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Ask revamps for faster Web search, better relevance Reuters -2 hours ago By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google Inc. Ask Chief Executive Officer Jim Safka said on Monday … Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevantThe Associated Press What's Up at Ask.com? A New RevampWall Street Journal TheStreet.com - All Things D Blogs - Austin American-Statesman - Business Feet all 101 news articles

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CombinatoRx plunges on Synavive trial failure Forbes -48 minutes ago AP 10.06.08, 10:04 AM ET The drug candidate Synavive missed its main goal in a clinical trial, developer CombinatoRx Inc. said Monday, as the drug did not significantly improve symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee compared with a placebo. UPDATE 1-CombinatoRx says drug fails trial, shares slumpReuters CombinatoRx Slides In Pre-Market On Disappointing Knee …RTT News Boston Globe - Business Wire (press release) - RTT News all 23 news articles

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UPDATE 1-FMC Technologies names Peter Kinnear chairman Reuters -2 hours ago NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Oilfield services company FMC Technologies (FTI.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday its board of directors named Peter Kinnear chairman of the board, effective Oct. 3. Kinnear, who is currently president … FMC Technologies names CEO Kinnear as chairmanForbes FMC Technologies names CEO Peter Kinnear Chairman - UpdateRTT News StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Earthtimes (press release) - RTT News all 18 news articles

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The German government and banks agree a 50bn euro plan to save one of the country’s biggest banks.

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As the de facto reserve currency of the world, the dollar benefits from global upheavals, even those that originate in the United States.

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Coca-Cola will begin to distribute Monster drink CNNMoney.com -54 minutes ago NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Beverage maker Hansen Natural Corp. said Monday it will take a $110 million to $130 million expense as it terminates agreements with some distributors and expands its Monster Energy drink distribution with the Coca-Cola … UPDATE 1-Hansen, Coke set Monster drink distribution plansReuters Hansen Natural Provides Certain Financial Information Regarding …MarketWatch just-drinks.com (subscription) - RTT News - MarketWatch all 22 news articles

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Stocks dropped sharply on Wall Street and around the world and oil fell below $90 on Monday as the banking crisis expanded its grip on the world economy.

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The move to cut about 1,000 jobs is an attempt by eBay to improve the performance of its core marketplace division, which has seen declining growth in the last few years.

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(Reuters) - Oil and gas producer PetroQuest Energy Inc cut its third-quarter production outlook, citing the impact from hurricanes, and its capital expenditure budget for 2008 due to the recent decline in commodity prices and the impact from hurricane related deferred production.

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The Federal Reserve said that it would begin paying interest on commercial banks? reserves and would expand its loan program to squeezed banks by billions of dollars.

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