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                  as of Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:31:30 GMT

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Reuters - A U.S. judge on Friday stopped short of ordering the shutdown
 of millions of BlackBerry devices but made blunt observations about the
 case that could nudge manufacturer Research In Motion Ltd. and patent
 holder NTP Inc. toward settlement.

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Reuters - Oil jumped more than $2 on Friday after news of a suicide bomb
 attack at the huge Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, which triggered
 worries about supply from the world's top crude producer.

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Reuters - Stocks closed higher on Friday, reversing a three-day losing
 streak, as commodity prices jumped after an attack on a Saudi Arabian
 oil facility, and Research In Motion  powered tech issues higher.

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Reuters - Oregon on Friday approved the sale of utility PacifiCorp to
 MidAmerican Energy Holding Co. for $9.4 billion (5.4 billion pounds),
 becoming the last of six states that need to approve the sale, the
 Oregon Public Utility Commission said.

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Reuters - European steelmaker Arcelor  will succeed in fighting off
 Mittal Steel's  $23-billion hostile takeover bid and will be able to
 hold on to its recent acquisition of Canada's Dofasco Inc. , Arcelor's
 deputy chief executive said on Friday.

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AP - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by
 the largest amount in 5 1/2 years in January as demand for commercial
 aircraft suffered the biggest setback in seven years, the government
 reported Friday.

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Reuters - Stocks closed higher on Friday, reversing a three-day losing
 streak, as commodity prices jumped after an attack on a Saudi Arabian
 oil facility, and Research In Motion  powered tech issues higher.

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Reuters - A major transition is underway in the U.S. mortgage lending
 industry, with consolidations and lay-offs at the forefront as
 companies try to deal with waning demand for home loans.

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AP - Gap Inc. shares fell 3.5 percent Friday after the retailer reported
 lower earnings and sales for the fourth quarter and offered a
 discouraging forecast for this year.

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