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Samsung - Electronics - Technology
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 Canada Dot Com 
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
  | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of c... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Malampuzha gardens
Environment   Photos   Society   Tourism   Wikipedia: Garden  
 The Hindu 
Renovated Malampuzha Garden to be opened on Feb. 3
The renowned Malampuzha Garden reconstructed at a cost of Rs.21.57 crore will be opened to public by Minister for Water Resources on February 3, 2012. | The inaugural function will be presided over by... (photo: GFDL / PIONEER UNNI)
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, a for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas. Las Vegas was second to Stockton, Calif., which was first, with 9.5 percent of all housing units receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008.  my SA 
World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures
| BANGKOK (AP) — World stocks faced multiple headwinds Friday after disappointing Japanese earnings, higher unemployment in Spain and weak U.S. home sales. Investors awaited quarterly growth figures... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong, File)
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Nintendo Wii set being sold at Toys R US in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on June 9, 2011.  San Francisco Chronicle 
Nintendo triples its loss forecast as sales lag
| Nintendo Co. more than tripled its full-year loss forecast Thursday as the success of Apple Inc. devices erodes demand for the company's 3DS handheld player. | The net loss in the year ending in Mar... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Business   Market   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Nintendo  
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A bulldozer is a crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor), equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade), used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., during construction work. The term "bulldozer" is often used to mean any heavy equipment (sometimes a loader and sometimes an excavator), but precisely, the term refers only to a tractor (usually tracked) fitted with a dozer blade or bucket. That is the meaning used here. Sydney Morning Herald
Caterpillar piles up record profits
| Caterpillar reported a 58 per cent rise in quarterly earnings that blew away Wall Street expectations on record sales of construction and mining equipment, and projecte... (photo: Creative Commons / MathKnight)
Construction   Earnings   Mining   Photos   Wikipedia: Caterpillar Inc.  
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2012. WorldNews.com
The 'Malaise' of Hope
Before Dante Alighieri descended into hell in the "Divine Comedy," an inscription above the door read: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here. Listening to President Barack O... (photo: White House / Chuck Kennedy)
Defence   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: American imperialism  
Adult female Phidippus clarus jumping spider Wired News
>Spiders Hunt With 3-D Vision
| By Elsa Youngsteadt, | With their keen vision and deadly-accurate pounce, jumping spiders are the cats of the invertebrate world. For decades, scientists have puzzled o... (photo: Public Domain / Kaldari)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Jumping spider  
 Cebu City skyline - view from Tops Mountainview Park, Busay Hills, Cebu City Philippines (rt1) Sun Star
‘PH still has room for growth’
| DESPITE global uncertainty, emerging economies like the Philippines still has room for growth this year. | Cebu, one of the country’s thriving local economies, should... (photo: WN)
Cebu   Economy   Growth   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Cebu City  
 Nissan Motors (rt1) The Times Of India
Nissan's new plant in Mexico to create 20,000 jobs
DAVOS: The establishment of a new facility in Mexico by global auto-maker Nissan will bring in foreign investment of about USD 2 billion and create 20,000 jobs, the count... (photo: WN)
Auto   Mexico   Motor   Photos  
Sony - Electronics - TV The Charlotte Observer
World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge
| BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubborn... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Bangkok   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Sony  
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Hyundai Motor reports record $7.2B profit for 2011
| SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor's net profit jumped 35 percent to a record high last year after selling more than 4 million cars for the first time. | The com... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer)
Auto   Hyundai   Motor   Photos  
In this May 27, 2011 photo released by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, IAEA fact-finding team leader Mike Weightman, right, speaks to workers in the technical support center at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. The Guardian
IAEA checks Japan reactor pending safety approval
| MARI YAMAGUCHI | Associated Press= OHI, Japan (AP) — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday began their first inspection of a Japanese nuclea... (photo: AP / IAEA)
Energy   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster  
 Singapore Dollars - currency - business - finance - money  (mj1) The Times Of India
Asia stocks mostly gain on Fed's low rates pledge
BANGKOK: Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low for another three years to nurture the country's s... (photo: WN)
Asia   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Hang Seng Index  
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country. Pakalert Press
Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric
Share US President Barack Obama has once again renewed threats against Iran, saying that Washington will maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear progra... (photo: AP / Al Alam TV)
Iran   Photos   War   Washington   Wikipedia: IranUnited States relations  
Trade & Industry Banking
- 'Hacktivist' group Anonymous lead anti-piracy protes
- The Minnesota Gamer : Conventions
- US stocks closed mixed after GDP reading falls short of expe
- Nashik resident is on a mission to save whales
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, a for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas. Las Vegas was second to Stockton, Calif., which was first, with 9.5 percent of all housing units receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008.
World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures
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- Ruth Mazzoni, Standard Bank Debt Analyst, Dies at 46
- Palo Alto investment bank bulking up its staff
- US stocks drop on banking woes, sluggish home sales
- Obama's reminder of banks' 'living wills' ra
Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.
Asian stocks rise on hopes of Greek debt deal
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Business & Economy Japan Politics
- U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations
- US growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead
- Ranbaxy falls 7% to nine-month low on USFDA settlement costs
- US stocks closed mixed after GDP reading falls short of expe
Samsung - Electronics - Technology
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
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- The Numbers Game
- LA Weekend Calendar: Ellen's B-Day Party, Lunar New Year
- Opponents protest signing of ACTA without adequate debate
- The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): The Corporat
One billionth tourist to arrive in 2012: UN
One billionth tourist to arrive in 2012: UN
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Stock & Market Financial System
- US stocks closed mixed after GDP reading falls short of expe
- LA Weekend Calendar: Ellen's B-Day Party, Lunar New Year
- MARKET REPORT: Series of disasters spark Lloyd's mergers
- Dow slips to first losing week of 2012
Samsung - Electronics - Technology
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
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- Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist
- Husain was family
- DealBook’s Week in Review
- Defying bullying with 'Wicked'
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, a for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas. Las Vegas was second to Stockton, Calif., which was first, with 9.5 percent of all housing units receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008.
World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures
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Currency World Politics
- US Dollar Bulls Await 9750 To Begin The Next Stampede
- Dollar Index Snaps Six Day Losing Streak- FOMC Tomorrow
- Euro Optimism Bursts On Greek Impasse, Sterling Reversal On
- Market Vibrations: News And Commentary From The Europe Desk
Euro - Currency
Euro takes breather after short-covering rally
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- BR1M should be automatic for existing government aid recipie
- Syria violence kills over 40
- Prospects of avoiding automatic plebiscite advance
- Medvedev criticised for not supporting Putin
Youssou N'Dour & Campino performing at the "Deine Stimme Gegen Armut" (Your Voice Against Poverty) concert in Rostock, Germany on June 7th, 2007.
Senegal court says Wade can run for third presidential term
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