In an ominously near-accurate prediction, intelligence experts warned twice last year that the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria could be the target of an attack by Islamic militants.
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Twitter blames "human error" for pornographic video slipping into Vine's "Editor's Picks" section.
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Delta will debut new outdoor "Sky Deck" lounge terraces at its airport clubs in Atlanta and New York.
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The official news agency of the Chinese government has published an editorial urging Chinese government officials to avoid sex scandals and be "superheroes" when it comes to fighting corruption.
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Call them super leaks or super teasers. For a growing number of Super Bowl advertisers, they are super smart business.
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Beef is a delicacy in Bangladesh, but Hindu-majority India refuses to sell their sacred cows. The demand is so high, however, that a dangerous $920 million cow smuggling trade has popped up. CSM reports.
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Toyota Motors regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker in 2012, posting record-high sales and beating rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.
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The U.K. economy contracted more sharply than expected in the final quarter of 2012, the country's statistical agency said on Friday.
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Last summer's drought has driven up the price of those Super Bowl party chicken wings. Chicken prices were up 6 percent in December, versus a year earlier - that's more than triple overall food prices.
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To many, Geithner deserves credit for helping steady the banking system and helping restore investor confidence. Yet his toughest critics say his policies consistently favored big banks over struggling Americans.
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The days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday on February 3 are traditionally the best time of year to snag a deal on a super-sized set.
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The Crossroads Foundation is offering all Davos attendees an up-close and personal encounter with poverty through its 'Struggle for Survival' program.
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Are you married? Does that make you drink more or less?
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“Selling the American Dream” goes inside the world of multi-level marketing. Our 10 month investigation shows how quickly people can find themselves in financial ruin, when investments they are encouraged to make in MLM businesses turn into unmanageable debt.
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Despite economic uncertainty still facing much of the world, this winter season the area has seen an increase in visitors.
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Warren Buffett is now in the lead in his decade-long wager that a stock index fund will outperform a selection of hedge funds.
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There are more stormy waters ahead for Apple and the company will have to make some sacrifices to stay on top, writes this expert.
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The so-called Troubled Asset Relief Program has neared the end of the road. And its key architects have moved on.
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Davos is an opportunity for the rich and powerful to schmooze in the Swiss resort town of Davos. And it's an opportunity for the media covering them to...well, work a lot of hours and schmooze a bit, too.
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has said global uncertainties, including the euro zone debt crisis and the U.S. fiscal negotiations, are continuing to weigh on growth.
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What's missing from all the talk about Apple's share price problems? Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian has some thoughts.
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Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins told CNBC in Davos that the bank was too aggressive and too self-serving in recent years, as it seeks to put the manipulation of Libor and other scandals behind it.
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Southwest Airlines could change its policy of not charging baggage fees at some point, CEO Gary Kelly said on CNBC.
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You knew him as "Chunk" from "The Goonies," but now the former child actor is taking on some big issues - like the future of TV.
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Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer did something remarkable on the company's earnings call Wednesday: He said (in not so many words) that the company would stop lowballing earnings estimates.
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Here's where the experts say Apple is going next.
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The Hamptons real-estate market has not only recovered -- it’s soaring past its pre-crisis peaks.
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Jim Grant discusses the bond market's next move and looks at the possibility of a bond selloff, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.
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State wildlife officials are so frustrated with the prolific and invasive Burmese pythons that on Jan. 12 they began a one-month hunt in South Florida. The NYT reports.
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If you thought alcohol and guns didn't mix, perhaps you should think again. The NRA has a wine club.
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