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Hewlett-Packard Co. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced a collaboration today to develop ultra-high-resolution seismic sensing equipment.
The Palo Alto, Calif. computer giant (NYSE: HPQ) is partnering with Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) to deliver a higher channel count and broader sensor frequency range to get a better seismic picture of what lies beneath in oil and gas […]

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San Jose Councilman Sam Liccardo is suggesting waiving fees, offering free parking and reimbursing companies for the taxes they generate to encourage businesses to locate in the city's downtown.
Liccardo, whose council district includes the downtown, said Monday that as the country emerges from the worst recession in 75 years, the city must seize opportunities to […]

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Despite any concerns about economic woes, more Houston Business Journal readers want to focus on their health in the new year.
Of the 328 responses to this week’s BusinessPulse survey asking about New Year’s resolutions, 26 percent said they want to lose weight. That was closely followed by 24 percent who didn’t make resolutions.
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Japan’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months in November, an indication job growth may not be strong enough to support the economy’s recovery from its deepest postwar recession.
The jobless rate climbed to 5.2 percent from 5.1 percent in October, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo, matching the median […]

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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA said Monday that it plans to buy U.S. health care company Chattem Inc., maker of over-the-counter mainstays such as Gold Bond skin products, for $1.9 billion in cash.
The deal also gives Sanofi-Aventis a distribution path for its popular allergy drug Allegra, which it wants to switch from prescription-only […]

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New pay restrictions were unveiled Friday for hundreds of top employees at the nation’s biggest bailout recipients, representing the latest effort aimed at protecting taxpayers’ investment.
The ruling, issued by White House "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg, will impact 75 out of the 100 highest-paid employees at four companies: Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), AIG (AIG, Fortune […]

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European finance chiefs renewed calls for China to let its currency appreciate amid concern that the strengthening euro may undermine the region’s economic recovery.
Europe is seeking “an orderly and gradual appreciation of the yuan against the euro,” rather than “abrupt” or “dramatic” changes, Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker said late today in Brussels after leading […]

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Germany’s recovery from recession came in time to give a boost to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s re- election bid in the Sept. 27 vote. It may not last much longer.
Unemployment is set to jump and consumer spending to fall in 2010 as government stimulus runs out, according to the Halle- based IWH institute, an […]

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Japan’s manufacturers turned optimistic for the first time in almost two years and demand for services rose for a second month in July as the world’s second- largest economy emerged from its deepest postwar recession.
Today’s reports reflect the impact of a 25 trillion yen ($275 billion) fiscal-stimulus package aimed at boosting household spending, […]

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To charge more for beer, or not? If you’re a small craft brewer, that is the question.
Around the St. Louis area, craft brewers say there is no rush to raise prices in the midst of a tough economy — even when brewing giants Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors are planning price hikes this fall.
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