Debt crisis: as it happened - January 31, 2011
Prime Minister tells Parliament he will use legal action if the new treaty being agreed between 25 states threatens the country's national interests and rejects suggestions that the fiscal pact creates ...
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Treasuries Gain With Commodities on Fed Easing Bets as U.S. Stocks Decline
Treasuries and commodities rose for a second day after the Federal Reserve yesterday pledged to keep interest rates low and said it is considering more bond purchases. U.S. stocks retreated from a six-month high, while Europe’s benchmark equity index entered a bull market.
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Phone, tablet users use apps more than web
Phone and tablet owners used to spend most of their time surfing the Web. Now they're using apps, according to data from Flurry Analytics. A year and a half ago, mobile users tended to spend considerably more time -- an average of 64 minutes per day -- using the Web browser on their phone or tablet. By comparison, they spent only 43 minutes per day in apps. Now mobile users now spend an average ...
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Keane on SOPA: Big Copyright will continue to endanger basic rights
The copyright industry has rejected the opportunity to profit from online content and insisted on maintaining its analog business model. Read more on the blog...
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Asia Stocks, Oil Rise as Fed Signals Low Rates; Won Strengthens
Asian stocks rose to a three-month high, copper climbed and South Korea’s won strengthened after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled plans to main near-zero interest rates through 2014. Crude oil advanced on data showing a pickup in U.S. fuel demand.
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