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U.S. regulators said they will perform a far-reaching investigation of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner after a fire on a Japan Airlines Co. jet this week followed several incidents last year.
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President Barack Obama said Afghan forces will take over the lead security role for their country as early as March, months sooner than planned, underscoring his resolve to extricate the U.S. from the 11-year war.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Meg Whitman received nearly $15.4 million in fiscal 2012, her first full year as chief executive officer, receiving only 70 percent of her targeted compensation as sales and profit sank.
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European stocks fell in the second week of 2013 amid the highest valuation in 11 quarters for the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index and concern that quickening inflation in China will limit the scope for economic stimulus.
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Encana Corp. Chief Executive Officer Randall Eresman resigned effective today and will be replaced by board member Clayton Woitas until a permanent successor can be named.
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The trade deficit unexpectedly widened in November as U.S. imports jumped almost four times more than exports, gains that signal a rebound in global growth.
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U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV announced today he won’t seek a sixth term next year, posing a challenge for Democrats to keep the seat representing West Virginia.
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Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $62.5 million to resolve investor claims that the bank’s directors mishandled the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., company officials said.
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SunPower Corp., the solar manufacturer that’s majority-owned by Total SA, expects to record a charge of $33 million to $40 million for a restructuring announced in October.
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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., a developer of an experimental drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may seek advisers to find an overseas partner for the therapy, Chief Executive Officer Christopher Garabedian said.
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“Never mistake a clear view for a short distance” is my favorite line about technology. It’s especially true at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the annual techapalooza where the world’s manufacturers gather to pitch their newest wares.
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A Modigliani portrait of his lover may sell for as much as $35.5 million at an auction that will test demand for big-ticket Impressionist and modern artworks.
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The Dallas Cowboys hired 72-year-old Monte Kiffin as the team’s defensive coordinator, three days after firing Rob Ryan from that position.
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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee had a tumor removed from his brain and will return to work Jan. 14.