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NEW YORK, Dec 7- Oil prices pulled back in choppy trading on Friday as Europe's economic problems and uncertainty about budget wrangling in the United States put pressure on crude futures after a brief rally on a U.S. jobs report.
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LONDON, Dec 7- Arabica coffee futures on ICE surged on Friday on a wave of chart-based short-covering after technical indicators showed the selling interest that pressured the market to a 2-1/ 2- year low hit earlier in the week has dried up.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 6- Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics squared off again in court on Thursday, as the iPhone maker tried to convince a U.S. district judge to ban sales of a number of the South Korean company's devices and defended its $1.05 billion jury award.
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TOKYO, Dec 7- Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to tread in range on Friday after closing above the key 9,500- mark for the first time in seven months in the previous session and ahead of U.S. jobs data.
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*Exchange warns wheat harvest estimate may be cut. BUENOS AIRES, Dec 6- Soy planting in grains powerhouse Argentina was further delayed by rain over the last week, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday, while fresh storms lashed the Pampas farm belt.
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CHICAGO, Dec 6- U.S. corn futures eased on Thursday on concerns about sluggish demand after a report showed last week's export sales were well below expectations, although spillover support from a late-day rally in soybeans helped the market close above session lows.
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*Store foot traffic up 3.7 pct in latest week-ShopperTrak. CHICAGO, Dec 6- The falloff in visits to U.S. stores the week after Thanksgiving was not as steep this year as last, as retailers appear to be doing a better job of luring shoppers during the holiday season, the founder of shopper counting firm ShopperTrak said.
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CHICAGO, Dec 6- U.S. corn futures fell 1 percent on Thursday on concerns about sluggish demand after a report showed last week's export sales were well below expectations. We have a market here that is fighting a severe headwind, "said Sterling Smith, futures specialist at Citigroup."
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*Other bidders eyeing smaller pieces of A123- sources. Johnson Controls Inc of Milwaukee and Wanxiang Group Corp of China have both said they qualified to bid for A123, which makes lithium-ion batteries. NEC and A123 declined to comment and Siemens did not respond to a request for comment.
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CHICAGO, Dec 6- U.S. corn futures fell 1 percent on Thursday on concerns about sluggish demand after a weekly report showed that export sales were well below expectations last week.
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PARIS/ SYDNEY, Dec 6- U.S. soybeans rose to their highest in almost a month on Thursday due to expectations of a jump in Chinese demand and concerns over supplies from Argentina, where rain is threatening crop yields.
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*Arabica prices seen rangebound- Barclays. *Sugar underpinned by talk of Brazil gasoline price rise. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 6- Cocoa futures on Liffe turned firm on Thursday after hitting their 200- day moving average and pushing the spot contract's premium to the highest level in more than two years.
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NEW YORK/ SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5- Apple Inc shares tumbled more than 6 percent on Wednesday, chalking up their biggest single-day loss in four years as fears grow about intensifying competition in the mobile device market.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 5- Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama consumed much of Wednesday talking up their positions on the "fiscal cliff" and though Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner spoke by phone, neither side offered any new compromises in public.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 5- Google unit Motorola Mobility is not entitled to ask a court to stop the sale of Apple iPhones and iPads that it says infringe on a patent that is essential to wireless technology, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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TOKYO, Dec 6- Japan's Nikkei average is expected to open higher on Thursday, building on gains after marking a seven-month closing high in the previous session, buoyed by a weaker yen on persistent speculation the central bank will adopt bolder action.
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CHICAGO, Dec 5- A top Iowa State University agricultural scientist predicted on Wednesday that the United States would see below-trend yields for a fourth straight year in 2013 and spotlighted long-term climate risks for farmers in the years ahead.
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*30 pct said they shopped on Thanksgiving- Reuters/ Ipsos poll. Retailers including Gap Inc and Sears Holdings Corp held special sales during Thanksgiving Day itself, while chains such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Walmart and Target Corp waited until after the country had digested holiday meals to offer their big discounts.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 5- Businesses and Senate Republicans forced a courtroom showdown with President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday, asking a U.S. appeals court to invalidate his surprise appointments to a labor board 11 months ago.
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*30 pct said they shopped on Thanksgiving- Reuters/ Ipsos poll. Retailers including Gap Inc and Sears Holdings Corp held special sales during Thanksgiving Day itself, while chains such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Walmart and Target Corp waited until after the country had digested holiday meals to offer their big discounts.