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  Taylor Swift Shakes Off Copyright Lawsuit As A 'Ridiculous Claim'

  Taylor Swifts's representatives said, "This is a ridiculous claim and nothing more than a money grab"

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  Google Beats Oracle In $9 Billion Android Trial

  A U.S. jury handed Google a major victory on Thursday in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones.

• HP posts $8.9-bn loss, plans more job cuts

  CEO Meg Whitman has urged investors to be patient as she works to jumpstart revenue and cut costs.

• Wall Street pares gains after S&P 500 hits four-year high

  U.S. stocks barely budged in midday trade on Tuesday, trimming earlier gains after the S&P 500 hit a four-year high on hopes that central banks will act in the near future to stimulate the global economy.

• Wall Street poised to make four-year high

  U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday, with Wall Street set to make another run at a four-year high.

• Experts hope to shield cars from computer viruses

  A team of top hackers working for Intel Corp's security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable to lethal computer viruses.

• FII inflows to continue on policy reform initiatives: Experts

  FIIs have infused a net amount of $1.02 billion (about Rs 5,692 crore) in August so far.

• Euro woes tilt financial power in Asia's favour

  As European banks retrench to recover from the global financial meltdown, they are finding ready buyers in Asia for everything from loans to entire insurance and broking operations.

• Wall Street week ahead: Waiting for technical signals

  The S&P 500 tortoise continues to beat the skeptics.

• ICICI treads cautiously on return to growth path

  Loans for motorcycles are a thing of the past at ICICI Bank. So are credit cards for anyone other than existing customers.

• Greek PM to meet euro leaders, seeking budget leeway

  Greece has yet to nail down the requested austerity package.

• Gold edges up on Europe stimulus hopes; US data weighs

  Gold edged up on Wednesday as bleak data from the euro zone led to hopes of more stimulus measures.

• Asian shares slip, ECB hopes drive German bonds to 6-week low

  Top European shares were down 0.3 per cent in early trading thinned by the summer lull.

• World stocks, oil rise on stimulus hopes, bonds fall

  World stocks and oil prices rose on Tuesday after data showing the euro zone's sputtering economy shrank in the second quarter lifted expectations of further central bank stimulus.

• Wall Street set to open higher after retail sales data

  U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data suggested a return of consumer spending could spur economic growth.