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U.S. crude oil prices dip after unexpected rise in stockpiles

Crude prices dipped in early Asian trading hours on Wednesday as U.S. stockpiles rose against expectations, compounding a glut that is seeing hundreds of thousands barrels of oil being produced every day in excess of demand. The increase …

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Cyber Monday sales top $3 billion as discounts spur buyers

Shopping through mobile devices soared on Cyber Monday, accounting for more than a quarter of the $3 billion in sales, but many online retailers struggled to get visitors using smartphones and tablets to shop as much as those using desktops. Bigger-than-expected discounts …

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Exclusive: KKR, Thoma Bravo, Vista eye $4 billion Dell assets – sources

Buyout firms KKR & Co LP , Thoma Bravo LLC and Vista Equity Partners Management LLC are competing for $4 billion worth of Dell Inc's assets, people familiar with the matter said, as the computer maker steps up asset sales. Divesting these assets would help Dell bolster its balance sheet after it agreed in October to buy data storage company EMC Corp for $67 billion. The three private equity firms are vying for Dell's Quest Software, which helps with information technology management, as well as SonicWall, an…

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Facebook’s CEO and wife to give 99 percent of shares to couple’s foundation

By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mark Zuckerberg will put 99 percent of his Facebook Inc shares, currently worth about $45 billion, into a new philanthropy project focusing on human potential and equality, he and his wife said Tuesday in a letter to their newborn daughter. The plan, which was posted on the…

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U.S. manufacturing contracts, but rest of economy humming along

U.S. manufacturing contracted in November for the first time in three years as the sector buckled under the weight of a strong dollar and deep spending cuts by energy firms, but robust automobile sales suggested the economy remained on solid ground. Other data released on Tuesday showed a sturdy increase in construction spending in October, which should help offset the drag from manufacturing on fourth-quarter economic growth. With manufacturing accounting for only 12 percent of the …

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