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Companies

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Microsoft Opens Big Dublin Data Center

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Technology

Pirate Bay's Weird New Business Plan

Nokia: Not Smart Enough This Time

Podcast: Nokia's Tough Road in the U.S.

Handset Makers Agree to Standard Charger

Global IT Spending to Drop 10% in 2009

Autos

Porsche Rejects VW Takeover Offer

Why GAZ Is Pinning Its Hopes on Opel

Daimler Fights for Its Future

Ford of Europe: Benefiting from Rebate Schemes

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Energy & Environment

Iraq's Oil-Field Auction Falls Short

EU Targets Heavy Industry Emissions

E.ON Chief Urges EU-Wide Energy Policy

A Greener Solution to Air-Conditioning?

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Finance, Markets & Investing

Banks: Regulations Could Stifle Recovery

HSBC Brings Business Banking to iPhone

European Banks: More Pain on the Way?

U.S. Companies Seek European Tax Havens

Economics & Policy

Brussels Pushes for Smoke-Free Europe

Britain Faces Renewed Recession Threat

No Justice for Business in Russia

Plus: Ikea Turns Sour on Russia

Sarkozy: Europe Must Change after Crisis

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H&M Stays Upbeat in Tough Times

Smart Ideas to Boost Local Businesses

Slide Show: Projects to Boost Local Business

Boeing's 787 Delay Stokes Airbus Rivalry

How Primark Thrives in the Downturn

Innovation & Design

Online Gizmos Could Top 50 Billion in 2020

Europe Mulls Huge Solar Project

Building European Brands Through Social Media

Where Smart Money Is Going in Cleantech

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The Auto Slump Hits Eastern Europe

No Housing Market Meltdown for Israel

Ahmadinejad's Fear of the Internet

Who Is Winning the Race for the Arctic?

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Investing: Europe

European Banks: More Pain on the Way?

A European Central Bank report predicts that euro-zone banks could record as much as $398 billion in new writedowns by 2010

Share Mobile Networks, Seduce Customers

For mobile operators, owning and running a network is less critical these days than luring subscribers with sexy devices and services

IN YOUR FACE: U.S. H-1B VISA DEBATE

Reader SNKannan Writes:

"How is it different when Microsoft brings 1,000 people from Infosys and trains them for 2-3 years so they can go back and deliver per exact demands?"