Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is pursuing the White House for the second time.Here are key facts about him. affiliate marketing - Romney, 65, espouses traditional Republican positions to cut taxes,...

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Barclays faces $470m energy fine

affiliate marketing 1 November 2012 Last updated at 04:12 ETBarclays has been threatened with fines of $ 470m (£291m) by US regulators to settle accusations it sought to manipulate the California energy markets from 2006-2008. affiliate marketing The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

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Canada will push to keep bank capital rules on schedule

affiliate marketing OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will urge all countries to stick to the agreed schedule for implementing tougher bank capital rules at a November 4-5 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.The so-called Basel III rules are the world’s...

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First iPad mini teardown reveals Samsung display

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iPad mini uses a display from South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, one of Apple’s major suppliers and also its fiercest rival in the global mobile-device market that the two companies dominate.Analysts say the Silicon Valley-based iPhone maker is trying to wean itself off...

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Cablevision says Sandy outage hit half of its customers

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday about half of its 3.3 million customers in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey area had lost power in the wake of superstorm Sandy, causing widespread disruptions to its service.Cablevision said in a statement that 1.6 million of its...

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UK cost agency backs melanoma drugs after price cuts

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – Two new drugs for skin cancer have been recommended for use on Britain’s state-run health service after the rival manufacturers – Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb – agreed to cut their prices.The move underscores the growing pressure on drug companies to cut deals with austerity-hit European governments...

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How Truth and Lies Spread on Twitter

affiliate marketing Hurricane Sandy was a huge moment for New York City. It was also a huge moment for how we think about social media.For many in the superstorm’s path up the Eastern seaboard, social networks quickly became an essential source of information from news organizations, civic organizations, and friends and family. As power...

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Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

affiliate marketing ZAGREB (Reuters) – The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria‘s opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts...

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Pentagon sees further use of BlackBerry as door opens to others

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Wednesday said it would continue to support “large numbers” of BlackBerry phones made by Research in Motion Ltd even as it moves forward with plans that would allow the U.S. military to begin using Apple Inc‘s iPhone and other devices.The U.S. Defense Department last week invited...

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Sanofi draws fire over cost of MS drug Lemtrada

affiliate marketing PARIS (Reuters) – Medical journal The Lancet warned that Sanofi‘s experimental multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada may be too costly for patients and health insurers once it gets approved by regulators.The journal, which published the encouraging results of two late-stage Lemtrada tests on Thursday, also criticized the...

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