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Perry: the candidate who couldn’t shoot straight (Reuters)

Reuters – Rick Perry rode into the Republican nomination high in the saddle, with Marlboro Man good looks, strong financial backing from home state loyalists and a record of economic success as Texas governor.

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SEC Inspector General Kotz leaving agency (Reuters)

Reuters – David Kotz, the tough internal watchdog at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is leaving the agency at the end of January to join a private investigative service.

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Tiffany holiday sales weaken; Zale, Signet rise (Reuters)

Reuters – Tiffany & Co sales over the holiday season weakened markedly in the United States and Europe, prompting the upscale jeweler to lower its full-year profit forecast and sending its shares down more than 10 percent in early trading.

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U.S. in $3.5 billion arms sale to UAE amid Iran tensions (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced antimissile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran.

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Dynegy bankruptcy examiner to be appointed: judge (Reuters)

Reuters – A judge ordered the appointment of an examiner for the bankruptcy of Dynegy Holdings LLC, after a bond trustee said an investigation was needed to determine whether bondholders were being treated fairly.

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Whirlpool accuses Samsung, LG of dumping washers (Reuters)

Reuters – Whirlpool Corp on Friday accused two South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and LG Electronics (066570.KS), of dumping washing machines in the United States by selling them “at substantially less than fair value.”

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International Tourism Could Spark American Economy (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Is it time for the United States to ease up on visa restrictions? For the American workers’ sake, I think so. International visitors are expected to spend more than $152 billion in the year 2012, according to the Los Angeles Times. This sounds like a lot, but foreign tourists could offer an even larger boost to the U.S. economy if the current bill before Congress to ease visa restrictions passes.

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Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe (Reuters)

Reuters – Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have extended the deadline for completion of their planned merger to March 31 next year as they seek to convince European regulators to back the $9 billion deal.

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Decision time for EU, with euro’s future at stake (Reuters)

Reuters – The euro faces a decisive week as European Union leaders, urged on anxiously by the United States, seek agreement on a convincing rescue plan that has eluded them for two years.

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S&P cuts ratings on big banks after criteria change (Reuters)

Reuters – Standard & Poor’s reduced its credit ratings on 15 big banking companies, mostly in the Europe and the United States, on Tuesday as the result of a sweeping overhaul of its ratings criteria.

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