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Three indicted in
largest US identity theft scheme New York–
Three men were indicted on Monday for allegedly
stealing more than 130 million credit and debit
card numbers in what U.S. authorities said they
believe is the largest hacking and identity
theft case ever prosecuted. Albert Gonzalez, a
former government informant already in jail in
connection with hacking cases, and two unnamed
Russians were indicted on charges related to
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World markets
recover poise after big sell-off
London—European stock markets bounced back
Monday, helped by some upbeat German economic
data, a day after a deep sell-off around the
world sent major indexes back down to levels
from the beginning of August. The FTSE 100 index
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Home Depot 2Q
profit beats expectations New York—Home
Depot Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal
second-quarter profit fell 7 percent, as the
nation’s biggest home-improvement retailer
shuttered its Expo business and continued to be
pinched by the recession. Still, the
Atlanta-based company’s adjusted results beat
Wall Street’s expectations, and it lifted its
guidance for full-year earnings from continuing
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EU invests
millions in “ultra high-speed” mobile internet
Brussels—The European Union announced Tuesday
an 18 million euro (25 million dollar)
investment in an “ultra high-speed” internet
system to underpin the next generation of mobile
services. “Europe’s research know-how will
continue to set the tone for the development of
mobile services and devices around the globe, |
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FOREX RATES |
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| USA |
82.90 |
82.70 |
| UK |
136.71 |
136.38 |
| Euro |
117.27 |
116.99 |
| Canada |
75.27 |
75.09 |
| Switzerland |
76.62 |
76.44 |
| Australia |
68.43 |
68.26 |
| Sweden |
11.32 |
11.29 |
| Japan |
0.8672 |
0.8651 |
| Norway |
13.29 |
13.26 |
| Singapore |
57.21 |
57.07 |
| Denmark |
15.75 |
15.71 |
| Saudi Arabia |
22.11 |
22.05 |
| Hong Kong |
10.70 |
10.67 |
| China |
12.13 |
12.10 |
| Kuwait |
288.42 |
287.72 |
| Malaysia |
23.51 |
23.45 |
| Newzealand |
55.19 |
55.05 |
| Qatar |
22.77 |
22.71 |
| UAE |
22.57 |
22.52 |
| KR WON |
0.0663 |
0.0661 |
| Thailand |
2.435 |
2.429 |
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