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Multimillionaire CEO who threatened to fire his employees if Obama won gives them a raise instead
The flamboyant multimillionaire who said he would be forced to lay off some or all of his 8,000 employees if Barack Obama...
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Bye Bye MSN Messenger - Microsoft ditch chat service in favor of Skype
Microsoft has announced it intends to “retire” its instant message chat tool and replace it with Skype’s...
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Nelson Mandlea banknotes go into circulation in South Africa
The first banknotes featuring the face of Nelson Mandela have gone into circulation in South Africa. They are the first South...
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Taylor drawn to face Waites
Defending William Hill Grand Slam of Darts champion Phil Taylor will face 2010 winner Scott Waites in the group stage of...
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Apple loses name battle with Mexican firm iFone
A MEXICAN telecommunications firm named iFone has declared victory in a trademark battle with Apple’s iPhone, exposing...
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Van Gerwen back from brink
Michael van Gerwen continued his fine run of form by a 6-4 comeback win over Ian White in the final of Sunday’s Players...
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VIDEO: Mark Cuban offers $1million to charity if Donald Trump shaves his head
Multi-millionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban issued a challenge to Donald Trump: put your money where your mouth...
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Whitlock crowned in Crawley
Simon Whitlock continued his run of success by defeating veteran star Dennis Priestley 6-2 in the final of Saturday’s...
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Kim Dotcom announces plans for new website MEGA
Kim Dotcom has announced plans for Mega, a service to replace his shut down file-sharing website Megaupload. Mega is expected...
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Championship glory for Taylor
Phil Taylor defeated Simon Whitlock 6-4 in a scintillating final to retain his Championship League Darts title. http://www.skysports.com/Images/skysports/site/ss-logo-07.gif ...
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How much money did YouTube make from streaming ‘Gangnam Style’
Estimated cost for running the servers: $296,360 Estimated revenue from the ads: $348,285 No surprises, YouTube is projected...
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UBS cuts 10,000 jobs in major overhaul
Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. The...
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Barclay’s investment bankers to see salaries cut by up to half as profits fall
Barclays is to cut the salaries of some of its leading investment bankers by as much as half in a bid to reduce costs and...
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Billionaire Bernie Ecclestone hit with £250million Bank lawsuit
Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has been asked to hand hundreds of millions of pounds in damages to a German bank that...
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Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel to spend three years in jail and pay back $6.5 BILLION after losing appeal
Former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel has lost his appeal in Paris against a three-year prison sentence, with an...
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VIDEO: Facebook shares sore 22% on mobile hopes
Facebook Inc. (FB), the biggest social networking site, surged in German trading after reporting sales that topped analysts’...
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Manchester United bosses line up whopping £1 billion extension with Nike
Manchester United will demand Nike cough up a record fee to continue their relationship when their sponsorship deal expires...
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Monster Energy investigated after being ‘linked to five deaths’
Monster Beverage has been sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who died after she had just two cans of the energy drink. The...
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Ancestry.com reportedly agrees to $1.6 billion buyout
Genealogy website Ancestry.com Inc has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by European private-equity firm...
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VIDEO: Google sees $19.8bn wiped off its value after blunder
Google saw nearly $20bn wiped off its market value after third quarter earning figures were released prematurely by its...
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UK hedge fund star Greg Coffey retires at 41 with $700MILLION in the bank
Moore Capital Management LLC’s Greg Coffey is calling it quits amid markets that have proved difficult for even the most...
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McDonald’s sue the city of Milan for 24m Euros after being kicked out of shopping arcade
McDonald’s has sued the city of Milan for 24 million euros in damages over being kicked out of a tourist-packedshopping...
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China to open 1,000 virtual supermarkets
China’s biggest food e-commerce site, Yihaodian, has announced plans to build 1,000 ‘virtual supermarkets’...
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VIDEO: Vikram Pandit steps down as Citi Group CEO
Citigroup Inc. (C) Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, who led the bank through its government rescue, stepped down and...