U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone

NEW YORK - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.

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Use social media in your job search

BOSTON - The widespread use of social media - including more playful sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as the business-focused LinkedIn - is becoming a powerful force in many job searches, says Harvard Business Review.

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China denounces EU airline carbon law, seeks talks

BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.

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Rio sells specialty aluminum unit to Schweiter

SYDNEY | Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:19am EDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) is selling its Alcan Composites business, which makes aluminum construction material used in wind farms, to Swiss machinery firm Schweiter Technologies (SWTQ.S) for $349 million.

The two firms said in separate announcements on Tuesday that they expected to complete the deal by the end of the year.

(Reporting by Mark Bendeich; Editing by Michael Urquhart)
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