Edoardo Cignoli: ottobre 2014

venerdì 31 ottobre 2014

Japan Takes Massive Stimulus Actions

Japan’s central bank and its main government pension fund said they would pump trillions more yen into the country’s sputtering economy, taking a risky new stimulus tack that jolted global markets.

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Going Mobile: a Guide to Investing Apps

New technology is making it easier to manage your money. Here’s how to use apps to your advantage and avoid the pitfalls.

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Edoardo Cignoli : FedEx Freight Drivers at N.J. Terminal Vote to Join Teamsters

A group of FedEx Freight drivers voted Friday to join a local Teamsters union, marking only the second time a group of the company’s U.S. drivers has done so, increasing pressure on the delivery giant.

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Hungary Drops Internet Tax Plan

Hungary’s prime minister has backtracked from his plan to impose a levy on online traffic after mass protests and corporate opposition.

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Canada Broadcaster Explains Firing

Canada’s public broadcaster said late Friday that it fired its star radio personality last weekend over what it now describes as “graphic evidence” that he “caused physical injury to a woman.”

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BOJ Unexpectedly Eases Policy

The Bank of Japan on Friday unexpectedly announced additional stimulus measures, bolstering its asset purchases for the first time in over a year and a half, as its 2% inflation target looks increasingly untenable.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Samsung Asks Judge to Invalidate Microsoft Contract

Samsung Electronics Ltd. asked a judge to declare invalid a contract under which the company paid Microsoft Corp. more than $1 billion last year, according to a court filing.

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Australia Seeks More Transparency for New Asia Bank

Australia urged China to reshape its proposal for a US$50 billion Asian bank, arguing the plan to create a new regional lender would likely win more support if Beijing was willing to loosen its grip over the institution and ensure more transparency.

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Little Progress in Japan, North Korea Talks

Japan’s main government spokesman said talks with North Korea over its past abductions of Japanese citizens yielded no new details about the whereabouts of those missing.

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Japan Takes Massive Stimulus Actions

Canada Halts Visas for Applicants From Ebola-Stricken Countries

Canada said Friday it would halt processing visa applications from people who have been in Ebola-affected countries within three months before applying.

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India, China Go Toe-to-Toe in the Mountains

A tense mountain standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at 15,000 feet that lasted for weeks marked the biggest border confrontation between the world’s two most-populous countries in decades.

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Germany Plans to End Autobahn's Free Ride

Germany unveiled plans to charge tolls for passenger cars on the country’s celebrated autobahn, as many other European highways already do—but only drivers of foreign-registered cars would pay the price.

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Spain to Ask Court to Block Catalonia Vote

Spain’s government is to petition the constitutional court to block a symbolic vote on independence in Catalonia, the second time in recent weeks that it has sued to halt a ballot on the wealthy region’s status.

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Mexican Judge Orders Release of Jailed U.S. Marine Veteran

A Mexican judge has ordered the immediate release of Andrew Tahmooressi, a jailed U.S. Marine veteran who spent eight months behind bars for crossing the border with loaded guns.

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At Summit, Myanmar Leaders Weigh Changes in Constitution

Myanmar’s top power brokers Friday discussed possible changes to the country’s constitution, which currently guarantees the role of the military in its politics. But opposition leaders said the summit had fallen short of achieving any substantive goals.

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Migrant Aid Groups Criticize End to Italy's Sea Rescue Operation

Italy will soon phase out a search-and-rescue operation that has been credited with saving thousands of migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean, as a smaller European Union mission takes over.

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Italy's Prime Minister Names Paolo Gentiloni as Foreign Minister

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday named Paolo Gentiloni, a former minister and one of his closest political allies, as the new foreign minister in a surprise choice.

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U.K. Government Updates Travel Advice

The U.K. government on Friday updated its travel advice to reflect an increased threat of terrorism from extremists and said its citizens should be vigilant when traveling.

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Ecuador's National Assembly to Vote on Term Limits

Ecuador’s highest court on Friday ruled that a proposal to allow President Rafael Correa to run for office indefinitely would be voted on by congress.

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Faith in Bible Led Ohio Man to North Korea Prison

The plan was always to leave a Bible, in the hope it would find its way to someone in North Korea who needed inspiration. But Jeffrey Fowle, a 56-year-old road-maintenance worker and father of three from Ohio, ended up facing charges for committing “hostile acts” against the country.

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China Manufacturing Gauge Falls

A key gauge of China’s manufacturing fell to a five-month low in October, official data showed Saturday, suggesting economic growth remains constrained.

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Stocks Rally Across Globe

Japan’s stimulus plans rippled across global markets, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, sending the dollar near a seven-year high against the Japanese yen and pulling U.S. government bond prices lower.

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Czech, Please: Prague's Restaurant Revival

Fixated on foreign foods in the giddy post-Communist years, Prague’s chefs are once again justly proud of their native cuisine.

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No Offense: The New Threats to Free Speech

The Saturday Essay: The U.S. and Britain have long considered themselves the standard-bearers for freedom of expression. Can this proud tradition survive the idea that ‘hurtful’ speech deserves no protection?

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Photos of the Day: Oct. 31

In pictures selected Friday by Wall Street Journal editors, children take the citizenship pledge in costume, England gets ready to kick off hunting season, Myanmar ethnic leaders hold a historic meeting for peace and more.

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Edoardo Cignoli : AB InBev Hit by Russia, Ukraine

Anheuser-Busch InBev reported that weakness in Russia and Ukraine weighed on sales volumes in the third quarter, even as cost cuts and strong sales elsewhere boosted profit.

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Edoardo Cignoli : British Airways' Parent Lifts Guidance

British Airways parent, International Consolidated Airlines Group, raised its full-year earnings guidance as a turnaround at its Spanish unit Iberia spurred a 30% rise in operating profit in the third quarter.

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Edoardo Cignoli : AB InBev Sales Fall

Anheuser-Busch InBev reported that weakness in the U.S., Russia and Ukraine weighed on sales volumes in the third quarter, even as cost cuts and strong sales elsewhere boosted profit.

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Army Seizes Power in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s capital was plunged into disarray as protesters burned government buildings and stormed the presidential estate, enraged by President Blaise Compaore’s plan to extend his 27-year rule.

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German Retail Sales Slump

German retail sales in September suffered their biggest monthly fall since May 2007, adding to concerns about growth in Europe’s biggest economy.

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Hungary Drops Internet Tax Plan

Hungary’s prime minister has backtracked from his plan to impose a levy on online traffic after mass protests but said he would revisit the issue next year.

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BOJ Unexpectedly Eases Policy

Australia Seeks More Transparency for New Asia Bank

giovedì 30 ottobre 2014

Investors Chide BofA on Combined Top Jobs

Three of the largest pension systems in the U.S. are pushing back on Bank of America’s move to name CEO Brian Moynihan as chairman.

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Stock Swoon Hurts Private-Equity Firms' Results

Market volatility took a bite out of private-equity profits in the third quarter, highlighting how choppy markets can dent the firms’ results even as they say the tumult creates potential investment opportunities.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Wal-Mart Weighs Matching Web Prices

Wal-Mart is testing a program to match online prices from rivals like Amazon this holiday season, a move that could make the discounter more competitive but cut into profits.

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Edoardo Cignoli : TransCanada Files for Energy East Pipeline

TransCanada filed a formal application with Canada’s main energy regulator for a C$12 billion pipeline that would ship landlocked western Canadian crude to refineries on the country’s east coast and offshore.

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Little Progress in Japan, North Korea Talks

Edoardo Cignoli : Apple CEO Cook Is 'Proud to Be Gay'

Apple’s Tim Cook said he is “proud to be gay,” a declaration that puts an openly gay man at the helm of the world’s most valuable company.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Former Android Leader Leaving Google

Andy Rubin, co-founder and former leader of Google Inc.’s Android mobile business and the current head of its nascent robotics effort, is leaving the Internet company, the company said Thursday.

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Edoardo Cignoli : U.S. Sanctions Bite Putin's 'Personal Banker'

The Western effort to freeze Kremlin-connected assets has cost what the U.S. Treasury describes as Russian President Putin’s favored bank nearly $21 million, according to a new U.S. corporate disclosure.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Activist Paints Bleak Picture of DuPont's Paint-Unit Sale

Trian Fund Management is slamming DuPont over the sale of its paint division as buyer Carlyle prepares an IPO.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Judge Rules Against Financiers Who Sued Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures has prevailed in a lawsuit brought against it by a group of unhappy financiers who made a deal with the studio 10 years ago.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Danone to Buy Stake in Chinese Milk Powder Maker

Danone has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Chinese milk powder maker Yashili International Holdings Ltd. for $566 million to bolster its presence in China.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Macau Slump Divides Investors

With Macau set to record its fifth straight month of gambling revenue declines and the stocks suffering a terrible year, investors and analysts are rethinking their views, with some even pointing to Las Vegas as a new profit driver.

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Edoardo Cignoli : How Autonomy's Mike Lynch Reinvented Himself

H-P has accused Mike Lynch of fraud in connection with its $11 billion purchase of his former company, Autonomy. But in England, Mr. Lynch has reinvented himself, forming a venture-capital firm with $1 billion to spend.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Judge Clears CSN Houston's Restructuring Plan

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a restructuring plan that will hand control of ComcastSportsNet Houston, a regional sports network, to DirecTV and AT&T Inc.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Orbital's Rocket Update Points to Propulsion Failure

Two days after the unsuccessful launch of an unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp. rocket that was to carry supplies to the international space station, the company indicated the main-engine system stopped providing thrust about 15 seconds after liftoff

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Edoardo Cignoli : Bombardier Shelves Plans for Russian Assembly Line

Bombardier’s chief executive said it has set aside plans to open a new assembly line in Russia to build commuter aircraft, amid economic tension between the West and Moscow over Russian military actions in Ukraine.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Lawyers: RBC Should Pay More in Rural/Metro Case

Plaintiffs' lawyers who successfully sued RBC Capital Markets LLC over a buyout deal are making an unusual fee request and are pointing to alleged lies by bankers in court as support.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Trade Group Cautious on NLRB's Franchise Approach

The recent decision by a NLRB’ lawyer McDonald’s Corp. could be treated as a “joint employer” of workers at McDonald’s franchisees involved in labor complaints has spurred more complaints, according to the franchising industry’s main trade group.

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South Sudan Peace Effort at Risk

East African mediators ordered South Sudan rebel fighters to halt an advance on the oil hub of Bentiu, as renewed fighting threatened to upend power-sharing talks.

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Ebola Fears Slow Rice Shipments From Asia to Africa

The fear of Ebola is slowing rice shipments from Asia to Africa with shipping crews either refusing to travel to affected regions or demanding higher freight charges, aggravating a food crisis in one of the most malnourished parts of the world.

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Fiji Attracts Old Friends as China's Clout Grows

Western nations are moving to rebuild relations with Fiji, lifting sanctions imposed after a 2006 coup that had allowed China to claim a bigger role in the island nation.

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Australia Proposes Data Laws

The Australian government introduced new laws aimed at forcing phone companies and Internet-service providers to store customer-usage information for at least two years, defying critics who say snooping by intelligence agencies has already gone too far.

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Sri Lanka Mudslide: No Hope Left

A Sri Lankan official said there was no hope of finding survivors after a mudslide, caused by heavy monsoon rains, tore through a tea plantation, burying scores of people alive.

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Nurse Defies Ebola Quarantine in Maine

Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that negotiations have failed with a nurse who defied a state-ordered quarantine after treating Ebola patients and he would “exercise the full extent of his authority to protect public health.”

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Pouring Political Oil on Troubled Bureaucracy

Brussels Beat: An EU attempt to ban refillable olive-oil containers in restaurants, illustrates how Brussels is run by bureaucrats. Jean-Claude Juncker, who becomes president of the EU’s executive arm Saturday has promised to change that, writes Matthew Dalton.

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Japan Mega-Pension to Shift to Stocks

Japan’s welfare minister is likely to approve a new portfolio for the country’s $1.2 trillion pension on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Ukraine, Russia Settle Gas Dispute

Ukraine and Russia resolved their natural-gas feud on Thursday in a hard-fought deal that averts the threat of gas shortages in Europe this winter.

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Spanish Economy Gains More Ground

Spain’s economy grew an estimated 0.5% in the third quarter and consumer prices fell slightly less than in recent months in October, as the recovery of the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy continued.

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India, China Go Toe-to-Toe in the Mountains

India Races to Bolster Border Infrastructure, Chasing China

India and China have been ramping up infrastructure investment in the contested border region, making it easier to move troops and equipment in case of conflict.

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Taiwan's Economy Gains Momentum

Taiwan’s economy logged its best quarter in almost two years, as higher income from electronic exports and tourist arrivals filtered through to the rest of the economy.

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Europeans' Plan to do Uncontrolled Ebola Trial Draws Fire

Medical groups in the U.K. and France say that it would be unethical to hold back experimental Ebola treatments from anyone. U.S. officials say that without control groups getting placebos, it can’t be known whether the drugs are saving lives or killing people.

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After Gaza, Tensions Shift to Jerusalem

Israel is careening into a new crisis on the heels of the Gaza war—an escalation of violence in East Jerusalem unseen in more than a decade.

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British Less Confident in Economy

The British people are growing less confident about the economy’s prospects, according to data from the GfK Group and the European Commission.

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Big Banks Brace for Penalties in Probes

Big banks in the U.S. and Europe are stockpiling billions to pay for a potential trans-Atlantic settlement of allegations that they manipulated foreign-exchange rates as talks heat up with regulators on both continents.

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Japan's Inflation, Job Creation Slowdown a Blow to Abenomics

Inflation falls to its lowest level in nearly a year and a measure of job creation worsens, highlighting the divergence between developments in the economy and policy makers’ optimistic projections.

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Ukraine's GDP Fell 5.1% in 3rd Quarter

Ukraine’s economy continued its rapid slide in the third quarter of 2014, gross domestic product data from the state statistics service showed Thursday.

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Mexican State Authorities Say Three U.S. Citizens Found Dead

Three U.S. citizens missing for more than two weeks have been found shot to death in Mexico near the border city of Matamoros.

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Grim Period for Homeless Gazans

Gazans who were displaced by the Israeli-Hamas conflict this past summer brace for a cold winter with little hope of finding permanent housing soon.

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U.S. Sanctions Bite Putin's 'Personal Banker'

Turkey's Influence in Middle East Ebbs

ANALYSIS: Ankara’s regional influence has sunk to a low point.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Time Warner Cable Profit Drops

Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus said the regulatory review of the company’s pending merger with Comcast is going ‘somewhat more slowly’ than expected, as TWC reported a drop in third-quarter profit and lowered revenue guidance for the year.

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Sanctions Are Seen Hurting Moscow

The European Union estimates its sanctions on Russia will only have a modest impact on the bloc’s economy this year and next but will slice 1.1 percentage points off Russia’s growth rate next year.

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Bangladesh Sentences Top Islamist Politician to Death

A war-crimes tribunal sentenced a top Islamist politician to death for crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

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Singapore Consortium Gets Big Myanmar Airport Contract

A Singapore-led consortium received $1.4 billion contract to build a second international airport outside Yangon, Myanmar, the latest boost to improving laggard infrastructure.

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China Body Boots Hong Kong Lawmaker

Hong Kong politician James Tien was stripped of his seat on China’s main advisory body after contradicting Beijing’s views, in another step to quiet dissent during monthlong protests in the former British colony.

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Australia Probes Reports of Fugitive's Death

The Australian government said it was trying to confirm the death of Mohammad Ali Baryalei, the country’s most-wanted fugitive and an alleged senior recruiter for Islamic State.

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China Pledges Aid to Afghanistan

China has pledged two billion yuan ($327 million) in aid to Afghanistan, which is seeking new sources of foreign help amid a U.S. drawdown and increasing worries about regional instability.

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Australia Climate Fund Wins Crucial Support

Australia’s government secured crucial support from crossbench lawmaker and mining billionaire Clive Palmer for legislation establishing a A$2.5 billion (US$2.2 billion) fund to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Ukraine, Russia to Resume Talks

Ukraine and Russia are set to resume talks on Thursday to resolve their natural-gas dispute, after late-night negotiations yielded no breakthrough.

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Spanish Economy Gains More Ground

Australia Proposes Data Laws

Sri Lanka Mudslide: No Hope Left

Edoardo Cignoli : Volkswagen Profit Rises

Volkswagen reported a sharply higher profit and steady sales growth in the three months to the end of September, reaffirming that Europe’s biggest automotive group is on track reach its target of 10 million vehicles sales this year—four years earlier than expected.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Sony Replaces Mobile Division Head

Sony named Senior Vice President Hiroki Totoki as the new head of its mobile division, the electronics giant’s latest move to prop up its struggling smartphone business.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Fiat Chrysler Plans Ferrari IPO

Fiat Chrysler plans to spin off its Ferrari sports car business to shareholders in an initial public offering as Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne seeks to unlock the value of the sports-car brand.

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Edoardo Cignoli : GE Mulls Stake Sale of Korea Finance Ventures

General Electric is in early-stage talks to sell its stakes likely worth more than $1 billion in its South Korean auto-financing and credit-card businesses.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Novo Nordisk Reports Rise in Profit

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, the world’s largest maker of insulin, said that it expects high single-digit sales growth and around 10% operating profit growth in 2015, as it reported a rise in third-quarter net profit.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Eni Profit Drops

Italian oil and gas company Eni said that net profit fell 57% in the third quarter and that low oil prices will remain a concern through the rest of the year.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Shell Posts Rise in Profit

Royal Dutch Shell reported a rise in third-quarter earnings, with increases in both upstream and downstream, despite falling oil prices.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Lufthansa Lowers 2015 Outlook

Lufthansa said it wouldn’t meet its already reduced earnings targets for next year because of a weaker global economic outlook, but confirmed its 2014 forecast.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Bayer Raises Earnings Forecast

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer raised its full-year earnings forecast as it reported a 13% rise in third-quarter net profit, boosted by strong growth in its health-care and crop-science divisions.

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mercoledì 29 ottobre 2014

Bad Bets Rock Fortress's Macro Fund

A series of bad bets against U.S. government bonds and the Japanese yen, along with a wrong-way wager on Brazil, have caused losses this year at Fortress Investment’s macro hedge fund.

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Debt Fuels Growth of Buyout Shops

The firms that pioneered the use of debt in corporate buyouts some 30 years ago are now selling bonds as they expand into lending, real estate and distressed-debt investing, among other new fields.

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OPEC Chief Says Output Likely to Stay Unchanged

OPEC’s oil output is likely to remain around the same level next year as it has this, despite the recent sharp slide in global oil prices, its secretary-general said.

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New Zealand Will Vote on Flag Next Year

The first vote on a possible new flag for New Zealand will be held late next year.

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Israeli Activist Yehuda Glick Shot and Wounded in Jerusalem

A prominent Israeli religious activist was shot and wounded in Jerusalem on Wednesday by gunmen on a motorcycle, in an escalation of months of violence in the city.

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Poloz Says Lower Oil Prices to Shave 2015 Growth

Canada’s top central banker said lower oil prices will likely shave about a quarter point from the country’s gross domestic product in 2015.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Downtown Manhattan Lures Creative Firms

Lower Manhattan appears to be New York City’s next tech and creative hub, with data showing the number of employees in the coveted fields increased 71% in the past five years.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Software Sales, Yen Boost Nintendo

Nintendo said a weak yen and robust sales of popular game titles boosted profit and put it on track to an earnings turnaround this year—a scenario that many industry-watchers said is too optimistic.

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Edoardo Cignoli : EU Projects Impact of Sanctions on Russia

Edoardo Cignoli : Orbital Weighs Speeding Design Changes

Orbital said it is considering several options—including accelerating design changes to its Antares rocket—to resume transporting NASA cargo to the international space station next year.

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U.S., Iran Relations Move to Détente

The Obama administration and Iran, engaged in direct nuclear negotiations and facing a common threat from Islamic State militants, have moved into an effective state of détente over the past year.

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Japan Output Rebounds in September

The rebound wasn’t strong enough to offset a July-September decline, which will feed into gross domestic data that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will consider in deciding whether to raise the sales tax again.

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Air Force Says Bombing Worsens Staff Shortage

Officials say campaign against Islamic extremists is exacerbating its shortage of plane-maintenance experts—a gap that is rekindling tensions with Congress about how to manage the nation’s combat aircraft.

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Brazil Central Bank Raises Selic Rate

Citing a less favorable outlook for inflation, Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate, in a move that wasn’t expected by markets.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Energy Boom Can Stand Steeper Oil-Price Fall

Oil prices would need to fall at least another $20 a barrel to choke off the U.S. energy boom, industry experts say, though some smaller American producers would face serious problems from a more modest decline.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Samsung Electronics Third-Quarter Profit Falls

Samsung Electronics posted a sharply lower third-quarter net profit as its mobile business continued to lose ground to low-cost Chinese smartphone makers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Grand Canyon Education May Convert to Nonprofit Entity

Grand Canyon Education Inc. said the for-profit education provider will consider converting to a nonprofit entity.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Hershey Margins Hurt by Higher Costs

Hershey warned that earnings will be lower than expected this year, as the candy maker’s sales in certain U.S. stores and international markets are sluggish and ingredient costs are rising.

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Libya Raises Oil Prices As Producers' Rivalry Softens, Sources Say

Libya is markedly increasing its oil prices, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, in a sign a price war between producers may be bottoming out.

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Grim Period for Homeless Gazans

Gazans who were displaced by the Israeli-Hamas conflict this past summer brace for a cold winter with little hope of finding permanent housing soon.

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U.S. to Lift Sanctions on Fiji

The U.S. is lifting sanctions on the pacific island nation of Fiji after democratic elections were held last month, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson.

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Israel, U.S. Dispute Jerusalem Housing

The U.S. and Israel clashed over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s housing policies in Jerusalem, further inflaming years of tense relations between the two powers.

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Newest Legal Laborers in Bolivia: Kids

Newly re-elected President Evo Morales bucks world trend in legislating the right for 10-year-olds to work

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Edoardo Cignoli : Sanofi Fires CEO, Citing Lack of Trust

The French drug maker dismissed Christopher Viehbacher because of his uncommunicative management style, the chairman said.

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Edoardo Cignoli : HBO Explores the 'How' of Streaming Option

HBO is exploring various routes to offer consumers a stand-alone streaming video service, including as an add-on to broadband packages or through technology partners such as Apple or Microsoft.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Baidu Posts Higher Revenue on Mobile Strength

Baidu Inc. posted a 52% revenue increase for the third quarter on Wednesday, with a smaller increase in profit as its expenses were higher.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Steve Ballmer on His New Life as a Basketball Owner and Microsoft Shareholder

Nine months after Steve Ballmer retired as Microsoft’s CEO, two things are clear: He retains his intense enthusiasm for the software giant and he’s applied a whopping dose of it to his new passion, the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Atlantic City Takes Revel to Court Over Unpaid Taxes

Atlantic City, N.J., was in court Wednesday in an effort to collect as much as $30 million in unpaid property taxes from the Revel Casino Hotel, a 47-story beachfront resort.

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Edoardo Cignoli : F5 Networks CEO Plans to Retire Next Year

F5 Networks Inc. said President and Chief Executive John McAdam plans to retire in about a year and will work closely with the board to ensure a smooth transition. The networking company also reported earnings rose 23% as concerns about security threats helped drive demand for its products.

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Edoardo Cignoli : DreamWorks Profit Rises on 'Dragon 2'

DreamWorks Animation posted higher profit and revenue, driven by “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” But CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg wouldn’t be drawn into discussing earlier “rumors” of talks with Softbank.

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Edoardo Cignoli : ECB Says Banks Ease Loan Standards

Eurozone banks eased loan standards to the private sector in the third quarter, potentially signaling their increased willingness to offer funds to credit-starved firms and households.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Hyatt Revenue Rises 7.6%

Hyatt Hotels Corp. said its revenue rose 7.6% in the latest quarter, as the hotel operator’s occupancy rates increased.

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Edoardo Cignoli : IAC/InterActive's Profit Surges

IAC/InterActive said its profit surged in the most recent quarter, while its revenue was bolstered by stronger results from its online dating and e-commerce businesses.

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Edoardo Cignoli : McGraw Hill Posts $60 Million Charge Related to SEC Matter

McGraw Hill Financial Inc. said it was taking a $60 million accounting adjustment related to ongoing, “active discussions” it is having with federal and state regulators over six commercial real estate deals the firm graded in 2011.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Hershey Sales Rise 5.8% on U.S. Demand

Hershey said its sales climbed 5.8% in the latest quarter, driven by higher volume and growth in the U.S. Domestic sales rose 4.2% on Halloween seasonal growth, while its international sales soared 18%.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Garmin Revenue Increases 9.7%

Garmin said revenue in the third quarter increased 9.7%, led by strength at its fitness segment.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Booz Allen Earnings, Revenue Fall On Slow Government Spending

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. said its profit fell about 4% as the consulting company continues to struggle with tepid spending from federal government clients.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Carlyle Sees Profit Climb

Carlyle Group L.P. said its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, though each of its business lines were chilled by markets pulling back from their prime conditions earlier this year.

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Fifty Countries to Sign Tax Deal

Officials from 50 countries are to sign a multilateral deal on the automatic exchange of tax information in Berlin Wednesday.

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Bangladesh Sentences Top Islamist Politician to Death

A war-crimes tribunal sentenced a top Islamist politician to death for crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Hitachi Profit Rises

Strong sales of trains in the U.K. and elevators and escalators in China lifted earnings at Hitachi Ltd., and the Japanese industrial conglomerate Wednesday upgraded its full-year financial outlook.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Thales, NATS Win U.K. Military Contract

The British defense ministry signed a $2.42 billion contract with a team of France’s Thales SA and air-traffic management company NATS to modernize and run airspace operations for the military.

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Hundreds Missing in Sri Lanka Mudslide

A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers’ houses at a tea estate in central Sri Lanka, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, officials said.

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Australia Probes Reports of Fugitive's Death

China Pledges Aid to Afghanistan

China Advisory Body Boots Hong Kong Lawmaker

China’s top advisory body voted to revoke the membership of Hong Kong lawmaker and businessman James Tien, who had urged the city’s chief executive to resign.

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Australia Climate Fund Wins Crucial Support

Edoardo Cignoli : Sanofi Fires CEO

French drug maker Sanofi dismissed Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher less than 24 hours after the German-Canadian executive played down speculation over his departure.

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Edoardo Cignoli : American Air Unifies Frequent-Flier Rules to Reflect Merger

American Airlines Group disclosed changes in its frequent-flier program to incorporate customers from US Airways after last year’s merger, one of the biggest steps in integrating the biggest U.S. carrier.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Air France Profit Hurt by Strike

Air France-KLM’s third-quarter operating profit fell 61% after a 14-day pilots strike cost the airline about €416 million euros in lost sales in the period.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Total Hurt by Weak Oil Price

Total said the recent slide in oil prices damped its third quarter earnings and could hurt its results for the rest of the year.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Nintendo Logs Better-Than-Expected Profit

Nintendo recorded a better-than-expected net profit in the first half of the business year, powered by the weak yen and strong sales of profitable, self-developed game titles.

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Edoardo Cignoli : SoundCloud Needs to Prove Itself for Partnership With Universal

Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge said he wants to see more evidence of a sustainable business model before partnering with digital-music startup SoundCloud.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Statoil Posts Loss After Write-Downs

Norwegian oil major Statoil swung to a third-quarter net loss, mainly due to impairments at a Canadian oil sands project, trading activities and exploration assets.

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Edoardo Cignoli : BG to Delay Canada LNG Terminal

British oil and gas producer BG Group is pushing back its timeline into the next decade for a proposed liquefied natural-gas export terminal on the Pacific coast, according to the head of the company’s Canadian unit.

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martedì 28 ottobre 2014

Insider-Trading Probe Focuses on Medicare Agency

Three SEC investigations are exploring whether employees of CMS, the agency that oversees health spending, leaked news that ended up with Wall Street traders.

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Ground Shifts for Nontraded REITs

Investors are backing away from nontraded real-estate investment trusts, a corner of the property market that had been a money magnet.

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Why the Drop In Oil Prices Caught So Many By Surprise

Wall Street, energy consultants and even the U.S. government didn’t foresee the sharp slide in oil prices, which have tumbled 25% since June. What did they miss?

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Germany Pledges Aid to Countries Sheltering Refugees From Syria

Germany pledged €500 million over the next three years to help Syria’s neighbors cope with the influx of refugees fleeing civil war and terror.

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New Zealand Will Vote on Flag Next Year

The first vote on a possible new flag for New Zealand will be held late next year.

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After Vote, Brazilians Lash Out on Social Media

A day after President Dilma Rousseff squeaked out a close electoral victory, Brazilian voters vented their frustrations one way they know best: on social media.

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Edoardo Cignoli : More Cities Raise Tobacco Age to 21

A grass roots movement to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21 years from 18 is gaining traction, shaping up as the next serious challenge to the $100 billion U.S. tobacco industry.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Ericsson Aims to Wire Developing World

The Swedish networking giant wants to capitalize on the rise of cheap, low-margin smartphones by building mobile networks to serve the billions of people who will buy new phones in the developing world over the next five years.

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EU Referendum Bill Scuttled in U.K.

An effort backed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to introduce legislation to ensure a referendum on membership in the European Union collapsed Tuesday.

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Video Purportedly Shows U.K. Hostage in Kobani

Islamic State has apparently released another video featuring British hostage John Cantlie, this time purportedly set in the northern Syrian city of Kobani.

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Japan Output Rebounds in September

U.S., Iran Relations Move to Détente

Cuban Wave Arrives by Land

More than 22,000 Cubans entered the U.S. over land in the latest fiscal year, amid looser restrictions and a lack of hope for the island nation’s economic prospects.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Chrysler's Quality Chief Leaves

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ quality chief left after the auto maker’s brands landed at the bottom of the heap of in this year’s Consumer Reports new-car reliability study.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Apple's Surprise Star: the Mac

Apple logged its biggest sales gains with a product heading into middle-age: the Mac. That helped the computer line leapfrog the iPad to become Apple’s second biggest-selling product behind the iPhone.

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Edoardo Cignoli : U.S. Earnings Reassure Investors but Growth Lags

America’s companies have a message for markets: Don’t panic yet. Though growth remains weak, the largest U.S. companies as a group are reporting better earnings for the third quarter, thanks in part to discreet pockets of strength across the world.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Cook: More Than 1 Million Cards Activated on Apple Pay in 72 Hours

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook said more than one million credit cards were activated on the company’s new Apple Pay service within 72 hours of its debut last week.

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Edoardo Cignoli : YouTube Mulls Ad-Free Offerings

Google’s YouTube is considering offering paid, advertisement-free subscriptions as it seeks to generate more revenue and profit from the world’s largest online video website.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Unmanned Rocket Explodes at Liftoff

A private, unmanned rocket carrying cargo to the international space station exploded six seconds after takeoff in eastern Virginia.

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Edoardo Cignoli : St. Croix Moves to Reopen Oil Refinery

The U.S. Virgin Islands is moving to reopen a big St. Croix oil refinery that closed two years ago and likely would process U.S. crude.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Planned TransCanada Pipeline Would Allow Gulf Access, CEO Says

A planned TransCanada oil pipeline designed to ship crude across Canada could also be used to access the Gulf Coast, according to the company’s chief executive.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Discovery Channel's New Chief Is Rich Ross

Discovery Communications tapped veteran executive Rich Ross as the president of Discovery Channel, as the media company tries to strengthen its flagship network.

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Edoardo Cignoli : New Furor Erupts Over Air Bag Recalls

The largest U.S. auto retailer halted nationwide sales of used cars containing potentially dangerous air bags and urged federal regulators to get control of an “incoherent” response to the industry’s latest safety crisis.

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In Divided Ukraine, a Border Takes Shape

The de facto division underlines a reality that has been clear since the two sides signed a peace deal in early September: Kiev has given up effective control of rebel-held territory.

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Hong Kong Protesters Seek New Meeting

Crowds packed the main protest site one month after police fired tear gas on protesters, as student leaders sought a meeting with the Chinese premier.

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Thailand May See Export Growth for 2014

Thailand’s exports grew in September, raising hopes 2014 could see a full-year expansion after unfavorable local and global economic conditions that has kept business in a lull.

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Alberta Ruling Party Wins By-Election

The longtime governing party of Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province swept a key by-election, winning all four districts up for grabs and giving newly named Premier Jim Prentice a seat in the provincial legislature.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Apple's Surprise Star: the Mac

Edoardo Cignoli : Tesla Unveils New Lease Plan

Electric car maker Tesla Motors offered a pair of incentives on its Model S sedan, promising to lower its lease price by 25% and give buyers 90 days to return a vehicle if they are unhappy with it.

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Edoardo Cignoli : U.K. Nears Lockheed Martin Jet Deal

The U.K. defense ministry said it would soon sign a contract for the first operational Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter combat jets.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Pfizer Sales Drop Less Than Expected

Pfizer said its revenue edged lower in the third quarter, hurt by generic competition for several key drugs, while its profit was buoyed by fewer restructuring charges.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Europe's Airlines Miss Full Benefit of Lower Fuel Costs

Many European airlines are seeing little benefit from the sharp fall in jet-fuel prices since early September, because hedging contracts have them locked in to paying higher prices.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Cook Happy With Apple Pay

Edoardo Cignoli : YouTube Considers Paid Subscriptions

Edoardo Cignoli : BP Third-Quarter Profit Falls

BP posted a big fall in third-quarter profit from a year earlier, giving the first indication of how big oil companies are weathering falling oil prices since June.

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Edoardo Cignoli : KPN Hurt By German Write-Down

KPN’s net loss widened in the third quarter after it booked a write-down on its stake in German mobile operator Telefónica Deutschland.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Sanofi's Profit Drops

French drug maker Sanofi reported a slight decline in third-quarter profit, dented by restructuring costs, but confirmed its earnings guidance for 2014.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Novartis Boosted by Stake Sale

Novartis said a pretax gain from the sale of its stake in a U.S. drug company and continued productivity improvement pushed third-quarter earnings 44% higher.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Honda Cuts Earnings View

Honda lowered its outlook for net income for the current fiscal year, saying a unit sales decline in China would contribute to the weakness.

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lunedì 27 ottobre 2014

SoftBank Invests in India Internet Firms

SoftBank announced a pair of investments in Internet companies in India, worth a combined total of more than $800 million.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Muscular Dystrophy Drug Suffers Setback

Sarepta Therapeutics said it would be delayed at least six months in seeking approval for its muscular-dystrophy drug after the FDA demanded more information because of concerns over the clinical-trial data.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Alibaba Eyes Apple Tie-Up For Payments

Alibaba Group, which recently raised $25 billion in the world’s biggest initial public offering, is interested in cooperating with Apple Inc. in financial payments, the Chinese company’s executive chairman said.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Chiquita Agrees to Sale

Chiquita agreed to a buyout from a Brazilian orange-juice maker and investment firm for $742 million, after the banana company’s shareholders rejected a separate merger.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Valeant Hints at Higher Allergan Bid

Valeant hinted at the prospect of a higher takeover offer for Botox maker Allergan, which raised its guidance for the year on Monday, as both companies angle for support ahead of key deadlines.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Newest Workers for Lowe's: Robots

Lowe’s is introducing robotic shopping assistants at an Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose, Calif., in late November. Lowe’s says this is the first retail robot of its kind in the U.S.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Icann, Regulators Clash Over Illegal Internet Drug Sales

FDA, Interpol and dozens of countries want the Internet’s central administrator to help shut down sites suspected of selling drugs without a prescription, but Icann’s powers are limited.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say

Computer-security experts say they found what they describe as a sophisticated cyberweapon on a network at a U.S. firm harboring military secrets, and that the spy tool was built during Moscow working hours.

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Edoardo Cignoli : GM to Make Volt Component in Michigan

General Motors—trying to stir some buzz around the next generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in—said Tuesday it will move production of the vehicle’s electric drive unit to its home state of Michigan from Mexico.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Arthur Levitt to Advise 2 Bitcoin Firms

Arthur Levitt, the longest-serving chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is joining the advisory boards of two bitcoin-focused companies.

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Rising U.S. Life Spans Spell Likely Pain for Pension Funds

Longer lives for retirees may add to a squeeze at many pension funds that are already struggling to plug a gap between available assets and future obligations to retirees.

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Facebook's Friends Reassess Trends

Ahead of the Tape: There is a lot to like about Facebook, but maybe not at its current share price.

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Buybacks Can Juice Per-Share Profit

One in four companies in the S&P 500 is expected to have juiced its earnings per share by 4% or more in the most recent quarter by buying up its own stock. But critics say such deals can be self-serving for management.

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CDC Rejects Mandatory Ebola Quarantines

The Centers for Disease Control recommended that people deemed to be at high risk of developing Ebola voluntarily isolate themselves from others for 21 days, but stopped short of recommending the mandatory quarantines that at least two states have ordered.

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Investors Give Thumbs Down on Brazil Vote

The currency had its worst day in a decade, the country’s stock market fell 3% to a six-month low, and the state-owned energy giant lost more than a tenth of its value, reflecting the challenges President Rousseff now faces over Brazil’s stagnant economy.

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Men Detained Over Missing Mexican Students

Mexican investigators arrested two men they said were directly involved the disappearance of 43 college students in the crime roiled southern state of Guerrero, Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam said Monday.

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John Tory Elected Toronto's New Mayor

John Tory’s victory is likely to usher in significant changes at city hall, which has been plagued by months of distractions following Rob Ford’s admission last year that he had smoked crack cocaine.

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Edoardo Cignoli : T-Mobile Adds Subscribers, But Loss Deepens

T-Mobile US gained 1.4 million of the most lucrative wireless customers in the third quarter, but the cost of winning those gains hurt its margins.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Canon Lifts Profit Outlook

Canon raises its profit outlook for the business year through December, despite the continuing fall in sales of digital cameras.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Condé Nast President Steps Up

Since late July, when he took direct control of the ad sales group, Bob Sauerberg has sold Fairchild Fashion Media and replaced four publishers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Gas at $3 Carries Rewards---and Risks

Gasoline prices have dropped below $3 a gallon at most U.S. gas stations, delivering a welcome lift to American consumers and retailers. But the related oil-price drop has a thorny underside: It is threatening to slow the nation’s energy boom.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Madison Square Garden to Explore Split

Madison Square Garden said it will explore a split that would separate its entertainment businesses from its media and sports operations, and said it is nominating Nelson Peltz and Scott Sperling to its board.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Buybacks Can Juice Per-Share Profit

Edoardo Cignoli : Equinix Inc., the Internet's Biggest Landlord

Data-center giant dominates crucial Web function, renting slices of its air-conditioned floors to virtually every company that operates online.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Philadelphia City Council Opposes Sale of Gas Utility

Philadelphia’s City Council announced its opposition Monday to the proposed $1.86 billion sale of the city’s publicly owned gas utility—the oldest and largest in the U.S.—to a Connecticut company.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Judge Cuts Damages Takeda, Lilly to Pay in Actos Case

A U.S. judge slashed the amount of damages that drug makers Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly must pay in a product-liability case to $38.1 million from the more than $9 billion awarded by a jury.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Advanced Micro Devices Recruits Dell Veteran Forrest Norrod

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has recruited Forrest Norrod, a well-known veteran of Dell Inc., to lead one of the chip maker’s two main business groups.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Israel's Matomy Buys MobFox

Israeli Internet advertising firm Matomy Media Group has agreed to buy Austrian mobile advertising specialist MobFox for $17.6 million.

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Indonesian Leader's Defense Pick Draws Criticism

President Joko Widodo held his first cabinet meeting as human-rights groups intensified criticism of his new defense minister—a hard-line former general who helped lead the country’s campaigns against separatist movements.

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Syrian War Colors Turkish Politics

Turkish politics are increasingly moving to the drumbeat of war in Syria, as threats rapidly migrate from the battlefield across Turkey’s southern border.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Paramount, Movie Investors in Mean Fight

Paramount Pictures is in court defending itself against accusations of fraud lodged by four investors who helped fund a slate of 25 movies, including “Mean Girls,” a decade or so ago.

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Edoardo Cignoli : U.S. Fights Web-Management Critiques

U.S. officials are battling rising dissent from nations irked by how the Internet is managed.

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Edoardo Cignoli : AutoZone Investigated in California for Waste Storage, Disposal

California authorities are looking into AutoZone Inc.’s hazardous waste storage and disposal, the auto parts store disclosed in a regulatory filing.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Women Press FDA to Encourage Sexual Dysfunction Drugs

A series of women told an FDA workshop that they suffer from years of sexual dysfunction and that the agency should encourage companies to produce drugs to treat the condition.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Cliffs Natural Resources Swings to Loss

Cliffs Natural Resources swung to a loss in the third quarter, dragged down by a $6 billion write-down related largely to its purchase of a Canadian iron ore mine as well as lower iron ore and metallurgical coal prices.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Universal Health Services Revenue Up 11%

Universal Health Services said its third-quarter revenue rose 11% as the hospital operator continued to benefit from a rebound in admissions.

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Clashes in Northern Lebanon Kill One

Lebanese troops battled Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli for a second day on Saturday, with one person killed and 13 wounded in the clashes, the Lebanese army and state media said.

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Last of U.S. Marines Leave Afghanistan's Helmand Province

The last U.S. Marines unit flew out of Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday, ending one of the toughest fights in the America’s longest war.

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Pakistan's Antipolio Efforts Slammed

A global body issued a scathing report Monday on Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate polio, saying the country was the biggest obstacle to the goal of stopping world-wide transmission of the disease by the end of 2014.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Chiquita Ends Banana Deal

Chiquita has terminated its deal with Irish food company Fyffes and said it instead plans to enter negotiations with Cutrale-Safra, the coalition between a Brazilian orange juice maker and an investment firm.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Shire Raises Guidance After Record Sales Growth

Dublin-based drug maker Shire raised its earnings guidance after record sales growth, only a week after U.S. peer AbbVie pulled out of a $54 billion takeover.

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Edoardo Cignoli : eDreams Partially Settles Price Dispute

Two of Europe’s leading airlines reached a partial agreement with travel company eDreams Odigeo over how the Spanish firm displays airfares after a dispute triggered a plunge in its stock price.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Huntsman Posts Higher Earnings

Huntsman posted improved third-quarter earnings, boosted by strong demand for products such as environmentally-friendly textile dyes and aerospace composites.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Canon Lifts Profit Outlook

Canon raises its profit outlook for the business year through December, despite the continuing fall in sales of digital cameras.

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Sixteen Killed in China Coal Mine Collapse

A coal mine shaft collapsed in northwestern China, killing 16 miners, China’s state-controlled news agency said.

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German Business Confidence Falters

German business confidence faltered again in October, suggesting that the economy is struggling to regain momentum.

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Korea Ferry Captain May Face Death

South Korean prosectors asked for the death penalty for the captain of the ferry that sank in April, leaving more than 300 dead or missing, arguing that he willfully neglected his duty to prevent loss of life.

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IMF Says Mid-East, North Africa Face Poor Growth

The Middle East and North Africa region is set for another year of poor economic growth, weighed down by conflict in Iraq, Syria and Libya and beset by sky-high unemployment coupled with lower oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Ford's Profit Falls 34%

Ford said third-quarter income fell 34% from a year ago to $835 million as lower truck production and higher warranty and recall costs hurt results in its core North American operations and losses in Europe widened.

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Edoardo Cignoli : UPS Growth Fueled by Increase in Shipments in U.S. and Abroad

United Parcel Service Inc. reported robust third-quarter growth, fueled by an increase in package shipments both in the U.S. and abroad and the strongest increase in domestic business-to-business deliveries in several years, signaling a strengthening U.S. economy.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Saab Seals $5.44 Billion Jet Deal

Swedish defense group Saab said it has concluded talks with Brazil’s government about development and production of 36 fighter jets for the Brazilian Air Force

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Edoardo Cignoli : TNT Express Posts Loss

TNT Express fell to a third quarter net loss because of restructuring and legal costs and said trading conditions in Europe remain challenging.

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Edoardo Cignoli : CGN Power Plans $3 Billion Hong Kong IPO

Three Chinese companies, including China’s biggest nuclear-energy company by installed capacity, are planning to raise around $10 billion before the end of this year.

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Japan Officials Head to Pyongyang to Discuss Abduction Probe

The trip is the first of its kind in 10 years and comes after an expected report on the investigation into Japanese abducted in the 1970s and ‘80s was delayed.

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domenica 26 ottobre 2014

ECB Says Most of Europe's Banks Are Healthy

European regulators said that all but 13 of the continent’s leading banks have enough capital to weather a financial storm, an attempt to put to rest years of anxiety about the industry’s health.

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Bad Market Timing Fueled Wealth Gap

The Outlook: Millions of Americans inadvertently made a classic investment mistake that contributed to today’s widening economic inequality: They bought stocks high and sold low.

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Hedge-Fund Manager's Combative Style Pays Off

Corvex’s Keith Meister, the onetime right-hand man of Carl Icahn, is earning a reputation of his own as an activist investor.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Williams Raises Offer to Merge Master Limited Partnerships

Williams Cos. sweetened the terms of its deal to merge two master limited partnerships it controls—Williams Partners LP and Access Midstream Partners LP—to create one giant natural-gas pipeline system.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Condé Nast President Steps Up

Since late July, when he took direct control of the ad sales group, Bob Sauerberg has sold Fairchild Fashion Media and replaced four publishers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : ECB Says Most of Europe's Banks Are Healthy

Edoardo Cignoli : ABC Shows Early Strength in Fall Ratings Race

ABC’s viewership so far this season is up 7% from last year, helped by two new shows, the comedy ‘Black-ish’ and drama “How to Get Away With Murder,” putting it in second place in entertainment programming.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Paramount, Movie Investors in Mean Fight

Edoardo Cignoli : U.S. Fights Internet-Management Critiques

U.S. officials are battling rising dissent from nations irked by how the Internet is managed.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Venezuela Cancels Plan to Sell Citgo

Venezuela has scrapped plans to sell U.S. refining unit Citgo, the country’s finance minister said in an interview published Sunday by a local newspaper.

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Eurozone Steps Closer to Bank Union

Only time will tell how successful the stress tests of Europe’s leading banks have been, but the exercise was an important step toward a banking union in the eurozone.

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Thailand-U.S. War Games to Go Ahead

The U.S. has confirmed it will still carry out a high-profile annual military exercise in Thailand next year despite the coup in May.

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Uruguayan Candidates Appear Headed to Runoff

Uruguay’s ruling Broad Front coalition candidate, Tabaré Vázquez, and his National Party rival, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, appear to be headed to a runoff vote, according to exit polls from Sunday’s presidential election.

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Ebola Forces African Hospital to Revamp, Retrain

In Sierra Leone, a WHO team trains health workers in new protocols and their clinic is refitted to segregate potential Ebola sufferers and protect staff.

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White House Pushes Back On State Ebola Quarantines

The White House pushed back against the governors of New York, New Jersey, Illinois and other states that instituted procedures to forcibly quarantine medical workers returning from West Africa, deepening a debate brought on by recent Ebola cases in the U.S.

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Australia Clears Teen in Ebola Scare

Australian health authorities have cleared an 18-year old woman of Ebola after she arrived in the country from West Africa and reported a fever during the weekend.

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ECB Says Most of Europe's Banks Are Healthy

South African Soccer Captain Killed

The captain of South Africa’s national soccer team was fatally shot when armed men broke into the house where he was staying, police said.

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Photos of the Day: Oct. 26

In photos chosen Sunday by editors at The Wall Street Journal, tires burn during a demonstration in the West Bank, Andy Murray celebrates a victory in Spain, a woman casts a ballot in Ukraine, and more.

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How 'Genocide' Was Coined

The word ‘genocide’ turns 70. Behind the word, the story of a lawyer’s crusade to prevent the crime.

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Photos of the Day: Oct. 24

In photos chosen Friday by editors at The Wall Street Journal, Canada mourns a fallen soldier, President Obama hugs a nurse after her recovery from Ebola, and more.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Tesco Chairman to Step Down

Tesco said Chairman Richard Broadbent would step down as it revealed the accounting practices that led to an overstatement of its profit had occurred in prior periods as well.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Is Free Data the Next Free Shipping?

Services that offer users data or pay data costs for visiting websites, signing up for free trials or watching movie trailers from smartphones or tablets are gaining traction.

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Edoardo Cignoli : 'Cheap Chic' Gets Cheaper Yet

Primark, the U.K. fast-fashion chain that sells T-shirts for a couple of pounds and doesn’t believe in online retailing, wants to make it big in the U.S. Its big selling point to America will be price.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Apple's Ex-Retail Chief Readies Service for Web Shoppers

Ron Johnson, who helped build Apple’s successful retail stores before a troubled stint as J.C. Penney CEO, is readying a well-funded startup that aims to help online shoppers find the right products.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Burger King Struggles to Get 'Field Coach' System Right

Burger King has about 145 “field coaches” assigned from headquarters to help the restaurants. Some franchisees praise the system, but others say its quality is uneven, with some coaches too young and inexperienced.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Investors Await Clues to Outlook for U.S. Oil Refiners

What do falling oil prices mean for U.S. refining companies? Investors will be listening closely for clues when most of the companies that turn crude into gasoline report third-quarter earnings.

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Edoardo Cignoli : H-P Seeks Local Buyer for Its Chinese Networking Business Amid Challenges

H-P’s effort to sell a majority stake in its networking business in China to a local buyer is the latest example of tension between the U.S. and China affecting the ability of tech firms from both countries to do business in each others’ markets.

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Cameron Angry Over Bill for EU Budget

The U.K. prime minister reacted angrily after being confronted with a huge new bill for European Union membership and warned the demand could encourage those in Britain who want to pull out.

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Canadian Police to Face Questions Over Gunman

Canadian lawmakers are expected to grill leaders of the national police on Monday after a report suggesting the force initially released wrong information about the gunman who stormed parliament last week, then waited days to correct the mistake.

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Fukushima Refugees Wary of Returning Home

Tens of thousands forced from their homes after the 2011 tsunami and nuclear accident are now split over whether to come home or stay away—and continue collecting government subsidies.

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Dilma Rousseff Leads in Brazil

With 95.35% of the votes counted in Brazil’s presidential runoff, incumbent Dilma Rousseff appears close to being re-elected to a second four-year term.

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Moderate Syrian Rebels Plead for Help

Moderate rebels in Syria are losing ground in their two-front war against the regime and the extremist group Islamic State, pleading for more support from the West.

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Islamic State Renews Attacks on Kobani

Syrian Kurdish forces defending Kobani were again repelling a wave of Islamic State attacks Sunday as the besieged city awaited reinforcements from Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Estonia's Finance Minister Resigns

Estonia’s Finance Minister Juergen Ligi resigned Sunday, succumbing to public pressure following an argument with another minister.

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Iraq Struggles With Militants Near Baghdad

The weakness of Iraq’s U.S.-trained military is a growing worry as Islamic State fighters threaten Baghdad, with attacks as close as 12 miles west of the capital.

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Edoardo Cignoli : China CNR Bags Major U.S. Contract

A Chinese railcar maker said it won the local industry’s first major contract in the U.S., with an agreement to supply 284 subway cars for $556.6 million to the state of Massachusetts.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Banks Push Law Firms on Cybersecurity

Big banks are demanding that their law firms do more to protect sensitive information to ensure that they don’t become back doors for hackers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Germany Bets on 'Smart Factories'

German industrial giants, which have long been at the cutting edge of production technology, are taking automation a step further by connecting all machines in their factories’ assembly lines to the Internet.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Retailers' Tweet: Help Wanted

Heading into the holiday shopping season, retailers are bombarding customers’ inboxes and Twitter feeds with help-wanted ads, as traditional hiring methods are failing to produce enough job candidates.

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Exit Polls: Ukraine Leader's Party in Election Lead

Exit polls showed pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko’s party won the most support in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections on Sunday but would likely have to seek allies to form a coalition government.

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Hong Kong-Shanghai Trading Link Stalls

The planned stock-trading connection between Hong Kong and Shanghai has been delayed, and there is no indication of when it will start, Hong Kong’s exchange chief said, adding that pro-democracy protests might have played a role in the delay.

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Edoardo Cignoli : China Takes on Executive Pay

China plans to slash compensation for top executives at the largest state-owned firms, a move that conflicts with Beijing’s goal of making the companies more market-driven.

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Tunisians Vote in Historic Election

Tunisians expressed tentative hope for the future as they lined up early Sunday to choose their first five-year parliament since they overthrew their dictator in the 2011 revolution that kicked off the Arab Spring.

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Brazil Votes in Tight Presidential Race

A sharply divided Brazilian electorate cast votes Sunday in a notably bitter presidential race that has exposed the nation’s social and economic fault lines.

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Not All Voters Inspired by Ukraine Election

Ukraine’s government is heralding Sunday’s election as a chance to usher in a more trustworthy, Western-oriented legislature. But some voters feel less than inspired, seeing the same old faces and political rot.

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Sanctions, Oil Prices May Harm Russian Economy, Ministers Warn

Russia’s economy and budget may suffer if low oil prices and Western sanctions persist for some time, government ministers warned .

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Hong Kong Protesters Suspend Democracy Vote

Protest leaders in Hong Kong have canceled a vote that was scheduled to begin later Sunday over how to push for democratic concessions from Beijing.

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Indonesian President Reveals His New Cabinet

President Joko Widodo named 34 members to his cabinet Sunday, with key economic posts going to technocrats and many others going to politicians and others with ties to leaders of his political alliance.

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U.S., British Combat Troops Leave Troubled Afghan Province

The U.S.-led coalition officially ended combat operations in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province with the ceremonial handover of a sprawling desert base to the Afghan army.

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EU Warns Turkey Over Cyprus Row

EU leaders have criticized Turkey over its recent actions in disputed waters claimed by Cyprus, warning Ankara to respect Cyprus’ sovereignty.

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Governing-Party-Backed Candidate Wins in Fukushima Prefecture

Masao Uchibori, a veteran local-government administrator supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party won the gubernatorial race in Fukushima prefecture Sunday, the first since the 2011 nuclear disaster, according to NHK, the national broadcaster.

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Pyongyang Seen Closer to Nuclear Missile

North Korea probably has the capability to produce a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a rocket, a top U.S. commander said Friday, moving it closer to building a nuclear missile.

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Russia Blames Ukraine for Blocking Peace Accord

Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for blocking implementation of a peace accord aimed at stopping fighting in the east of the country but said he hoped a long-running dispute over Russian gas supplies to Ukraine could be resolved soon.

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IMF Urges Persian Gulf States to Balance Their Budgets

Governments in the energy-rich Persian Gulf need to balance their budgets more urgently in the medium term as oil prices decline, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.

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sabato 25 ottobre 2014

Australia Says Investor Visa Changes Will Better Combat Corruption

Australia’s government believes changes to visas offering rich foreign investors a fast track to residency in return for multimillion-dollar capital infusions will better combat potential corruption.

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Rousseff Leads in Final Brazil Presidential Polls

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff still holds an edge over challenger Aécio Neves in the final polls before Sunday’s election, one of the tightest and most unpredictable in the nation’s history.

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Islamic State Launches New Offensive on Kobani

Fighters from Islamic State launched a new offensive on the northern Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday after shelling the area from their positions nearby, activists and a Kurdish official said.

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Boat Accident Kills 26 in Zambia

At least 26 people, most of them children, died when a crowded boat capsized in Zambia while on the way to a national celebration.

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U.S. Conducts 22 Airstrikes in Iraq

The U.S. military intensified its focus on Iraq over the weekend, conducting 22 strikes Friday and Saturday as well as one strike near the Syrian border city of Kobani.

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Opposition Rejects Mozambique Election Results

Mozambique’s opposition parties rejected the victory of the ruling Frelimo party, alleging voter fraud in the southeastern African nation’s elections.

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Egypt President Denounces Sinai Attack

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi called an assault on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 30 troops a “foreign-funded operation” and vowed to take action against militants.

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Italians Protest Plan to Make Firing Easier

Thousands of protesters rallied in Rome to protest Premier Matteo Renzi’s plan to make it easier to fire workers.

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Tycoon Arrested as Vietnam Revives Bank Cleanup

Police in Vietnam have arrested Ha Van Tham on allegations of fraud while chairman of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank, signaling the Southeast Asian country is reviving its efforts to restructure its banking system.

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U.K. Growth Slows in Third Quarter

U.K. economic growth slowed in the third quarter, official data showed, in the latest sign the global recovery may be losing steam.

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Clashes in Northern Lebanon Kill One

EU Tensions Persist Over Budget Rules

Tensions continued over whether to allow flexibility in European Union budget rules as leaders met for a second day of a summit.

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French Journalists Jailed in Indonesia

An Indonesia court has sentenced two French television journalists to 2½ months in jail for illegal reporting in the easternmost province of Papua.

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German Consumer Confidence Set to Rebound in November

Consumer sentiment survey shows citizens of Europe’s largest economy have become less sensitive to conflicts across the globe and their impact on economic growth.

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Sixteen Killed in China Coal Mine Collapse

A coal mine shaft collapsed in northwestern China, killing 16 miners, China’s state-controlled news agency said.

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venerdì 24 ottobre 2014

Hong Kong Protest Leaders to Hold Vote

Protest leaders prepared to hold a vote on Sunday seeking a mandate for their pro-democracy movement and looking to gain support from other groups, but some students said they feared the poll could backfire.

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Sweden Calls Off Submarine Search

Sweden has called off a search for foreign submarines off its east coast after failing to detect anything, ending a weeklong probe that evoked Cold War memories.

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Australian Doctors Make Heart-Transplant Breakthrough

Australian doctors have successfully transplanted so-called dead hearts into patients in what they said was a world-first procedure that could increase the number of donor hearts available to patients.

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Housing Slide Exposes Risk For China

The average price of new homes in 70 Chinese cities fell year-over-year in September for the first time in nearly two years, signaling that risks remain in the flagging property market.

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Ottawa Shooter's Mosque Ties Probed

Leaders of a Muslim association in British Columbia said Canadian authorities questioned them about a suspected radical who attended a suburban Vancouver mosque during the same period as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.

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Western Jihadists' Mothers Reach Out

On a recent weekend in Calgary, Canadian Christianne Boudreau and German Ulla Strodtbäumer talked about having raised their sons an ocean apart only to see them end up on the same path. Both converted to Islam and became radicalized. And both traveled to Syria, where they were shot and killed outside Aleppo, Syria.

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Nine Iraqi Catholic Priests Suspended for Leaving Posts

The head of Iraq’s Catholic church has suspended nine American priests for leaving their posts in Iraq and is demanding they return to the battle-torn country.

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Rivals in Brazil Vote Both Pledge to Kickstart Oil Sector

International oil companies operating in Brazil are cautiously optimistic that no matter who wins this Sunday’s presidential election, the new administration will take steps to restart investments in the nation’s once-booming oil sector.

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State Quarantines Stoke Debate Over Monitoring

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut imposed 21-day quarantines on health-care workers returning from West Africa, stoking a debate over how to curb Ebola without impeding humanitarian aid.

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Canada Privacy Law Hampered Intelligence Sharing

Neither of the two Canadian men who attacked soldiers and Parliament this week were on a terror watch list in the U.S., raising concerns among American officials about possible intelligence gaps close to home.

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Brazil Candidates Take Last Jabs Before Tight Election Race Ends

President Dilma Rousseff sought to widen her lead over conservative candidate Aécio Neves in the final sprint to Sunday’s election, an event that carries big stakes for an economy sputtering amid global declines in commodity prices.

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Islamic Militants Used Chlorine Gas, Say Iraqis

Militants with the Islamic State allegedly used explosives containing chlorine gas while attempting to overrun a town north of the Iraqi capital last month, sickening about 25 soldiers and civilians, two Iraqi officials said.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Toyota Confirms Sale of Part of Tesla Stake

Toyota said Friday it has sold some of its stake in Tesla Motors, days after German luxury car maker Daimler disclosed it had divested its Tesla shares for a sizable gain.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Amazon Stumbles on Spending

Amazon’s soaring ambitions are coming at a steep cost, dragging the e-commerce giant to its largest quarterly loss in 14 years.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Uncool Microsoft Is Hot Once Again as Sales Defy Expectations

Microsoft’s sales continue to defy expectations by growing at a much faster clip than those of its business-technology peers.

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Edoardo Cignoli : América Móvil Sees Mobile Towers Spinoff in 2015

Mexican telecommunications company América Móvil expects to complete the spinoff of its mobile towers in Mexico by the beginning of the second quarter of 2015.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Ford Shifts New Canada Engine Plans to Mexico

Ford Motor won’t invest in putting new, smaller engines in plants in Windsor, Ontario, and instead will put the investment in Mexico, according to the union that represents auto workers in Canada.

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Edoardo Cignoli : Indonesia Plays Legal Hardball

Indonesian prosecutors are increasingly bringing criminal charges against employees of large companies for allegedly causing losses to the state, a development that is chilling the business community there.

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