Reuters Business News: Japan’s “Cup Noodle” king dies aged 96 - MSN Money
Born in Taiwan in 1910 while it was under Japanese occupation Momofuku Ando ran clothing and other companies in Taipei and Osaka early in his career. He was inspired to develop the world’s first instant noodle product after coming across a long line of people waiting to buy fresh “ramen” noodles from a black market stall during the food shortages after World War Two Japanese media said.

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Reuters Business News: BSE shortlists 5 foreign exchanges for stake: paper - MSN Money
The newspaper quoting sources said that at its board meeting on Friday the exchange also decided to privately place some equity with domestic institutions and banks which do not have their own broking outfits. When contacted BSE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rajnikant Patel declined comment.

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Google Calendar catches MSN’s - Or Where oh where is the WL Calendar? - LiveSide
Google Calendar catches MSN’s - Or Where oh where is the WL Calendar?LiveSide - 46 minutes agoAnother Hitwise graph showing more disappointment for MSN/Windows Live - this time for Calendar. Since its inception in April, Google Calendar has been …

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