The Pentagon has chosen Europe’s EADS, parent of Airbus, and US partner Northrop Grumman for a massive refueling tanker aircraft contract, the Wall Street Journal said Friday.


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CHICAGO On a day when Gannett Co. and Journal Communications posted predictably gloomy January numbers, Wall Street punished nearly the entire newspaper sector — including shaving nearly 10% off the price of Lee Enterprises shares.


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HONG KONG - Asian stocks closed mostly lower on Friday as Wall Street’s weakness, record oil prices and a weak US dollar — which makes regional exports more expensive — weighed heavily on sentiment.


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Bain Capital and China’s Huawei Co. plan to resubmit an application seeking U.S. approval for a planned $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com Corp within the next several weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


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An intriguing move by China Central Television … the Wall Street Journal reports that the state-run broadcaster is tying up with MySpace China and online-video site Tudou.com for an interactive Olympics site.


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Marvin Parliament and business partner Bruce McLaughlin must be gloating. And for good reason. We’ve always know their Wines of Colorado in Cascade was a treasure, but now our secret eatery and wine store has gained national attention.


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China Central Television has partnered with MySpace China and Tudou.com to run an interactive website for the Beijing Olympics in August, according to a Wall Street Journal report.


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Alcoa has been accused of a 15-year conspiracy involving overcharging, fraud and bribery by a company controlled by Bahrain, according to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.


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At least four companies, including private equity firm Blackstone Group and a unit of General Electric Co are considering bids for Australia’s Centro Properties Group , the Wall Street Journal reported.


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