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Reuters - A federal judge may decide on Friday whether to pull the plug
 on BlackBerry email devices used by millions of Americans as part of a
 fight over patents for the pocket-sized technology.

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Reuters - National Grid Plc  said on Friday it was in talks with U.S.
 natural gas distributor KeySpan Corp. , which sources familiar with the
 situation said could lead to a $7 billion takeover by the UK utility.

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Reuters - DP World, the United Arab Emirates firm that plans to acquire
 ports operator P&O, said it would go ahead with the $6.85 billion deal
 despite objections from U.S. politicians.

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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures signaled a higher market open on
 Friday amid acquisition talk in the utility sector and before speeches
 by top Federal Reserve officials.

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Reuters - InBev , the world's biggest brewer, beat market expectations
 on Friday with its 2005 sales and core earnings, but disappointed
 investors in failing to give precise cost-cutting targets for 2006,
 analysts said.

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AFP - The British economy grew by 1.8 percent last year, the slowest
 pace since 1992.

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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures signaled a higher market open on
 Friday amid acquisition talk in the utility sector and before speeches
 by top Federal Reserve officials.

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AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by
 $5.56 billion in the latest week to $855.56 billion, the Investment
 Company Institute said Thursday.

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AP - After a short burst of success, Gap Inc. is once again mired in a
 deepening sales slump with little reason for optimism -- an
 uncomfortable position similar to the distress that prompted the
 clothing retailer to shake up its leadership nearly 3 1/2 years ago.

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