May 18th, 2012
Los Angeles Times In Silicon Valley, they've got it but don't flaunt it Sacramento Bee By Somini Sengupta Fabulous home theaters are tucked into the basements of plain suburban houses. Custom jeans that start at $1200 can be detected only by a tiny red logo on the button.

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May 18th, 2012
AFP Brent hits 2012 low on Europe turmoil, weak US data Reuters * Brent, US crude on track for third straight weekly drop * Spanish banks suffer credit rating cuts * Seaway pipeline reversal completed; oil to flow this weekend * Investors eye weekend G8 meeting, Iran nuclear talks next week (Adds quotes, … Glut of oil at Cushing to get release with reversal of Seaway pipeline Tulsa World Oil Falls a Sixth Day on Economy; Brent Premium Narrows Bloomberg Unlocking the Crude Oil Bottleneck at Cushing BusinessWeek Wall Street Journal
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May 18th, 2012
AFP Chinese solar makers reject US dumping ruling The Associated Press By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer – 1 minute ago BEIJING (AP) — Chinese producers of solar power equipment on Friday rejected an American anti-dumping ruling in a case that threatens to worsen US-Chinese tensions. They warned proposed punitive … RPT-UPDATE 4-US sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports Chicago Tribune US sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports Reuters Chinese solar makers reject US dumping ruling, say tariffs might hurt clean …

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May 18th, 2012
Bloomberg RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares slide amid fears for Spanish banks, growth Reuters * MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides to 2012 low, Nikkei off 3 pct * Euro hits fresh four-month low vs dollar, 3-month low vs yen * Growth worries hit materials, industrials, tech shares * Benchmark Japanese government bond yield hits lowest since 2003 … World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution BusinessWeek Asian Shares Slide; Japan Hits 4-Month Low Wall Street Journal Asian Stocks Poised to Erase 2012 Gains on US Data, Greece Bloomberg MarketWatch
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May 18th, 2012
AFP Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers AFP By Andrew Beatty (AFP) – 3 hours ago WASHINGTON — World leaders will huddle at Camp David Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward an unprecedented eurozone exit that holds wildly uncertain repercussions for the global economy. Global Leaders Seek To Corral Europe Crisis NPR Assessing the Odds of a Greek Euro Exit BusinessWeek Obama expected to push for growth at G-8 summit Los Angeles Times Washington Post all 7,510 news articles
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May 18th, 2012
Bloomberg Asian Shares Slump; Korea Eliminates 2012 Gains Wall Street Journal By DANIEL INMAN HONG KONG —Asian markets fell heavily Friday, with Japan, Australia and Hong Kong all hitting four-month lows, as poor US manufacturing data added to rising worries over Europe. South Korea's Kospi slumped to a five-month low, ..

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May 18th, 2012
Bloomberg Mitsubishi Heavy Makes Japan's First Commercial Satellite Launch Bloomberg Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency made their first commercial satellite launch today in a challenge to European and Russian services. A Korea Aerospace Research Institute satellite was onboard an H-2A rocket …

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May 18th, 2012
New York Times With Little to Lose, Many Greeks Shrug Off Dire Warnings New York Times ATHENS — For years now, Greeks have been bombarded with warnings about the dire consequences of leaving the euro, and never more so than since the recent, indecisive election that left the country saddled with a caretaker government. Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers AFP Europe deposits hope in a central bank MarketWatch Global leaders seek to corral Europe crisis Houston Chronicle Los Angeles Times all 7,599 news articles
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May 18th, 2012
Sydney Morning Herald Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into it Reuters By Joseph A. Giannone | NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.

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May 18th, 2012
euronews Moody's Downgrades 16 Spanish Banks NASDAQ (RTTNews.com) – Moody's Investors Service on Thursday downgraded 16 Spanish banks, citing rising loan defaults, a renewed recession in Spain, restricted funding access and the reduced ability of the Spanish government to support lenders. Spanish Banks Set for Moody's Downgrade Bloomberg Moody's downgrades Spanish banks CNN 16 Spanish Banks Downgraded by Moody's BusinessWeek Wall Street Journal
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