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  • Asia stocks slip as Greek bailout remains in limbo BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets dropped Friday after Europe's finance ministers demanded more spending cuts from Greece before clearing a euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout to stave off the country's bankruptcy....
  • China trade falls amid weak demand, holiday BEIJING (AP) -- China's trade suffered its biggest decline in January since the 2008 crisis - a new sign of weak global demand and a slowing domestic economy....
  • Oil below $100 amid signs of improving US economy SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices hovered below $100 a barrel Friday in Asia as encouraging news about the U.S. economy was tempered by European demands for Greece to make further spending cuts before getting a new bailout....
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    Los Fresnos chamber gets new president
    Carmen Amaya, Wells Fargo store manager, is the new president of the Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce. She has served on the chamber board for 10 years and been with Wells Fargo for 20 years, starting her career with the bank’s predecessor First... Full story
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    Retail gasoline prices jump 13 cents across Texas
    HOUSTON (AP) — Retail gasoline prices have jumped 13 cents across Texas. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $3.38 per gallon. In the Rio Grande Valley the average price is $3.35 to $3.37 a gallon. Th... Full story
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    Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
    NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone wit... Full story

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    Calculate Your Benefits' Worth to Evaluate the Offer
    By Peter Vogt, Monster Senior Contributing Writer   The best way to put a dollar value on benefits as part of a job offer is to ask the prospective employer to do it for you, says management expert Lonnie Pacelli, author of The Project Man... Full story
    2012 Technology Jobs Outlook
    By John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer   When the ball drops in Times Square to launch 2012, information technology professionals will take a deep breath and ponder whether the new year’s wave of disruptive technology wil... Full story
    Six Essentials for Finding a New Job
      By Robert DiGiacomo, for Yahoo! Hot Jobs Here are half a dozen essential tips for landing the right job -- in good economic times or bad: Try a Sales Technique Be prepared during a phone interview or a first interview to make the "60-s... Full story

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