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 Wal-Mart's 1Q Profit Up 10.1 Percent
| NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 10.1 percent increase in first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates as its re-emphasis on low prices dro... (photo: Creative Commons / Wt90401) The New York Times
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 Asda's sales growth accelerates
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Asda, the British arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart, said sales growth accelerated in its first quarter and it won market share as a focus o... (photo: Creative Commons / Dominic's pics) The Guardian
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 Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
| LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters
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 Sears Holdings returns to a profit in 1st quarter
| HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. returned to a first-quarter profit, benefiting from a gain on the sale of some stores. | The Hoffman Estates, Ill., c... (photo: Creative Commons / Thivierr) The Wichita Eagle
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 Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch
| Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday visited Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Poonch district and discussed with local people issues concerning tra... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
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 Obese mother, 30, loses 18 STONE after getting stuck in a theme park ride
| A mother-of-two was shamed into losing more than 18 stone after getting stuck on a theme park ride. | Becky Edwards was left a laughing stock when she became wedged in ... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) The Daily Mail
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 Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter
| SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarte... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Xinhua
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 New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax
| WELLINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand tourism operators Thursday stepped up pressure on the Australian government to scrap a planned 17-percent increase in the cou... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattinbgn) Xinhua
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 Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
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 Fla. tourism number show slight gain in 2012
| TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida tourism officials say numbers for the first quarter of the year are up slightly over the same period a year ago. | Visit Florida, the state'... (photo: WN / Farida Azzawi) Herald Tribune
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 Richmond soda tax to fight obesity makes ballot
| Richmond voters will decide this fall whether to impose what could be the nation's first municipal tax on soda and other sugary beverages - a penny-per-ounce surcharge ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) San Francisco Chronicle
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 SA child obesity levels up there with UK and US
South African teens are right up there with their US and UK counterparts when it comes to being overweight, a local study has found. | The study says South African teenag... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Independent online
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 Handset market shrinks worldwide, grows in India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetMobile device sales in India are forecast to reach 231 million units in 2012. MUMBAI: The Indian mobile handset market bucked the global trend o... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times Of India
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 Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
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 US stock futures up, worries linger about Greece
| NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging higher on strong data from the housing sector, yet worries persist that Greek debt problems could fracture the European U... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Palm Beach Post
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 Gold drops as Greece batters global markets
Gold fell for a fourth straight day to its lowest since late December on Wednesday, sucked into a broad-based sell-off that dented global markets on the back of alarm ove... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online
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 Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
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 Virtual World Takes on Childhood Obesity
MIT Technology Review Follow @techreview | Malica Astin, 11, never paid much attention to how much physical activity she got. But one day she played basketball while wear... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Mashable
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 Sensex tanks 324 points in noon trade
| Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading over 324 points low from its previous close around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday as automobile, m... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Newstrack India
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 Indian stocks at risk of 'de-rating': Merrill Lynch
Tweet | Bank of America-Merrill Lynch says expects BSE index to drift to its 15,000 target given economic growth and current account concerns. Adds business confidence is... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
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