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China making anime push as Japan hits slump (AP)

AP - Yoko Komazawa had been at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for nearly six hours when she fell in love with a brown-and-white stuffed panda — a character in one of the fair’s featured cartoons.

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UH study predicts slow economic recovery for state (AP)

AP - A University of Hawaii study released Friday found signs of economic recovery for the state but also determined that the pace will be slow.

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Qiagen 4Q profit surges on test sales, buyouts (AP)

AP - Diagnostic products maker Qiagen NV said Monday its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled on a surge in molecular test sales at businesses it acquired.

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QuinStreet beacon of hope in ‘lousy’ IPO market (AP)

AP - QuinStreet Corp., an Internet marketer that competes with Yahoo and Google, is the one beacon of hope in this week’s crop of initial public offerings as the market contends with jitters spurred by concerns about the economy, and IPOs from companies with more than their fair share of debt.

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Cut Your Taxes in 7 Easy Steps (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - Nobody wants to pay Uncle Sam any more than necessary.

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Jackson Hewitt shares fall on tax-season troubles (AP)

AP - Shares of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. tumbled on Wednesday after the tax-return preparer said it does not expect to have a tax-refund loan program in place by Friday’s opening of tax season, and may not offer such a program at all this tax year.

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