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Stock futures were lower Monday following threats from Russia to train its missiles on targets in Europe and another slide in the Chinese stocks over continued tax concerns.

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — In a ”chilling” terror plot that authorities said could have been more devastating than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, four people were charged Saturday in an alleged scheme to set off a massive explosion in a 40-mile fuel line stretching from New Jersey to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.

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Plans to lay an undersea fiber-optic cable off eastern Africa could be the beginning of the end of crackling long-distance calls, slow dial-up Internet connections and universities without e-mail.

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Swedish software company MindArk, which operates the online game ”Entropia Universe,” has authorized a Beijing company to create a version of its online game for the Chinese market.

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Inflating the Index with Worthless Dollars
After seven years and change of agony and thrills, the S&P 500 has now managed to get back to even with the all-time closing high from March, 2000. In that same time, the dollar has declined in value by 21% …
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Getting a small business off the ground isn’t easy. But more businesses would succeed if entrepreneurs avoided some common pitfalls.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Medical diagnostics firm Digene Corp. has reached a deal to be acquired by Dutch biotech Qiagen NV in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.6 billion, the companies announced Sunday.

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SAN DIEGO (MarketWatch) — Journalist Michelle Leder learned the hard way about not reading the footnotes.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks rose in early trading Monday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.58% to 18,063.57, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.04% to 6,399.10. South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.04% to 1,734.09.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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$ Dollar - Going Nowhere Fast? € Euro Strength Contingent Upon Trichet?s Commentary ¥ Yen - All Pain No Gain ? Pound May Ease on Lack of BOE Policy Action ? Can USD/CHF Resist 1.2300?

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