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$61 Billion Blockbuster: Glencore To Buy Remaining Xstrata Stake – Forbes
Sydney Morning Herald $61 Billion Blockbuster: Glencore To Buy Remaining Xstrata StakeForbesIn a gigantic $61 billion deal, commodities trader Glencore will purchase the remaining 66% stake in mining company Xstrata to form a new natural resources group, pending shareholder approval, according to a news release. But at least two of Xstrata's …Glencore-Xstrata Deal Faces... »
US floats coalition against Syria – CBS News
Telegraph.co.uk US floats coalition against SyriaCBS NewsAli Alsayed, 18, of Syria, demonstrates in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. President Barack Obama's call on Saturday for the UN Security Council to stand up against the Syrian regime's "relentless brutality" was rebuffed …Anger after Russia, China block UN action on... »
Jobs growth rewrites Obama’s script – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald Jobs growth rewrites Obama's scriptSydney Morning HeraldThe unemployment rate in the United States dropped to a near three-year low in January, says a report that shows a stronger US economy. WASHINGTON: The burst of job growth last month gives the US President, Barack Obama, a fresh but tricky opportunity …Job Gains... »
Look who’s listening in to FBI – Sydney Morning Herald
CTV.ca Look who's listening in to FBISydney Morning HeraldLONDON: They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called ''Project Mayhem''. But, at the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, …'Anonymous' hacks phone call... »
Facebook finally files for IPO – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Facebook finally files for IPOUSA TODAYBy Jon Swartz, Scott Martin and Matt Krantz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook on Wednesday filed to go public in a bid to raise $5 billion with a mammoth stock offering . Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Facebook's IPO has been eagerly …Billionaire... »
With Pollutants a Peril, Italian Rescuers Again Suspend Cruise Ship Operations – New York Times
CTV.ca With Pollutants a Peril, Italian Rescuers Again Suspend Cruise Ship OperationsNew York TimesGIGLIO, Italy — Rescue crews at the Costa Concordia shipwreck deployed undersea robots on Friday to determine new ways to secure the partly submerged 950-foot hull after it shifted for the third time in a week. That movement forced another suspension... »
Kim Dotcom, Megaupload putting together worldwide criminal defense – CNET
Telegraph.co.uk Kim Dotcom, Megaupload putting together worldwide criminal defenseCNETby Greg Sandoval January 20, 2012 5:13 AM PST Follow @sandoCNET The FBI has begun extradition proceedings in New Zealand to bring Kim Dotcom, aka Kim Schmitz, to the United States to face racketeering, money laundering and Internet piracy charges. …Felony Arrests Shut Megaupload Cloud Locker... »
‘SOPA Blackout’ is Web’s political coming of age – San Francisco Chronicle
Sydney Morning Herald 'SOPA Blackout' is Web's political coming of ageSan Francisco ChronicleProtesters demonstrate against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act outside the New York offices of Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. In an unprecedented display of Internet force, thousands of websites went dark or censored …SOPA, Internet Regulation and... »
Goldman Sachs earnings decline 58% – Financial Times
Financial Times Goldman Sachs earnings decline 58%Financial TimesBy Tracy Alloway in New York Goldman Sachs has revealed a series of dramatic cost cuts and a 58 per cent drop in fourth-quarter earnings, after grappling with tumultuous trading conditions in the latter part of the year. Like many of its investment …Goldman Cuts Way to... »
Carnival CEO Oversees Response to Italy Disaster From Miami – BusinessWeek
ABC News Carnival CEO Oversees Response to Italy Disaster From MiamiBusinessWeekBy Beth Jinks and Marco Bertacche Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp.'s Micky Arison, who built the cruise company to almost $16 billion in annual revenue, is overseeing the response to its worst accident from Miami, more than 5000 miles (8000 …Cruise Ship Survivors... »