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Dell to triple size of new Canadian facility (Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc. , the world's top maker of personal computers, said on Friday it will triple the number of workers at a new customer center in Ottawa by adding 1,000 jobs.
Pepco Holdings 1st-qtr earnings rise (Reuters)
Reuters - Utility holding company Pepco Holdings Inc. on Friday reported higher quarterly earnings on strong performance at its merchant generation unit, Conectiv Energy.
Body Shop like-for-like sales up (Reuters)
Reuters - British beauty products chain Body Shop International Plc, which is being taken over by France's L'Oreal, said on Friday like-for-like sales were up 5 percent in the eight weeks starting February 26.
Stocks jump as mild jobs growth calms rate fears (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rallied on Friday after slower-than-expected job growth in April hinted at a possible pause in interest-rate increases.
Americans Borrow Less Freely in March (AP)
AP - Americans increased their borrowing in March at the slowest pace in four months as people cut back on their credit card charges.
Warner Music posts surprisingly narrow loss (Reuters)
Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp. , which earlier this week rejected a $4.2 billion takeover bid by EMI Group Plc. , on Friday posted a narrower-than-expected loss, helped by rising U.S. CD sales and digital music revenues.