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DJN: UPDATE: KPN CFO Quits In Dispute Over New Executive Structure
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DJN: UPDATE: French Foreign Minister Doubtful About Observers In Syria
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DJN: German President Called Paper Publisher To Block Loan Story-Report
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MW: Europe Markets: Europe stocks mostly higher; miners drive U.K.
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MW: Asia Markets: Asia markets rally on resource, financial stocks
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New Hurdles Loom in Crisis
The coming year will be a make-or-break one for the euro zone, as a crisis that began two years ago in Greece threatens to engulf countries at Europe's core.
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Sarkozy, Merkel
Set Bilateral TalksThe leaders of Germany and France set plans for a bilateral summit next week, pursuing an elusive solution to the euro-zone debt crisis.
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Arab Diplomacy Fails to Stop Syria Clash
The Arab League conceded that outside observers have failed to halt the lethal violence in Syria, exposing pitfalls of the organization's self-reinvention as a diplomatic playmaker.
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German Jobless Rate Sees Surprise Fall
Germany's seasonally adjusted jobless figures fell sharply in December, showing that the country's labor market remains robust even against the backdrop of the euro-zone debt crisis.
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U.K. Manufacturing Contracts
The U.K.'s manufacturing sector contracted again in December but by less than in recent months as export orders picked up and the pace of output stabilized after several months of declines.
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Total Buys Shale Stake
France's Total purchased a minority stake in a swath of Chesapeake Energy's Ohio shale discovery for $2.32 billion, in a deal that shows foreign companies' appetite for U.S. oil-and-gas assets.
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European Stocks Mostly Rise
European stocks were mostly higher, supported by strength in the basic-resources sector, with the London market significantly outperforming as it played catch-up to its European counterparts.
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Bleak January for U.K. Retailers
U.K. retailers are bracing for an austere January littered with company failures after a grim Christmas marked by early sales and discounts. Despite a Boxing Day boost, the hangover is likely to linger throughout 2012.
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Trying On Mr. Buffett's Shoes
It is tough to follow a legend. But this month, Ted Weschler -- investment assistant to Warren Buffett -- will give it a try.
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Fragile Banks Remain Afloat
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Spain Moves to Curb Deficit
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Marketers Line Up for Super Bowl Ads
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Car Sales Fall in France, Spain
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Teva CEO Will Retire in May
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BASF Backs Cellulose Start-Up
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World's Woes Leave Scars
Investors go into 2012 hunkered down, frustrated and skeptical, after a year where many learned they had underestimated just how volatile and unpredictable life would be as developed economies contend with debt.
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For Europe, Bad to Worse
Bouts of panic. Moments of elation. Vertiginous plunges. Markets lurching on the scantiest sniffle of news from a parliamentary committee in a minor-league country. That was investing in Europe in 2011. Be prepared in 2012 for at least more of the same.
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Last Push in Iowa
Mitt Romney, seeking to cement his position as front-runner, sounded broad themes of patriotism as he and five GOP rivals crisscrossed Iowa a day before the first nominating contest.
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Political Middle Looks Up for Grabs
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Quirky Caucuses Shape Start of Race
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What a Time to Hold an Election
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Iran Tests Missile Near Shipping Lane
The country's navy chief said the test proved Tehran was in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply.
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Seoul Open to New Ties With North
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Nigeria Braces for Gas-Price Protests
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Libyans Debate Draft Election Law
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Power Woes Threaten Indian Growth
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Police Make Arrest in Los Angeles Fires
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Battle of the Bands: Tech Firms Compete for Rock Stars
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Why Placebos Work Wonders
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Hiccup Remedies to the Rescue
Agenda 2012
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China's New Leaders Get in Line
China begins a once-a-decade leadership change in 2012 that could paralyze decision-making, stir infighting and expose flaws in an ossified political system—just when urgent action is needed to steer the world's second-largest economy.
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Oil and Gas Bubble Up All Over
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PC Firms Bet on Ultrabooks
Intel's crusade to redefine the personal computer is entering a crucial phase, as a new breed of sleek skinny portables jostle for consumer attention.
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McCormick Spices Up Products for Home Cooks
McCormick CEO Alan Wilson discusses rising spice prices, America's eating habits and how the company has weathered the downturn.
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Race Affects How Leaders Are Assessed
World
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Asia Shows Divergence on Output
Manufacturing activity continued to contract in South Korea and Taiwan in December but grew in India, as the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis and the sluggish U.S. recovery hit Asia's export economies harder.
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Iran's Currency Slumps
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South Korean Voters Focused on Economy
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Cameron: 2012 Is U.K.'s Time to Shine
Britain is determined to do more to help the economy recover, and use the Olympics and the queen's Diamond Jubilee to show what it can achieve, the prime minister said.
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Apple Lead Designer Knighted
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Computer Sciences Narrows CEO Hunt
Markets
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In 2011, Nothing Worked Like a 'Dog'
It was a banner year for dividend-paying stocks. That meant one of Wall Street's classic strategies, known as the Dogs of the Dow, enjoyed a second consecutive year of success.
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Dollar Defied Reality
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Commodities Rally Before Retreat
Tech
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TV Makers Seek Fatter Profits in Thinner Sets
LG and Samsung ready new widescreen TVs that are less than an inch thick, as the companies try to spark new consumer interest and drive average prices higher. But what will the new sets cost? One estimate says $8,000.
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Banks Face Off for Facebook IPO
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Biggest Tech Innovations of 2011
Business
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Chinese Court Accepts Conoco Suit
A Chinese court accepted a lawsuit that claims that leaks from offshore oil production facilities operated by ConocoPhillips caused $78 million in damages to local fishermen.
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Caterpillar, Rio Initiate Lockouts in Canada
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Exxon Dealt Setback in Venezuela
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Maryland School Segregation Case Goes to Trial
More than a half-century after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public education, a court will decide if Maryland is doing enough to support the state's historically black public colleges and universities.
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California Farmers, Ski Areas Fret About Dry Spell
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Ohio Shuts Wells Following Quakes
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A Continent's Discontents
Europe's gloomy prospects—cultural turmoil, shrinking populations, economic malaise—as diagnosed by a distinguished historian. Yascha Mounk reviews "After the Fall" by Walter Laqueur.
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A Supremely Disabused Writer
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Switzerland's Best Fondue
Opinion
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The African War on Terror
The latest Islamist front is in Nigeria.
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Kimberley Strassel: Mr. Good Enough
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The Super PAC Boomerang
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2012: Taking a Look on the Bright Side
While history shows that sometimes the worst-case scenario plays out, usually it doesn't
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Washington's Assault on American Expats
The U.S. is the only developed nation in the world that taxes its citizens on income they earn abroad.
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Life in the Euro Zone
The EU is facing austerity measures, political turmoil and financial uncertainty. The Journal spoke with families in six euro-zone countries to hear first-hand the dinner conversations shaped by the crisis.
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