TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Asian policymakers are preoccupied with China’s “war of nerves” over the U.S. dollar’s global status rather than the impact of the Fed’s debt buying on their vast dollar-linked savings, officials told Reuters.

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Oil prices edged up Tuesday in Asia but remained below $50 a barrel as fears of a major automaker bankruptcy in the U.S. sparked renewed jitters over the global economy. Benchmark crude for May delivery rose 71 cents to $49.12 by midday in Asian electronic…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. regional department store chain Gottschalks will be liquidated after it failed to attract a buyer willing to operate the company as a going concern, the head of the company’s creditors’ committee said on Tuesday.

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Fifteen hospital workers have been fired and another eight disciplined for looking at medical records of octuplet mother Nadya Suleman without permission, hospital officials said Monday. Kaiser Permanente reported the violations of health care privacy laws to…

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American Airlines plans to expand Internet access to about half its fleet of aircraft over the next two years as it attempts to raise revenue and improve customer service. The company said Tuesday it will install flying Wi-Fi hot spots on about 300 planes…

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More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the Internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study. In a report to be…

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Tech Ekes Out Job Gains in ’08

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday and were set to score their biggest monthly rise in a decade as some investors bet the most painful stretch of corporate earnings damage may be over and bought Asian technology shares.

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HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley is close to raising $6 billion for a new global property fund, falling short of its earlier target of $10 billion, sources with direct knowledge of the plan said.

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