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LA's Old Chinatown ponders a future with Wal-Mart

On the surface, a big Wal-Mart store might seem out of place in the midst of the old-fashioned curio shops, the little dim sum eateries and the ... 

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Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B

Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for ... 

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World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit

Assurances that world powers want debt-laden Greece to remain in the euro helped support world stock markets Monday after sharp losses over the ... 

Economy

Google gets China OK for Motorola deal

Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early ... 

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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO

Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. Shares are ... 

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Stocks gain on Wall Street; Facebook falls

U.S. stocks are rising, shaking off their worst weekly performance since November, as investors latched on to a relatively optimistic report from ... 

Economy

Lowe's 1Q profit up, but cuts 2012 profit outlook

Lowe's Cos.' first-quarter profit climbed 14 percent, as warmer weather helped boost sales. But the world's second-biggest home improvement ... 

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