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• Nasdaq Looking for a Partner

  Nasdaq OMX Group is looking to two other exchanges for help in a potential bid for rival exchange NYSE Euronext.

• Google Revamps to Fight Cheaters

  Google, long considered the gold standard of Internet search, is changing the secret formula it uses to rank Web pages as it struggles to combat websites that have been able to game its system.

  • Digits: Google Engineer Explains Spam Issues
  • Digits Live: Content Farms
  • Firms Catch Up to Search Tweaks

• Number of the Week: Gasoline Prices Bite

  10.34% -- Gasoline as a share of retail sales. Could rising oil prices derail the U.S. recovery?

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  External Surpluses Root Cause of China's Inflation Problem

  China's large external imbalances, combined with its interventions in the foreign-exchange market, are the "root cause" of the country's current inflation problem, a central-bank official said.

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  Investors to Receive $100 Million in Settlement of Madoff Claims By Tremont

  Investors who claim they lost money to Bernard Madoff through investments by funds managed by Tremont Group or its subsidiaries will receive $100 million in cash as part of a settlement.

• At AIG, Silence Is Now Olden

• Facebook, Groupon, Zynga: Off-The-Chart Revenue

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  Petrobras Profit Rises 38%

• Microsoft, Facebook Address Online Concerns

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  Motorola Sues TiVo

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  Verizon Wireless: iPhone Sales Strong

• Groupon Revenue Hit $760 Million