Apples are getting some competition from cows in the debate over what New Hampshire’s state drink should be _ cider or milk. The House will weigh in this week when it votes on a bill designating apple cider as the state drink. A lawmaker introduced the bill…

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Apples are getting some competition from cows in the debate over what New Hampshire’s state drink should be _ cider or milk. The House will weigh in this week when it votes on a bill designating apple cider as the state drink. A lawmaker introduced the bill…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apparel company Phillips-Van Heusen Corp said it will buy fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger in a cash and stock deal for about $3 billion in a bid to boost its presence in markets like Europe and Asia.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers on Monday will look at how to give Greece financial aid should it ask for help, but there were signs France and Germany were holding out on making concrete commitments.

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PepsiCo said Monday that it will buy back up to $15 billion worth of its own common stock through June 2013. Shares rose nearly 2 percent in premarket trading. “The board’s action reflects continued confidence in the growth of our business and our commitment…

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PepsiCo to buy back up to $15 billion in shares

PepsiCo said Monday that it will buy back up to $15 billion worth of its own common stock through June 2013. Shares rose nearly 2 percent in premarket trading. “The board’s action reflects continued confidence in the growth of our business and our commitment…

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Tara Blackwell and her husband sold their Fairfield house in December for about half of its original $825,000 price as a short sale, in which the bank agrees to accept less than is owed on the mortgage. The couple and their two children moved in with…

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A top official with the United Nations wildlife agency says the world has “failed miserably” in protecting tigers in the wild. Willem Wijnstekers, the secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, said Monday the…

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A top official with the United Nations wildlife agency says the world has “failed miserably” in protecting tigers in the wild. Willem Wijnstekers, the secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, said Monday the…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell on Monday on persistent concerns over a possible monetary tightening in China, which could slow the global recovery from recession.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former top executives of drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp were named on Monday as new leaders of privately owned eye-care company Bausch & Lomb.

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Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria’s restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said. Monday’s bombing is the most daring attack claimed by…

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Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria’s restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said. Monday’s bombing is the most daring attack claimed by…

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Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. agreed to buy apparel maker Tommy Hilfiger BV from private-equity firm Apax Partners LP for 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion), adding the namesake brand to its Calvin Klein and Izod clothing lines.

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