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Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chief Executive Steve
Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp's need to make
heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the
company was "done," for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc.
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Wall Street tumbles, led by financials
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks tumbled more than 2 percent on
Thursday after a report showing yet another drop in U.S. home
sales prompted investors to take profits in financial shares,
which had rallied over the past week.
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JP Morgan discusses breakup of UK's HBOS: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. investment bank JP Morgan
has held talks with potential partners about forming a
consortium to break up British bank HBOS , the UK's
Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.
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Wachovia CFO Wurtz to leave
(Reuters)
Reuters - Wachovia Corp , which posted a
record $8.86 billion second-quarter loss Tuesday, said Chief
Financial Officer Thomas Wurtz will resign from the
fourth-largest U.S. bank after a successor is named.
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Private equity firms eye BankUnited: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two private-equity firms are considering
investments in BankUnited Financial Corp , weighed
down by a huge portfolio of adjustable-rate mortgages, The Wall
Street Journal said citing people familiar with the situation.
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SKorea's economy grows 4.8 percent: central bank
(AFP)
AFP - South Korea's economy slowed substantially in the second quarter as a result of weakened domestic demand because of high prices of oil and raw materials, the central bank said Friday.
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Origami Solitaire 2.0 |
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3D Backgammon 1.6 |
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Karate Videopoker 2.0 |
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Dragon Sushi Blackjack 2.0 |
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Asianata 1.1.4 |
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Arkanoid: Space Ball 1.1.1 |
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