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    • Banks admit better disclosure on bonuses needed September 3, 2010
      LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have acknowledged they need to be more open about the size of their bonus pools and the methodology for paying star bankers after making progress in other areas of reforming pay structures. […]
    • Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.4 billion September 3, 2010
      SYDNEY (Reuters) - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion), trumping a competing offer from rival Eldorado Gold Corp. […]
    • BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe September 3, 2010
      LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster. […]
    • Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls September 3, 2010
      (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futures flat at 0725 GMT (3:25 a.m. ET). […]
    • Samsung raises 2010 smartphone sales target: report September 3, 2010
      SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's No.2 handset maker, expects to sell up to 25 million smartphones this year, exceeding its earlier target, and aims to double shipments next year, media reports said on Friday. […]
  • RSS Reuters: Technology News
    • HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out September 3, 2010
      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday. […]
    • Apple TV could help Netflix growth September 2, 2010
      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV. […]
    • Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones September 2, 2010
      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wireless . […]
    • Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas September 2, 2010
      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
    • Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet September 2, 2010
      BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad. […]