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Senate panel peels back Apple's offshore taxes

WASHINGTON - Apple Inc's chief executive officer defended the company's tax record at a Tuesday Senate hearing where lawmakers said the maker of iPads, iPods and Mac computers kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to avoid U.S. taxes.

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U.S. court studies wiretaps in ex-Goldman director's insider case

NEW YORK - Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta sought to reverse his insider-trading conviction on Tuesday, arguing that wiretap evidence used by the prosecution should not have been introduced at trial.

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Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits

- Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.

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Exclusive: Chinese supplier, VL Automotive bid for Fisker - sources

DETROIT - A boutique carmaker led by a former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier submitted an offer to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said.

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Analysis: U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO - The United States is poised to introduce stricter rules on the labeling of meat imports this week, a move that is likely to heat up a simmering trade dispute with Canada and Mexico.

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