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    • China Inc gets new chairman as state-owned firms' clout grows September 6, 2010
      BEIJING (Reuters) - Wang Yong, a name little heard on the global business stage, has become boss of the world's biggest mobile telecom carrier, the most valuable coal producer and Asia's top oil refiner. […]
    • Australia's Macquarie warns on profit September 6, 2010
      SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's top investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd warned investors it would miss profit forecasts after weak markets took a toll on its trading and advisory business, sending its shares to a 15-month low. […]
    • Jobs data continues to lift global equities September 6, 2010
      LONDON (Reuters) - Encouraging news about the U.S. employment picture continued to spill over onto financial markets on Monday, lifting world stocks on hopes that a slip back into recession could be avoided. […]
    • Bankers gather to assure industry is on right track September 6, 2010
      FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Top executives from some of the world's leading banks are due to gather for a conference in Frankfurt later this week as lenders seek to avoid what they see as overly harsh regulation following the global financial crisis. […]
    • Obama launches big week on economy September 6, 2010
      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launches several economic initiatives this week aimed at generating some desperately needed U.S. job growth and limiting predicted Democratic losses in November 2 congressional elections. […]
  • RSS Reuters: Technology News
    • Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source September 5, 2010
      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. […]
    • Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads September 4, 2010
      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution. […]
    • Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit September 4, 2010
      SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. […]
    • U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police September 3, 2010
      DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said. […]
    • Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet September 3, 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. […]