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Thu 17 May 2012
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IFR
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Jean-Claude Trichet
took the podium in
Berlin
last October 6 for his final press conference as president of the
European
Central
... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser)
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Thu 17 May 2012
Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%
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Thu 17 May 2012
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Thu 17 May 2012
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
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L. Malinao MANILA, May 17 (
Xinhua
) -- The
Philippine economy
was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in
... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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Wed 16 May 2012
Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
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AND DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in
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Wed 16 May 2012
Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
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Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market
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