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• Powermat broadens lineup for wireless charging

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Powermat USA helped consumers cut some power cords last year by selling mats that juiced up gadgets placed on top of them. They weren’t seamless solutions, though, because they required add-ons such as special cell phone cases. Now, the company is trying to… Mobile phone - United States [...]
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• Stocks futures point to quiet open as dollar falls

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Stock investors are expected to slow their pace of buying Tuesday following a big rally on the first trading day of the new year. Stock index futures were little changed, not surprising a day after the Dow Jones industrials soared more than 150 points on… China - Business [...]
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• Neb. lawmakers don’t expect to end session early

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Nebraska state government may be counting its nickels, but don’t expect lawmakers to run home early to keep from spending more of them. The Legislature is scheduled to begin a 60-day lawmaking session on Wednesday _ at a cost of roughly $10,000 a day. “We’ll… Nebraska - Government [...]
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• German firm to build $300M pipe plant in NW Miss.

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  A German company will build a $300 million plant in northwestern Mississippi to manufacture stainless steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, Gov. Haley Barbour and a company executive announced Monday. The plant in Tunica County _ about 20 miles south of… Haley Barbour - Mississippi - [...]
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• Kraft improves Cadbury offer after sale to Nestle

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Kraft Foods Inc. improved its hostile takeover offer for British chocolate and gum maker Cadbury PLC after selling its North American pizza business for $3.7 billion to Nestle, which confirmed it would not make a rival bid. Kraft said it would use the money… Cadbury PLC - Kraft [...]
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• South chilled by Arctic winds, record snow in East

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Bitter cold and snow sweeping into the eastern U.S were leaving part of New England under record snowfall and hitting Southerners with subfreezing temperatures that farmers fear could destroy crops. The deep freeze was expected to last for at least the rest… New Year - Snow - Winter [...]
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• US health spending slowed in 2008

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion _ even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says. Health spending didn’t slow down… United States - Health [...]
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• Asia markets gain ground after Wall Street advance

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Asian stock markets gained more ground Tuesday, following Wall Street’s advance as an upbeat U.S. manufacturing report buoyed investor confidence in a global recovery. Most major markets were higher for a second straight session, while the dollar fell against… Stock market - Oil Prices - Japan - Business ...
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• Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Oil rose to near $82 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a jump in U.S. stock markets boosted investor confidence and helped extend a four-week rally in crude prices. Benchmark crude for February delivery was up 31 cents to $81.81 a barrel at midday Singapore time… Asia - [...]
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• Family, students remember Calif. school official

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Thousands of people gathered at an El Monte high school football stadium Monday to attend an emotional service for a high school principal who was killed in Mexico last week. Augustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo, a 33-year-old assistant principal, was remembered… High school - Mexico - Head teacher - [...]
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• Pandas headed to Shanghai for 2010 Expo

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Ten giant panda cubs, all born after the deadly earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province in 2008, were on their way Tuesday to Shanghai to go on display during this year’s World Expo, a zoo official said. Six female and four male pandas from the Wolong… China - [...]
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• TCU field goal knots Fiesta Bowl 10-10 after 3

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  All-American defensive end Jerry Hughes forced and recovered a Boise State fumble, leading to a 29-yard field goal by TCU’s Ross Evans that left the Fiesta Bowl tied at 10 after three quarters on Monday night. Hughes stripped Doug Martin and recovered it at… Fiesta Bowl - Boise [...]
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• Charles Dickens Action Figure

  
  Most-Gifted-Toys.com — Authority: 157
  Charles Dickens Action Figure CHARLES DICKENS - FIGURENEW YORK (AFP) The dollar traded mostly lower to open the new year Monday, as strong economic reports from the US and China encouraged riskier trades away from the safe-haven greenback. The euro rose to 1.4408 dollars at 2200 GMT, from 1.4323 [...]
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• FDA finds roaches, listeria at airline caterer

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  A company that prepares food for major airlines says it has cleaned up its Denver kitchen after federal inspectors found live and dead roaches and listeria bacteria at the facility. The Food and Drug Administration warned the company, LSG Sky Chefs, that it… Food and Drug Administration - [...]
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• More reclaimed ND mine land going private

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Reclaimed North Dakota land once mined for coal will be returning to private ownership at a quicker pace, which may help ease criticism that the process has been delayed, state regulators said Monday. The state Public Service Commission agreed last year to… North Dakota - United States - [...]
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• Stocks climb on manufacturing reports, rising oil

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  The stock market jumped on the first trading day of the year following reports of stronger manufacturing activity around the world as well as a rise in oil prices. A U.S. trade group said manufacturing activity expanded faster than expected in December. The… China - Business - Manufacturing [...]
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• InterMune lung drug gets FDA priority review

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  InterMune Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration granted the biotechnology company’s developing lung condition drug pirfenidone priority review. Pirfenidone is aimed at the chronic lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which affects about… Food and Drug Administration - Disease - Health - ...
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• Dominion decides to keep W.Va. gas operation

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Dominion Resources says it’s going to keep Dominion Hope, its West Virginia natural gas company, while going ahead with the sale of its Pennsylvania gas business. The Richmond-based energy company announced the decision Monday, ending a four-year effort to… West Virginia - Dominion Resources - Natural gas - ...
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• Cepheid gets special FDA OK for swine flu test

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Molecular diagnostics company Cepheid said Monday it received special Food and Drug Administration authorization to market a test that can detect swine flu in less than one hour. The company said the FDA granted emergency use authorization to sell the Xpert… Food and Drug Administration - 2009 flu [...]
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• Oil starts year above $81 a barrel

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 174
  Oil started the new year Monday trading above $81 a barrel, almost double what it fetched at the beginning of 2009 even though the country is using much less. Prices, which have been propped up by a weak dollar, will get even more support as winter weather… Asia [...]
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