Authorities in Florida say military jets escorted down a small plane being flown by a French pilot, who was advised to not get behind the controls of the aircraft because he could not speak in English with officials. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s…

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Fighter jets escort down small aircraft in Florida

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday it gave Chief Executive John Stumpf and three other top executives stock payouts worth a total of about $25 million, but it said none of these executives will receive a cash bonus for 2009.

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Wells Fargo grants $25 million in stock bonuses to top execs

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Thursday, extending earlier losses after a reading on Midwest business growth was revised downward, though it remained in expansionary territory.

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Wall Street down, but on track for strong 2009

As part of my research for a feature story on the future of books, “e-Books: Averting a Digital Horror Story,” I reached out to book agents, publishers and other industry experts to spotlight some of the most anticipated books of 2010 and how they will be released. Here they are:

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The Most Anticipated Books of 2010

Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said he’s “disappointed” government security implemented in the past decade failed to prevent an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day.

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Delta Says Security Failures Put Travelers in ‘Peril’ (Update2)

Tishman Speyer Properties LP plans to resume renting apartments at Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town complex after halting new leases following a court decision.

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Tishman to Resume Stuyvesant Town Apartment Leasing (Update1)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – An industry association revised downward its December reading on expansion in business activity in the U.S. Midwest on Thursday and said employment in the region failed to enter growth territory as it originally reported.

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U.S. Midwest business growth less robust than thought

With consumers likely to pay more regardless of how the public Fox-Time Warner Cable dispute ends, BW’s Tom Lowry says the issue could give new ammunition to those favoring a la carte cable TV pricing

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Fox, Cable Spat May Rekindle A La Carte Debate

As surely as the ball drops in Manhattan’s Times Square, another certainty on New Year’s Eve now seems to be that a tv programmer and a cable distributor will be locked in a public feud over money that almost certainly goes right down to the wire at midnight. This year’s warring contenders are …

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Will The Fox and Time Warner Cable Spat Rekindle The A La Carte Debate?

New York is banning backpacks in Times Square, Bangkok tightened security and Sydney cracked down on public drinking as police around the world geared up for millions of New Year’s Eve revelers.

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Police Around World Ramp Up New Year’s Eve Security (Update2)

Citigroup Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Corp. were among the worst performing stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index this year, dragged down by souring commercial and residential property loans that may extend the declines into 2010.

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Citi, Marshall & Ilsley Post Biggest S&P Fall

The stock market looks to end 2009 on a down note as institutional investors make some last-minute adjustments to their portfolios. News that weekly unemployment claims fell to the lowest level since July 2008 gave stocks an initial blip Thursday, but the…

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Stocks fall moderately as investors close out 2009

Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said he’s “disappointed” government security implemented in the past decade failed to prevent an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day.

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Delta Says Security Failures Put Travelers in ‘Peril’ (Update1)

U.S. Senator John Kerry threatened to intervene if News Corp.’s Fox network can’t resolve its fee dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. before their carriage contract ends tonight.

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U.S. Senator John Kerry threatened to intervene if News Corp.’s Fox network can’t resolve its fee dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. before their carriage contract ends tonight.

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