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Last updated: 06 Aug, 2008  
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Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 8
Staff Reporter | 28 Aug, 2008
Microsoft has unveiled a trial version of a new Internet Explorer designed to fight the growing challenge from Firefox.
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Virgin Comics shuts down New York office
Staff Reporter | 28 Aug, 2008
British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's comic book venture, Virgin Comics, has closed its New York office after disappointing sales.
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Santanu Baruah takes over as US Small Business Administrator
IANS | 27 Aug, 2008
Santanu "Sandy" K. Baruah, an Indian American who hails from Assam, has taken over as Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), an independent agency of the federal government, to help small business concerns.
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Barbie company to get $100 mn in Bratz case
DPA | 27 Aug, 2008
Barbie doll maker Mattel has been awarded $100 million in damages by a jury after it concluded that the designer of the rival Bratz dolls created the popular figures while employed at Mattel.
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Critics step up efforts to derail n-deal
Arun Kumar | 23 Aug, 2008
Critics stepped up efforts to derail the historic civilian India-US nuclear deal.
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Oil price hike shuts down 100,000 Mexican firms
Xinhua | 22 Aug, 2008
At least 100,000 small companies have been shut down in Mexico due to the soaring oil prices and new tax laws, the Latin American Organization of Small and Medium Companies (Alampyme) has said.
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US stocks edge higher on energy share jump
DPA | 22 Aug, 2008
US stocks rose slightly Thursday on the back of energy company gains, as financial shares continued their steady fall on the week.
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Microsoft calls on Seinfeld to boost Windows
DPA | 22 Aug, 2008
Microsoft is to pay comedian Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to star in a $300-million advertising campaign for its Windows Vista operating system.
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US stocks rose despite Fannie-Freddie slump
DPA | 21 Aug, 2008
Major US stock indices improved Wednesday on the back of gains in energy and metal shares, while new mortgage-market fears weighed heavily on financial institutions.
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US stocks drop producer prices, housing woes
DPA | 20 Aug, 2008
US stocks declined Tuesday after producer prices surged and housing construction plummeted by the most in 17 years, prompting investor concerns that the US has entered a prolonged period of low growth and high inflation.
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  Top Stories
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» Laos backs India's UN ambition, agrees to expand trade
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