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Apple uses companies outside US to avoid paying billions in taxes, Senate inquiry finds

WASHINGTON - The world's most valuable company, Apple Inc., employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found — and its CEO will be...

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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market....

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United Airlines resumes 787 flights after 4-month halt, with flight from Houston to Chicago

United Airlines put its 787 back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them....

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Small company stocks take limelight as Russell 2000 index climbs above 1,000 for first time

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a slow and choppy start to the week for Wall Street....

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Wheat and soybean futures rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices also rise

CHICAGO - Grains futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade....

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Yahoo buys blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion in boldest move yet under CEO Marissa Mayer

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times....

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Wall Street heads higher, led by small-company stocks; Russell index crosses 1,000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares....

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Chesapeake appoints Anadarko Petroleum's Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO

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Asian stock markets struggle to post gains as traders await signals from Federal Reserve

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4 more bodies recovered, bringing death toll from collapse at US-owned Indonesian mine to 21

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AP source: Treasury told White House IRS planned to disclose targeting of political groups

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US Treasury secretary says he has begun tapping federal retiree pension fund to avoid default

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Attendance at Hawaii pension conference is down amid criticism that destination isn't prudent

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Judge tosses obstruction charge against ex-BP executive accused of concealing Gulf spill data

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When is it OK for wunderkinds to drop out of school? (Hey, it worked for Tumblr's founder!)

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Warren Buffett plays salesman-in-chief for Berkshire Hathaway while selling Dairy Queen treats

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Yahoo redesigns Flickr to make photos bigger, more central, offers 1 terabyte of free storage

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License suspended for Louisiana company accused of improperly storing explosives

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Young entrepreneurs pitch ideas to investor Warren Buffett, win prizes for their businesses

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Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, redesigning the Web page, buying companies as stock gains

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Outdoors retailer LL Bean keeps it in the family in naming new chairman

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Idaho couple and Sun Valley Resort embroiled in Twitter tussle over social network handle

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