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Glencore takes $7.7-bn charge on Xstrata mining assets
Adjusted net income fell to $2.04 bn from $3.36 bn a year earlier
 "Musharraf charged with Bhutto killing")
Heineken dilutes beer with lemonade to bolster Europe sales
Heineken is reducing its reliance on its eponymous global brand after six years of beer market declines in western Europe, to which it has a greater exposure than peers
Amazon ramps up $13.9-bn warehouse building spree
Amazon's spending on fulfilment jumped more than 40% annually from 2010 to 2012, compared with 24% in 2009
 "Amazon ramps up $13.9-bn warehouse building spree")
Obama to meet financial regulators on Dodd-Frank implementation
The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by Obama in July 2010
 "Obama to meet financial regulators on Dodd-Frank implementation")
 "US Fed finds 18 large banks weak in at least one capital area")
Nestle's sales slowdown seen leading to fewer brands
Kraft Foods Inc and Sara Lee Corp have both split in two, and Campbell Soup Co is in talks to sell much of its European unit
 "Nestle's sales slowdown seen leading to fewer brands")
China plans to ease free-trade zone laws
The move aims at attracting more foreign investments
 "China plans to ease free-trade zone laws")
 "Rupee plunges with Asian currencies on Fed tapering concerns")
Yahoo! names Webb as chairman in Mayer's turnaround push
Yahoo!, which has weathered a series of management and board changes in the past two years
BofA to dissolve Merrill Lynch unit but keep the brand
The firm will assume Merrill Lynch's obligations and debt
 "BofA to dissolve Merrill Lynch unit but keep the brand")
 "India's Misery Index at elevated level")
The comeback kids
Surviving a scandal: Politicians who bounced back
 "The comeback kids")
Jobless claims in US decline to lowest level since 2007
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, the lowest level since October 2007
 "Jobless claims in US decline to lowest level since 2007")
Lenovo seeking acquisitions in PCs and phones: CEO Yang
World's largest maker of PCs is looking to lure customers from Apple and Samsung
 "Lenovo seeking acquisitions in PCs and phones: CEO Yang")
Phone hackers build networks to deliver legitimate ads and malicious code
Digital criminals love to hide their attack code in free porn apps and counterfeit versions of popular programs such as Angry Birds
 "Phone hackers build networks to deliver legitimate ads and malicious code")
Microsoft's first chip brings tank-finding design to Xbox
The new chips will make Kinect more accurate and responsive using an imaging technology found in military gear
 "Microsoft's first chip brings tank-finding design to Xbox")