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Goal: Zambia Beats Ivory Coast to Win African Cup
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Zambia completed a poignant run to its first title at the African Cup of Nations on Sunday, beating Ivory Coast in a shootout in Libreville, Gabon, not far from the site where its national team was wiped out in a 1993 airplane crash. Comment?
While most recent American Internet safety conferences focus on...
While most recent American Internet safety conferences focus on digital citizenship issues such as preventing cyber bullying, most speakers at the Russian event talked about protecting children from undesirable content. Comment?
Greece's parliament approves austerity measures
View Photo Gallery - Cutbacks demanded by international lenders have led to a public backlash, with tens of thousands of Greeks flooding into the main squares of cities across the country. Comment?
Market Vibrations: News And Commentary From The Europe Desk
Expect a pretty light day on the European data front, with nothing due out besides Swiss producer and import prices. Comment?
VIDEO: My Bottom Line: Anita Frew
Banks are there to fund industry, growth and consumers. If manufacturing companies have a well-argued business case, banks will back them. Anita appeared on The Bottom Line which is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service . Subscribe to the podcast or watch it on the BBC News Channel . Comment?
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The bloom is back on Valentine's Day
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It's the Black Friday of the floral industry, a time when long hours and extra staff are a must as love-struck consumers vie for affection with roses and tulips. Comment?
Lending Void Draws Buyout, Hedge Funds to Banks? Turf in Europe
When French medical-testing company Biomnis needed a loan to fund acquisitions last year, it turned to buyout firm Axa Private Equity, instead of a bank. Comment?
Banks brace for end of Fannie, Freddie
As the Obama administration forges ahead this spring with plans to wind down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, community banks and credit unions are bracing for the impact. Comment?
Gallery: Well-heeled Washington
A red Cayman at Porsche of Rockville. The dealership says more and more customers are personalizing their vehicles, down to the color of thread used on leather seats. Comment?
Where the wealth keeps growing
Financial firms of all sizes have been expanding their operations in recent months to cater to area residents banking six figures. Comment?
For the rich, it's about the experience
View Photo Gallery - Event held for the Capital City Symphony at the L2 Lounge, in Washington, DC on Feb.8, 2012 . Comment?
Budget cut hits area's legal aid groups
Local legal aid groups are scrambling to offset their share of a 14 percent budget cut to the District-based Legal Services Corp., which distributes federal grants to civil legal aid programs nationwide. Comment?
Acting Up Franken and Markey move on consumer protection
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The Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 was introduced by Sen. Al Franken last June, a month after Franken held a mobile privacy hearing where executives from Google and Apple testified about their current practices for collecting, storing and using consumer location data. Comment?
IPv6 train barreling down the tracks
There always seems to be a major engineering project looming on the horizon for cable operators. Comment?
After February 17, the call deluge
The switch to all-digital signals is only six months away. What happens if thousands of terrestrial-broadcast viewers switch to pay TV? Are MSOs prepared if millions do? There could very well be a tremendous - but temporary - spike in demand for services on February 18. Comment?
Japan's GDP falls at 2.3 percent pace in fourth quarter
The government says Japan's economy has shrunk at an annual pace of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter. Comment?
Tribeca's Fenton Favors Sims, Amcor, News Corp., Qantas
Sean Fenton, a portfolio manager at Tribeca Investment Partners in Sydney, talks about Australia's economy, central bank monetary policy, and stock market. Comment?
Satar Says Garuda to Add 25 Bombardier Regional Jets
Emirsyah Satar, chief executive officer of PT Garuda Indonesia, the nation's biggest carrier, talks about the airline's business strategy and growth outlook. He speaks from Singapore with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg) Comment?
Nishioka Expects Japan GDP to Pick Up in First Quarter
Junko Nishioka, chief Japan economist in Tokyo at RBS Securities Japan Ltd. and a former Bank of Japan official, talks about the outlook for the nation's economic growth. Comment?