HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Thursday, and the Australian dollar briefly retreated, amid disappointment that Chinese growth data, though robust, offered few surprises.

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The Wall Street Journal, ever on the hunt for new ways to please its readers and new ways to make money (and what, we ask, is wrong with that?), will launch a new, pricier version this November. Called “The Wall Street Journal Professional Edition,” it is designed for business readers who want more than what [...]

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Chinese sports officials struck a deal to bring the Olympics to Beijing, promising to support Jacques Rogge’s bid to head the International Olympic Committee in return for European backing for Beijing’s bid, according to a recently released memoir.
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Tongues are still wagging about Apple’s blowout quarter, which saw the company brush past Wall Street forecasts, sending its shares north of $200. But as Wall Street waited breathlessly for the latest iPhone numbers, it was the company’s Mac line that stole the headlines, posting blockbuster 17 percent unit growth.
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Lest anyone doubt the thrust of Rupert Murdoch’s speech on Thursday (or was it Friday? I’m losing track of time zones) at the World Media Summit in Beijing, it was all about paying for news — as in: You’re going to pay for news, and if you think it shouldn’t cost you anything, you’re a [...]

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