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 The Guardian 
Burger King agrees to $3.3 bln sale to 3G Capital
* Deal with 3G Capital reached at $24/shr * Valued at $4 billion, including debt * Tender offer expected to start by Sept. 17 * Price is a 46 pct premium vs pre-rumor share price (Adds Burger King CEO... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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 The Boston Globe 
Dell, HP buyouts build up enterprise businesses
and Dell Inc., the world's No. 1 and No. 2 makers of personal computers, have been making acquisitions in recent years to strengthen their positions as purveyors of technology and... (photo: Creative Commons / Pink Sherbet Photography)
 São José dos Pinhais (PR) - Presidente Lula comemora, ao lado de funcionários da Petrobras, a realização do primeiro teste industrial para produção do H-Bio, novo tipo de óleo diesel criado pela empresa. (mb1)  The Street 
Petrobras Upgraded on Share-Swap Deal
American depositary receipts of Petrobras rose 1.3% in early-afternoon trading on high volume. Petrobras said it will pay Brazil $42.5 billion in new stock in exchange for being allowed to develop 5... (photo: Domingos Tadeu/PR)
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Back to school shoppers crowd an isle at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004.  The New York Times 
U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Shoppers at Macy’s in New... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption
BERGL, AUSTRIA — In 1996, Josef Zotter’s bakery business in Graz, Austria, was floundering. Facing bankruptcy, he decided to close shop and go back to his... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns. The New York Times
Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ drive from... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
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Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007. The New York Times
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid. The New York Times
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. With... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
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A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris The New York Times
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
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Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Chairman Anil Ambani gestures during a press conference on the Initial Public Offering for Reliance Power in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. India's Reliance Energy Ltd. plans to list its power generation unit on the stock exchange in what would be the country's biggest share offering, the company's chairman said Saturday.  The Times of India
Reliance Broadcast Network soars on fund raising plans
MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), was trading at the upper circuit filter limit at Rs 116 on the Bombay Stock... (photo: AP Photo / )
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