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TI 4Q profit, revenue soar on broad chip demand (AP)

AP – Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit soared as factories that use its chips for a wide range of consumer gadgets and industrial products hummed straight through the typically slow December holidays. Continued here: TI 4Q profit, revenue soar on broad chip demand …

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U.S. mortgage applications driven up by refinancings (Reuters)

Reuters – Demand for U.S. Read the original here: U.S. mortgage applications driven up by refinancings (Reuters)

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Industry Hopes Auto Shows Rev Up Demand

The auto show season kicks off early next month in Los Angeles, and not a moment too soon. Follow this link: Industry Hopes Auto Shows Rev Up Demand

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Afghan runoff election in disarray after challenger pulls out

Abdullah Abdullah, the only opponent to President Hamid Karzai, withdraws. He says Karzai had rejected his demand to change the voting infrastructure to avoid fraud. President Hamid Karzai’s only challenger today pulled out of next week’s election runoff, saying the incumbent had turned down his demand for changes to prevent …

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Clinton Praises Israeli Offer to Limit Construction – Bloomberg

Telegraph.co.uk Clinton Praises Israeli Offer to Limit Construction Bloomberg Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Israel’s “unprecedented” offer to limit construction of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, while Palestinians maintained their demand for a … Clinton urges new Mid-East talks BBC News US ’softens’ …

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Comcast Tells Customer On Demand Doesn’t Work For Many Chicagoans At Night [That's Comcastic]

Mike writes us to say Comcast’s On Demand service in Chicago is suffering from dropsies reminiscent of Bears receivers. He says a CSR admitted as much when he called to complain. Continued here: Comcast Tells Customer On Demand Doesn’t Work For Many Chicagoans At Night [That's Comcastic]

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U.S. mortgage demand drops, supply caps improvement

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demand for U.S. home loans fell by more than 8 percent as fixed mortgage rates rose last week in a banking period shortened by the Labor Day holiday, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday. View original post here: U.S. mortgage demand drops, supply caps improvement

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U.S. mortgage demand drops, supply caps improvement (Reuters)

Reuters – Demand for U.S. See the original post: U.S. mortgage demand drops, supply caps improvement (Reuters)

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Palestinians say full settlement free… – Christian Science Monitor

Telegraph.co.uk Palestinians say full settlement freeze is precondition to new … Christian Science Monitor A lead Palestinian peace negotiator says the demand for a full settlement freeze – not a partial one – is a precondition to resuming peace talks. But a meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas is still possible … Settlements no precondition on Mideast talks: US AFP Merkel ups pressure on Israel on settlements Reuters What I told the president Ha’aretz BBC News - Jerusalem Post - Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 3,662 news articles

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Microsoft Won’t Let You Download Games With 360 Currency It Sells You [Not-so Funny Money]

Dork that I am, I got giddy when I heard Microsoft would start selling full downloads of retail Xbox 360 games to hard drives under the new Games on Demand banner. I bought $60 worth of Microsoft points in order to download Call of Duty 2 and Lego Star …

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