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CANADA STOCKS-TSX down on weaker oil prices, profit-taking

* Energy sector leads retreat (Updates to close; adds details, quotes)  Full Article  

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

UPDATE 1-Malone: DirecTV is not for sale -- CNBC

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Media mogul John Malone said the U.S. No.1 satellite TV operator DirecTV Group is not up for sale in an interview with business cable network CNBC on Friday.  Full Article  

Healthcare

UPDATE 2-Cornerstone Therapeutics gets U.S. FDA warning

* Shares close 3 percent lower (Adds company statement, updates share movement)  Full Article  

Consumer Goods & Retail

UPDATE 1-Hershey's trust pushes for Cadbury bid -WSJ

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The charitable trust that controls Hershey Co is pushing the company to launch a rival $17 billion bid for Cadbury Plc , the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.  Full Article  

Energy

Conoco to pay air quality fine to Pennsylvania

TORONTO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips Corp will pay $38,137 for 2009 air quality violations at its 190,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania, state environmental regulators said on Friday.  Full Article  

Industrials, Materials & Utilities

Paulson's golden investors have to commit $10 mln

BOSTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus.  Full Article  

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Financial woes seen limiting U.S. economic rebound 2:53pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. banking industry may have pulled back from the brink, but finance executives say they still face hurdles that will tighten credit and delay an economic rebound.  Full Article 

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