* Two preferred buyers seen to have financial ability -Kumho * S.Korean builder expected to grow share in Middle East (For FACTBOX on South Korean M&A deals in the pipeline, click on [ID:nSEO336770] SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) – An Abu Dhabi fund-led consortium and a group including a U.S. builder have been picked as preferred buyers of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co Ltd ( 047040.KS ), a deal estimated to fetch about $2.6 billion

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UPDATE 1-Kumho picks 2 preferred buyers of Daewoo Eng

By Walter Brandimarte NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Central bank monetary policy meetings for Colombia and Mexico will crown a week filled with key economic data in Latin America. Both central banks are expected to remain on hold but, while there is a risk that Colombia could further cut rates due to a weak economy, Mexico is more likely to turn hawkish as recently-approved tax hikes potentially fuel inflation

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LATAM WEEKAHEAD-Colombia, Mexico review rates amid data deluge (at Reuters)

CEBU CITY, Philippines–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) announced today the expansion of its knowledge and skills enhancement initiative in the Philippines called the Integrated University Program with the launch of its regional laboratory center at Cebu Technological University (CTU) Main Campus. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, DOST Secretary Dr.

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Hitachi Laboratory Equipment Donation Extends Nationwide (Business Wire)

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that 403 of the nearly 900 proposals submitted are still in contention for CPRIT’s inaugural cancer research funding awards. The applications for the Individual Investigator Research Award and the High Impact/High Risk Research Award will now undergo a second, more intense peer review evaluation by seven committees over the next six weeks beginning the end of this month. CPRIT expects to announce its first funding awards in January 2010, just three months after the submission deadline.

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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Moves One Step Closer To Funding First Round of Research Awards (Business Wire)

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said Thursday that customers’ adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, with traditional gasoline-powered cars continuing to dominate the market for many years. AP – FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, Nissan Motor Co

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Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual (AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday it is teaming with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to invest $500 million to provide thousands of small business owners across America with college scholarships and boost their access to capital

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Goldman Sachs, Buffett to help small businesses (AP)

SEATTLE (AP) — Bamboo has sprouted all over. It’s being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered gentler on the Earth

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Dell makes new green move with bamboo packaging (AP)

By Kevin Drawbaugh Reuters – Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado … {”s” : “aig,bac,c,gs,jpm”,”k” : “c10,l10,p20,t10″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of the world’s largest financial firms on Monday urged a top U.S. lawmaker not to pursue big bank break-up legislation, an idea attracting interest in Congress and causing alarm on Wall Street

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Banks sense danger, warn Congress on breakup power (Reuters)

In the wake of the statute, numerous computer security companies announced their relocation out of Germany. However, to date there have been no prosecutions under this provision, and only a small amount of reported litigation.

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Mark Rasch: Hacker-Tool Law Still Does Little