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NEW YORK, May 15- Qatar Airways' top executive said the Middle Eastern carrier wants to be a launch customer for Boeing Co's forthcoming 777 X mini-jumbo jet, and that the airline plans to open at least three new routes to the United States in the next 12 to 18 months. "
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NEW YORK, May 15- Qatar Airways' top executive said the Middle-Eastern carrier wants to be a launch customer for Boeing Co's forthcoming 777 X mini-jumbo jet, and that the airline plans to open at least three new routes to the U.S. in the next 12 to 18 months. "
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HOUSTON-- Consolidated Graphics' fourth-quarter loss narrowed, helped by a tax benefit and some lower charges. For the period ended March 31, the general commercial printing company lost $295,000, or 3 cents per share. Shares of Consolidated Graphics added $2.85, or 7.3 percent, to $42.10 in midday trading.
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WASHINGTON, May 14- Federal officials charged 89 people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in eight U.S. cities on Tuesday with Medicare fraud schemes that the government said totaled $223 million in false billings.
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HOUSTON-- Hi-Crush Partners will spend about $125 million to acquire D&I Silica in a cash-and-stock deal that will broaden its operations in Midwest. "We are now well-positioned to deliver our high-quality sand where, when and how our customers want it, and at the best price," Hi-Crush co-CEO Bob Rasmus said.
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NEW YORK-- Hess Corp. says it is willing to add two of Elliot Capital Management's nominees to its board after they agreed to forgo compensation from the hedge fund. But Elliot Management says the Hess move is a stunt, and it wants shareholders to hold out for bigger changes.
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*China oil demand in April at eight-month low. NEW YORK, May 13- Crude oil prices settled lower on Monday after a choppy day of trading, hit by slowing oil demand in China and data showing the biggest drop for U.S. retail gasoline sales in more than four years.
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*China oil demand in April at eight-month low. NEW YORK, May 13- Crude oil prices fell on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday, hit by slowing oil demand in China and data showing the biggest drop for U.S. retail gasoline sales in more than four years.
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May 13- The number of U.S. students enrolled in full-degree programs at universities outside the United States grew 4 percent to about 46,000 last year, according to a report by the Institute of International Education's Project Atlas. Plus, Kings College offers the only liberal arts degree, so choose wisely in the application process. "
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NEW YORK-- With days to go before Hess Corp.' s annual shareholder meeting, activist shareholder Elliot Capital Management's nominees to the energy company's board said they will forgo certain compensation that they could have received from the hedge fund if elected to the board.
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NEW ORLEANS-- Brennan's, a New Orleans restaurant that famously invented the Bananas Foster dessert six decades ago, is more recently known for a long-running family clash over ownership of the French Quarter eatery.
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NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON, May 12- When David Pendery, a corporate public relations specialist, decided to move his family from Colorado to Illinois this year for work, his biggest worry was whether he would be able to sell his home quickly. It took just three days.
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LOS ANGELES, May 12- Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online through an ongoing service, starting with viewers of its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia on May 14 and expanding to its other stations by the end of the summer.
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NEW YORK, May 12- Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, insurance and legal experts say.
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NEW YORK, May 12- Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, insurance and legal experts say.
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LAS VEGAS, May 10- In Las Vegas this week, hedge fund investors rubbed shoulders with big-name managers, Hollywood heavies and political swells against a Bellagio hotel backdrop of glitz and gambling.
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*Nagging doubts on China recovery. LONDON, May 10- Brent crude tumbled towards $102 a barrel on Friday as rising fuel supplies and a stronger dollar put oil under pressure. Brent was down $2.11 at $102.36 a barrel by 1356 GMT.
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*Nagging doubts on China recovery. LONDON, May 10- Brent crude oil tumbled below $103 a barrel on Friday as rising supplies and doubts over China's economy outweighed stronger signs of a U.S. recovery. Brent was down $1.80 at $102.67 a barrel by 1216 GMT.
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*Nagging doubts on China recovery. LONDON, May 10- Brent crude oil slid below $104 a barrel on Friday as rising supplies and doubts over China's economy Friday outweighed stronger signs of a U.S. recovery. Brent was down 56 cents at $103.91 a barrel by 0938 GMT.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan down after recent rally. *Japan investors buying foreign bonds last two weeks. Financial spreadbetters predicted London's FTSE 100, Paris's CAC-40 and Frankfurt's DAX would open up as much as 0.2 percent.