31 December, 2012

Commissions banned on new sales

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31 December 2012 Last updated at 07:37 ET Financial advisers and sales staff can no longer be paid commissions by the firms whose policies...

Canadian job creation seen sharply lower in December

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ‘s job market is expected to slow markedly in December to reflect the sluggish economy and employers’ fears abou...

Can Samsung survive without Android?

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Samsung (005930) is the world’s top Android smartphone vendor by a staggering margin. Aside from LG (066570), which managed a small $ 20 mil...

List: No love for ‘fiscal cliff,’ ‘spoiler alert’

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DETROIT (AP) — Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language . “Spoiler alert”...
30 December, 2012

Republican Senator: chances for “fiscal cliff” deal “exceedingly good”

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that chances for a small “ fiscal Cliff ” deal in the next 48 hours...

We’re Paying Off Our Debts, At Least At Home

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Had it with the so-called fiscal cliff? Wondering what comes next now that Republicans pulled the plug on House Speaker John Boehner’s Plan ...

Suspected US drone kills 3 al-Qaida men in Yemen

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Three al-Qaida militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen , Yemeni security officials s...

NASA Sets Record with Ion Thrusters Test

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NASA has completed a 43,000 hour stress test — a record for ion thrusters — on a new rocket propulsion system that could extend future sp...

Hot spots draw believers, but not doomsday

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As the sun rose from time zone to time zone across the world on Friday, there was still no sign of the world’s end — but that didn’t stop th...
28 December, 2012

MSF warns Kenya not to send more refugees to stricken camp

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LONDON (Reuters) – Conditions in a camp for Somali refugees in Kenya are deplorable and a government plan to send in thousands more would...