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Santander to Buy Larger Stake in Its Mexican Unit (Jun-9, 21:33 EDT )-- Banco Santander is to buy Bank of America’s stake for $2.5 billion, giving it almost total control of the subsidiary.


China’s Trade Surges (Jun-9, 21:28 EDT )-- China’s government said its imports and exports both rose by nearly 50 percent in May.


G.M. Proposes Leaving a Car’s Popular Nickname in the Dust (Jun-9, 21:20 EDT )-- General Motors has sent a memorandum to employees asking that they refer to its best-known brand of vehicles as Chevrolets, not Chevys.


Walgreen Feud With CVS to Affect Prescriptions (Jun-9, 21:20 EDT )-- Walgreen and CVS Caremark issued dueling news releases about plans to stop filling prescriptions from the other’s customers.


A Call to Triple U.S. Spending on Energy Research (Jun-9, 21:15 EDT )-- Bill Gates and other business executives said the United States was far behind in research on new forms of energy, and warned the lag would hurt America’s competitive standing.


Former Business Chiefs' Primary Victories in California Show Tech Can Play in Politics (Jun-9, 20:56 EDT )-- Carly Fiorina, former chief of Hewlett-Packard, and Meg Whitman, formerly of eBay, have lifted the profile of the business executive in California races.


Wal-Mart’s Partner in Education Earns High Profile (Jun-9, 20:42 EDT )-- American Public Education, which operates two Web-based universities, got a big boost in profile and share price after agreeing to a deal with Wal-Mart.


State of the Art: Gotta Sing, Gotta Play: Apps to Put You in the Mix (Jun-9, 20:40 EDT )-- Tone deaf? Don’t know a half note from a whole rest? Doesn’t matter. Two new iPhone apps help you perform with Taylor Swift and the “Glee” TV show.


Concerns About BP Drag Down Markets (Jun-9, 20:36 EDT )-- Pressure grew for BP to cut its dividend, shaking investors even as the Fed chief said the economy would grow at a modest pace this year.


AT&T Said to Expose iPad Users’ E-Mail Addresses (Jun-9, 20:20 EDT )-- A group of hackers said that it obtained the addresses of 114,000 users of Apple iPads because of a flaw in AT&T’s security.


For Panel, a Nimble Bernanke Warns and Assures (Jun-9, 20:00 EDT )-- The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, said that “the federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path.”


Breach Exposed iPad Users' E-Mail Addresses (Jun-9, 18:48 EDT )-- AT&T said Wednesday it has fixed a security breach that may have affected many customers who bought Apple's iPad. The breach may have compromised the accounts of high-profile users such as White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.


Google Says West Should Press China On Censorship (Jun-9, 18:20 EDT )-- Google's top attorney, David Drummond, described China's censorship of the Internet as an unfair barrier to free trade and said the U.S. and European governments should defend the flow of information the same way they do products.


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