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Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 26 min ago
Phillips-Van Heusen says it will buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world's biggest clothing companies.
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Gov't says it cannot explain runaway Toyota

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 30 min ago
The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
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Facebook opening operations office in India

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 38 min ago
Social networking site Facebook is opening an operations office in India, its first in Asia, to help manage rapid growth in the number of users.
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Moody: US, UK Top Debt Ratings Safe For Now

KGTV - Business - 1 hour 42 min ago
The United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rating, agency Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
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World markets down as investors await banking bill

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 42 min ago
World stock markets fell Monday as investors fretted about the status of banking reform in the U.S. and awaited confirmation of a rescue package for debt-laden Greece. The British pound slipped amid growing British political and economic concerns.
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US, UK top debt ratings safe for now, Moody's says

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 44 min ago
The United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rating, agency Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
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PepsiCo to buy back up to $15 billion in shares

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 45 min ago
PepsiCo says it will buy back up to $15 billion shares of its common stock through June 2013.
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Dodd Seeks Difficult Consensus On Financial Rules

KGTV - Business - 1 hour 46 min ago
Combining Obama administration and Republican priorities, the leading Senate author of a sweeping rewrite of the nation's financial regulations is looking for consensus with a proposal that neither side of the political spectrum is ready to embrace.
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Phillips-Van Heusen has agreed to buy clothing company Tommy Hilfiger for about $3...

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 1 hour 47 min ago
Phillips-Van Heusen has agreed to buy clothing company Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion.
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Tax rises hit Greece as EU meets on debt crisis

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 9 min ago
A wave of new tax hikes hit Greece on Monday, raising the cost of consumer goods despite recession and high unemployment, as European Union finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the country's debt crisis.
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FDA asks for risk plan info on diabetes drug

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 14 min ago
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it received a Food and Drug Administration request for information on manufacturing and a risk mitigation plan for a potential once-weekly diabetes treatment.
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Stock futures point to lower open

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 17 min ago
Investors are entering the new trading week tentatively as the Federal Reserve meets to discuss interest-rate policy. Stock futures fell Monday.
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China's BYD sees profit soar on strong auto sales

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 26 min ago
BYD, the Chinese automaker with backing from billionaire Warren Buffett, says its net profit more than tripled last year as the company's F3 sedan topped the country's list of best-selling autos.
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Survey: Readers Don't Want To Pay For News

KGTV - Business - 2 hours 33 min ago
A new consumer survey suggests that people will ditch their favorite news site if it starts charging for content.
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Airbus aims to sell 210 A400M transporters in US

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 35 min ago
Airbus says it aims to sell 210 of its much-delayed A400M military airlifters to the U.S.
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South Africa gold output declines

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 42 min ago
South Africa's independent Chamber of Mines says the country has dropped to fourth place in worldwide gold production.
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Deutsche Telekom introduces women's quota

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 2 hours 57 min ago
Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG on Monday said it will introduce a quota for female managers, with a target to fill 30 percent of upper and middle management jobs with women by the end of 2015.
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Gov't says it cannot explain runaway Prius

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 3 hours 8 min ago
The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
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Government cannot explain high-speed acceleration incident involving Toyota Prius in Calif....

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 3 hours 9 min ago
Government cannot explain high-speed acceleration incident involving Toyota Prius in Calif.
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Iran calls on OPEC to hold output target steady

SignOnSanDiego.com Business - 3 hours 27 min ago
Iran's oil minister said Monday that OPEC nations should not change their crude output targets at their upcoming meeting in Vienna.
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