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The Washington Times Wed 16 May 2012 Report: Nokia loses cellphone top spot to Samsung HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world’s largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm. Gartner said Wednesday that Samsung... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Company Photos Sales Smartphone Wikipedia: Nokia |
Independent online (SA) Wed 16 May 2012 Gold drops as Greece batters global markets Gold fell for a fourth straight day to its lowest since late December on Wednesday, sucked into a broad-based sell-off that dented global markets on the back of alarm over political turmoil in Greece.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Commodities Investors Markets Photos Wikipedia: Gold |
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Chicago Tribune Wed 16 May 2012 Obama hosting bipartisan talks on economy After months of trading blame and criticism from afar, President Obama and GOPcongressional leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss the economy — and, presumably,... (photo: AP / David Karp) Economy Obama Photos President Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
CNBC Wed 16 May 2012 Greece to decide on interim government ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) Economy Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012 |
Voa News Wed 16 May 2012 Facebook Boosts Its Initial Stock Price Social media giant Facebook says it is raising the price of the company stock it is offering to the public. The Internet-based social network site had initially... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Economy Photos Social Stock Wikipedia: Facebook |
Kathimerini Wed 16 May 2012 Merkel says she wants Greece in euro, would consider growth measures German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists she wants Greece to stay in the euro and has left open the option of agreeing more measures designed to boost growth. "I want... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) Europe Germany Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
The Hindu Wed 16 May 2012 Bajaj Fin to offer 0% finance for lifestyle products To cash in on the burgeoning sales of lifestyle products, Bajaj Finance Ltd has forayed into financing of products like furniture, home furnishings, fitness equipment,... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Finance Furniture Lifestyle Photos Wikipedia: Bajaj Group |
Independent online (SA) Wed 16 May 2012 Toyota's budget-beating Etios driven The new Toyota Etios is not as stylish as the Lamborghini Aventador nor can it quite match the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron. Yet I'm willing to bet that this new... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Business Economy Motor Photos Wikipedia: Toyota |
The Guardian Wed 16 May 2012 Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Apple Market Photos Samsung Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics |
Mashable Wed 16 May 2012 Virtual World Takes on Childhood Obesity MIT Technology Review Follow @techreview Malica Astin, 11, never paid much attention to how much physical activity she got. But one day she played basketball while... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Health Obesity People Photos Wikipedia: Obesity |