Soul-Searching in Spanish Fashion After Factory Deaths

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Deadly accidents in Bangladesh factories have triggered questioning about the costs of "fast fashion," a design trend pioneered by Spanish labels that relentlessly rotate collections to keep new styles on store racks.

SAC Executives Subpoenaed

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The government issued subpoenas to four senior executives of SAC Capital Advisors who are part of Steven A. Cohen's inner circle, including the firm's president and chief compliance officer.

China Solar Firms Try to Avoid Tariffs

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Solar-panel makers in China are open to raising prices and limiting exports to the EU as a way to avoid steep tariffs on solar-panel exports

H-P Has a Long, Hard Slog Ahead

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Promising quarterly results sent H-P's shares up more than 17% on Thursday, but checking off the next agenda items are likely to prove even tougher for H-P.

Pandora Media First-Quarter Loss Widens

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Pandora Media's fiscal first-quarter loss widened as the Internet-radio provider's rising expenses continued to outpace revenue.

AT&T Imposes New Wireless Fee

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AT&T has added a new monthly administrative fee of 61 cents to the bills of all of its contract wireless lines as of May 1, a move that could bring in more than a half-billion dollars in annual revenue to the telecom giant.

Petrobras Seeks to Sway Critics

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Many minority investors have dumped shares of Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras over the last two years, feeling the government has shifted the balance against them. But its CEO is optimistic about a rebound in oil output.

Ford's Move Signals New Gravity of Car Center

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Ford is planning to close two factories in Australia and end production there by 2016, a move that reflects the broader shift of the auto industry's center of gravity to new emerging markets like China.

Potential Setback for Apple in E-Books Case

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In a potential major setback for Apple, a federal judge who will preside over a coming antitrust trial that will determine whether it engaged in a conspiracy to raise prices for e-books said the government is likely able to prove its case against the computer maker.

FTC Begins Google Display-Ad Probe

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The Federal Trade Commission has begun to examine complaints by rivals of Google Inc. that the Internet giant abused its power in the market for selling online-graphical and video ads.

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