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US stocks pared losses and drifted slightly higher Wednesday as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of last-ditch negotiations to prevent a Greek debt default. |
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News Corp said Wednesday that its net profit rose 65 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year to $1.06 billion. |
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Oil prices closed slightly higher in New York Friday despite weak demand in the United States, lifted by a rebound of London's Brent amid severe cold weather in Europe. |
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French flag-carrier Air France warned that it would cancel 35 percent of its long-haul flights and 25 percent of shorter journeys Thursday as an aviation workers' strike went on for a fourth day. |
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Greece's coalition leaders on Wednesday met Prime Minister Lucas Papademos for a final round of talks on radical budget cuts and a debt deal to avert default. |
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As well-heeled Indonesians sip lattes in the air conditioned comfort of Starbucks, outside on the bustling, traffic-jammed streets of Jakarta the myriad poor turn to "Starbikes" for their fix. |
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Revered Chinese modern painter Fu Baoshi's life was an epic journey -- literally and figuratively -- but only now, with retrospectives in the United States, has his powerfully emotional body of work traveled as far as the West. |
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Chanel flew the fashion crowd sky-high to conjure up a life-sized plane as the runway for an all-blue spring collection as it headlined day two of the Paris haute couture shows. |
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The National Museum played host to more than 100 HSBC clients and partners for a night of fine dining and an exclusive art exhibition. |
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