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eBay to appeal French court ruling in LVMH dispute
02.07.2008 00:03
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PARIS (Reuters) - eBay said on Monday it will appeal a ruling by a French court ordering it to pay 38.6 million euros (30.6 million pounds) in compensation to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site.
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Free, Bollore in talks with Google over WiMax: paper
02.07.2008 00:03
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PARIS (Reuters) - French Internet service provider Free and Bollore Telecom are in talks with Web search giant Google Inc over the funding of their WiMax wireless broadband network in France, French daily Les Echos reports.
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Service lets drivers lock in gasoline prices
02.07.2008 00:03
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
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Judge says no to Akamai request for Limelight ban
02.07.2008 00:03
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has denied Akamai Technologies Inc's request that she permanently ban Limelight Networks Inc from selling services that a jury ruled violates an Akamai patent, Limelight said on Tuesday.
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Game makers set September release for "Rock Band 2"
02.07.2008 00:03
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The makers of video game "Rock Band 2" said on Monday the sequel to last year's best-selling predecessor "Rock Band" will be released for the Xbox in September, months ahead of key rival "Guitar Hero."
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Nokia signs Warner to music deal
02.07.2008 00:03
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia signed a deal with Warner Music Group to make Warner titles available through its "Comes With Music" service and Nokia music store, Nokia said on Tuesday.
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Oil rises $1 on supply concerns
02.07.2008 00:02
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of Monday's record high above $143 on forecasts that global supply will lag demand and expectations the European Central Bank will raise interest rates later this week.
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Petrol prices hit out-of-town shopping
02.07.2008 00:02
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are cutting back on trips to out-of-town retail parks due to rising petrol prices and doing more of their shopping on the Internet, according to the latest retail trends survey from Experian.
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FTSE ends 2.6 percent lower
02.07.2008 00:02
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LONDON (Reuters) - The blue-chip index ended sharply lower on Tuesday, with banks, led by Royal Bank of Scotland , falling on worries about further losses in the sector, while oils and miners slipped after recent gains.
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RBS seen set for insurance bids by end of July
02.07.2008 00:02
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LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland wants second-round offers for its insurance business to be submitted by the end of this month, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Soaring prices push economies to tipping point
02.07.2008 00:02
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surging food and fuel prices have pushed some countries to a "tipping point," the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday, threatening hard-won efforts in many African countries to stabilize their economies.
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U.S. wins court order for UBS Swiss bank records
02.07.2008 00:02
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Miami has authorized U.S. officials to seek information from UBS AG about U.S. taxpayers suspected of using Swiss bank accounts to evade income taxes, part of a probe that could crack open Switzerland's tradition of bank secrecy.
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Warning lights flash as economy stutters
02.07.2008 00:02
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LONDON (Reuters) - The manufacturing sector contracted in June at its sharpest pace since 2001 while house prices fell for an eighth straight month, according to figures on Tuesday that darkened an already bleak economic outlook.
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AstraZeneca wins legal round in Teva Seroquel row
02.07.2008 00:02
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Tuesday that AstraZeneca Plc won the latest court battle in their patent dispute over a generic version of AstraZeneca's blockbuster schizophrenia drug.
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InBev sticks to Anheuser offer
02.07.2008 00:01
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BRUSSELS/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev NV stuck to its original $46.3 billion (23.2 billion pounds) takeover bid for reluctant target Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc and said it would give Anheuser's shareholders a voice in the battle if the U.S. brewer refused to open merger discussions.
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