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Las Vegas research company adding 300 to 400 call-center jobs

a shared story    21 hours 35 minutes ago
A Las Vegas research firm announced Monday it was doubling the size of its work force and would add 300 to 400 call-center positions to its staff in coming months. 



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Glencore-Xstrata deal meets shareholder opposition

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LONDON (Reuters) - Two top 10 shareholders in miner Xstrata said on Tuesday they would vote against a takeover by commodities trader Glencore, threatening the industry's biggest deal to create a powerhouse spanning mining, agriculture and trading.  



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European court ruling upholds media freedoms

a shared story    5 hours 35 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) -- Europe's human rights court has issued a potentially ground-breaking ruling that upholds the media's right to report on celebrities and rejects an invasion-of-privacy complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco.... 



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Fertittas putting another $73 million into Station Casinos

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Station Casinos LLC executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta plan to invest another $73 million in the Las Vegas company by buying out another shareholder. In another indication of the Fertitta brothers’ support for the company and their belief in the struggling locals gaming market,...(more) 



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BP Reports Stronger Q4 Earnings in 2011

a shared story    6 hours 35 minutes ago
The British oil company also reiterated its desire for a "fair and reasonable" settlement ahead of a trial on liability for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  



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UBS warns of poor Q1 after investment bank loss

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS posted a loss at its investment bank and warned that the unit's poor performance would also affect first-quarter results as the euro zone debt crisis and worries about the health of the U.S. economy hurt business.  




It’s Brooklyn’s $10 million block: Brooklyn Heights street boasts home with eight-figure prices

a shared story    6 hours 35 minutes ago
A leafy street bordering the Brooklyn Heights Promenade is the city’s off-the-radar Millionaires Row as Wall Street execs gobble up brownstones boasting eight figure price tags.  



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Walmart names ex-Woolworths veteran as new China CEO

a shared story    7 hours 35 minutes ago
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc named company executive Greg Foran as the president and chief executive of Walmart China, capping a series of leadership changes at the China unit that has been tainted by food scandals.  



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BP preparing "vigorously" for oil spill lawsuits

a shared story    7 hours 35 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - BP said it was preparing "vigorously" for lawsuits related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which are due to start later this month, as it unveiled a rise in fourth quarter earnings on the back of higher oil prices.  



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Toyota lifts profit forecast as disaster woes fade

a shared story    8 hours 35 minutes ago
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's quarterly profit slid 13.5 percent on production setbacks caused by last year's tsunami disaster and the flooding in Thailand, but Japan's top automaker raised its annual profit forecast, saying a recovery is on track.... 




Congress OKs bill to prod US aviation into new era

a shared story    9 hours 35 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has passed a bill aimed at prodding the nation's aviation system into a new high-tech era in which satellites are central to air traffic control and piloted planes share the skies with unmanned drones.... 



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Greece wrangling tempers market momentum; RBA holds rates

a shared story    11 hours 35 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Markets edged down on Tuesday as Greek resistance to the strict conditions attached to a bailout fund sapped recent momentum spurred by hopes the global economy is improving, and the euro eased on renewed fears of a messy debt default.  




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