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Cirque du Soleil hires Goldman Sachs to look for partner

Canadian performance company Cirque du Soleil has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) to help in its previously disclosed effort to find a strategic partner, a spokeswoman for the company said on Friday.


U.S. judge rejects HP settlement in Autonomy shareholder case

A federal judge on Friday rejected Hewlett-Packard Co's (HPQ.N) proposed settlement of shareholder litigation involving the information technology company's botched acquisition of Autonomy Plc.

Cigarette smoking costs weigh heavily on the healthcare system

Of every $10 spent on healthcare in the U.S., almost 90 cents is due to smoking, a new analysis says. Using recent health and medical spending surveys, researchers calculated that 8.7 percent of all healthcare spending, or $170 billion a year, is for illness caused by tobacco smoke, and public programs like Medicare and Medicaid paid for most of these costs.

AstraZeneca's ovarian cancer drug gets U.S. approval

AstraZeneca Plc's ovarian cancer drug has been granted an accelerated approval by the U.S. health regulator, a day after the treatment was approved by the European Commission.


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Investors have wrung their hands over the last several weeks over the effect of lower oil prices on the broader S&P 500, but the relationship between the two is actually starting to break down.
General Motors Co (GM.N) has developed contingency plans in case recalls of potentially lethal Takata-made air bag inflators widens, forcing the U.S. automaker to repair millions of vehicles, the company said on Friday.
As "Fast & Furious 7's trailer becomes a hit online, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and the rest of the cast remembered the late Paul Walker at the Universal Studios Hollywood for the sequel's trailer debut
"The Fault in Our Stars" actor, Ansel Elgort finally had his say about the rumor claiming that he's gay!
Selena Gomez threw a fit at Taylor Swift's birthday party, screaming and making a giant scene about Justin Bieber.
While Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's divorce seemed to have been going smoothly, rumors of an erupting custody battle have begun to surface.
Though Spider-Man may not be joining "Captain America: Civil War," he may be joining "The Avengers: Infinity War."
Nick Jonas and girlfriend Olivia Culpo are doing everything together- except when Jonas wants to rock his best Tom Hanks impression.
Sadly, the news that Rockstar was working on "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2" was nothing but a fake.
World markets are ending their last full week of 2014 on a high, as Wall Street made its biggest two-day advance since late 2011 and European shares headed for their strongest week of the year.