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Murdoch
might sell Dodgers within six months: report
Rupert Murdoch might put the Los Angeles Dodgers up for
sale within the next six months, an Australian newspaper
reported on its Web site Sunday.
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South
Korea group plans one of world's tallest skyscrapers
A South Korean business group said on Monday it is planning
to build one of the world's tallest buildings, 70 metres
higher than the current world record holder, the 452-metre
Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia.
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Mystery
man revealed in Microsoft Xbox hack contest
A long time Microsoft opponent has emerged as the mystery
backer and mastermind behind a contest that offers $200,000
to anyone who successfully hacks into the software giant's
Xbox video game console, a top technology news Website
reported.
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Sara
Lee takes on Victoria's Secret
Creating a spa-like environment with soft music, calming
colors and
complimentary hand massages, a new lingerie chain is offering
women sanctuary from the super-model imagery of Victoria's
Secret and the free-for-all atmosphere at major department
stores.
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Detroit
revives gas guzzling sports cars
Brushing aside pleas for better fuel economy, Detroit's
two largest
automakers will add some excitement to their line-ups
this year by selling "gas guzzler" sports cars
whose high fuel consumption requires buyers to pay federal
taxes of up to $7,700.
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Tony
‘pony’ car ready for a mega re-run
The classic American “pony car” is getting a
new lease of life from Ford Motor, 40 years after it made
its debut at the New York World’s Fair in 1964.
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Auditors
preach tough love, post-Enron
Accounting firms, after months of criticism that they
were too cozy with their audit clients as tales of corporate
shenanigans made headlines, have renewed their emphasis
on rigorous, honest-to-goodness accounting.
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Merrill's
fallen star to face the music soon
The market-policing National Association of Securities
Dealers is preparing to take action against ex-Merrill
Lynch star research analyst Henry Blodget, sources familiar
with the matter said on Saturday.
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Vodafone
not to sell its stake in Verizon
Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group said on Sunday it had
no current intention to sell its 45-per cent stake in
its US joint venture Verizon Wireless to majority shareholder
Verizon Communications.
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