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  Borders Files for Bankruptcy

  Borders Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it plans to close about 30% of its stores in coming weeks.

  • Publishers to Feel Impact
  • Borders Shoppers Dismayed at Closing
  • Timeline | Full List of Store Closings
  • Vote: How do you get your books?
  • Publishers Reconsider Business Models

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  Sanofi Buys Genzyme

  Sanofi-Aventis acquired Genzyme for $74 a share, or a total of $20.1 billion plus a contingent value right, in a giant step toward reshaping the company.

  • Sanofi CEO Bets on Genzyme
  • Avoiding Pitfalls of Pharma-Biotech Deals
  • Sanofi to Help Genzyme on Manufacturing
  • Heard: Short-Lived Celebration
  • Expiring Patents Fuel Concerns

• SEC Urged to Revise Whistleblower Plan

  Large U.S. companies are asking the SEC to require that workers report wrongdoing to employers in order to be eligible for payments under the agency's new "whistleblower" program.

• Google Elbows Apple, Woos Publishers

  Google fired another salvo in its broadening competition with Apple, opening a payment system for digital content that will let publishers keep a bigger share of revenues than a service launched by Apple this week.

  • digits: Apple's Terms Raise Antitrust Questions
  • Apple, Google Channel Publisher Hopes

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  Ratan Tata Lashes Out Over Leaks

  Indian industrialist Ratan Tata lashed out at the government for allowing media outlets to get hold of wiretap recordings of his lobbyist's phone calls, and said stronger privacy protection is needed to prevent similar episodes in the future.

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  Galleon Prosecutors May Play Wiretaps at Trial

  Federal prosecutors could seek to play more than 170 secretly recorded conversations as part of their insider-trading case against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam.

  • Topics: Galleon Group

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  Dean Foods Posts Loss on Charges, Dairy Woes

  Dean Foods swung to a fourth-quarter loss on one-time charges and continuing woes at its dairy business, yet the company sees signs of retail milk prices finally stabilizing.

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  Stanley Ho Files New Lawsuit

  Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho filed a new lawsuit to regain control of the holding company through which he held a controlling stake in casino operator SJM Holdings, reigniting the legal battle for control of his multi-billion dollar empire.

  • Interactive: Stanley Ho's Gambling Empire
  • Casinos Cash In on Asia Operations

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  Comcast, Cablevision Profits Rise

  Comcast and Cablevision posted higher fourth-quarter profits and boosted their capital returns to shareholders.

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  Robust Sales Drive Daimler to Profit

  Daimler swung to a fourth-quarter profit on surging demand for its Mercedes-Benz vehicles, but shares fell as earnings missed investor expectations.

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  CBS Posts Sharply Higher Profit

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  Airbus Maker Cuts Tanker Bid

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  Total, Rosneft Discuss Offshore Projects

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  Justice Department Urges Stiffer Penalties for Insider Trading

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  Medtronic Advises
  on Pump-Refill Errors

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  Drug Firms Attack Patent Plans

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  NTSB Wants Boeing 737 Changes

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  Hungary to Amend Media Law

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  Merck Fails to Find Buyer for Dutch Business

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  UPS Backs Guidance

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  Philip Morris Sues China-Based Websites

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  Report: Credit-Card Law Benefits Consumers