that cover it, Woods’s decision to rejoin the tour next month is an answered prayer: simply put, the game depends on him. When Woods competes in a tournament, the television audience is 40-60 per cent larger than when he is not taking part
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Tech slump drags on market

Stocks slipped Friday as a strong dollar dragged on commodity prices, giving investors a reason to step back after pushing the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to 18-month highs in the previous session.
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Bob Diamond, president of Barclays Capital, has been awarded up to £6m under an incentive scheme revealed a month after waiving a cash bonus for 2009 in an attempt to calm rising public anger over bank pay
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Decline in volatility reflects the record amounts of liquidity central banks have pumped into the global financial markets and record low interest rates
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Britain: A heap of difference

Britain: A labour model mixing flexibility with elements of regulation is helping keep further winters of discontent at bay – but there is more hidden joblessness and strikes are still brewing
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Question 1. May I claim gas and Internet costs on income taxes for job seeking? — F. Henderson
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Investors pull back amid usual worries

The unresolved Greece situation plus monetary tightening in India, pared risky assets’ weekly gain
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Palm shares may hit $0: Analysts

Palm’s future already looked bleak. But after reporting worse than expected results for the third quarter Thursday, some analysts think the company’s stock is now essentially worthless.
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The unresolved Greece situation plus monetary tightening in India, pared risky assets’ weekly gain
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Obama closes in on healthcare reform

Barack Obama’s epic struggle to push healthcare reform through a reluctant US Congress looked to be on the verge of success in a milestone that eluded his Democratic predecessors and that would restore momentum to his struggling presidency
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The 661 auto dealers General Motors is offering to reinstate received letters this week with the deal terms — and some breathed sighs of relief. They’ll be able to get their franchises back without a pricey and protracted battle.
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Volvo’s dangerous road

If there was ever an automaker to which the expression “back in the day” belongs, it would be Volvo.
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