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January consumer spending edges up, incomes surge - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Consumer spending rose less than expected in January as households took advantage of the largest increase in incomes in more than 1-1/2 years to rebuild their savings, government data showed on Monday.

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Oscar producers say show comes with youthful edge - Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When the curtain comes up on the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, the show's producers hope to reconnect movie fans with Hollywood history as well as use technology and imagery to engage younger fans of the future.

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Exhibitions: Unseen Victorian art shines light on style-rich era - Yahoo! News

LONDON (Reuters) – The Victorian era has long been associated with prudishness, repression and abject poverty for those unfortunate souls stuck at the bottom of the economic rung.

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BHP Billiton makes $4.75 billion push into U.S. shale gas - Yahoo! News

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) agreed to buy shale gas reserves from Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK.N) for $4.75 billion, pitting itself for the first time against oil giants and China in the battle for the fast-growing energy source in North America.

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Mexico tycoon rivalry worsens over jump in ad rates - Yahoo! News

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Billionaire Carlos Slim pulled advertising from Mexico's top broadcaster after ad rates spiked by 20 percent, a Slim spokesman said on Sunday, in a deepening rivalry between two of the country's top tycoons.

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Military wants more global partnerships in space - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military needs to better protect its satellites and strengthen its ability to use them as weapons as the uncharted battlefield of space becomes increasingly crowded and dangerous, Pentagon leaders say.

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French announce G20 compromise deal on imbalances - Yahoo! News

PARIS (Reuters) – G20 countries struck a compromise deal on indicators that can be used to address global economic imbalances at "frank and sometimes tense" negotiations in Paris on Saturday, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said.

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China says pressure will not affect yuan's rise - Yahoo! News

PARIS (Reuters) – China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Thursday that Beijing will decide the pace of the appreciation of the yuan on its own and would not take into account pressure from other countries.

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