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H-P Shows Age With Layoffs

H-P plans to lay off 27,000 employees. The tech giant also said its quarterly profit slumped 31% amid relatively flat revenue in its PC business and lower printing sales.

Second Tipster Emerges in Gupta Trial

Prosecutors acknowledged that senior Goldman Sachs salesman David Loeb shared information about three technology companies with Rajaratnam.
- Interactive: Who's Who in Gupta Trial

Bond Funds Work on Greek Exit Scenarios

Pimco's Bill Gross and other managers are dumping southern European debt and piling into safer U.S. and German issues.

Will Truckers Ditch Diesel?
The shale-gas revolution has shaken up the utility industry. Now, cheap natural gas is flowing into transportation, driving a switch from diesel at trucking firms and their key suppliers.
- Natural Gas Filling Stations: Few and Far Between
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Chesapeake Raises Big Bet in Ohio
Chesapeake is ramping up drilling on the Utica Shale, a promising but unproven oil field, at a time when the embattled natural-gas giant is under financial stress and facing heightened scrutiny from investors.

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F1 IPO To Be Sold Via Stapled Securites
Formula One Group, the motor racing franchise owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd., will sell stapled securities in its more than US$2.5 billion Singapore initial public offering, people familiar with the situation said Thursday, a move aimed at retaining its U.K. tax benefits and keeping more cash for the company's future growth plans.
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Singtel Swallows Up Start-Ups
Once famous for sitting on a fat pile of cash, Singapore Telecommunications, the city-state's flagship telecommunications provider, is now on a shopping spree to build its muscle in the social media and mobile advertising sectors.
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David Jones is a LBO Candidate: Macquarie
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Macy's Joins China E-Commerce Craze
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Bets Are On For Facebook's 2012 Finish
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Motorola Is Now the Apple of Google's Eye
Those who thought Google was buying Motorola Mobility just for its treasure trove of patents can think again.
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Rupee Trapped in a Vicious Spin
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Smartphones Turn China's Internet Revenue Mobile