Russia Investigates Alleged Spam Kingpin

Russia’s police may have cut down the amount of spam in your inbox by opening an investigation of an alleged spam kingpin.

Russian officials began the investigation of Igor A. Gusev Tuesday, The New York Times reported. Officials said Gusev likely fled the country.

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Russia Investigates Alleged Spam Kingpin originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:47:00.

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BP to Sell Venezuela, Vietnam Assets for $1.8 Billion

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As it continues to raise funds to deal with the fallout from the Gulf oil spill, oil giant BP (BP) is set to sell a total of $1.8 billion in assets in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP.

TNK-BP, a joint venture between BP and a group of Russian billionaires, will make a $1 billion deposit by Oct. 29 and pay the rest in the first half of 2011, Bloomberg News reported.

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BP to Sell Venezuela, Vietnam Assets for $1.8 Billion originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:28:00.

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Russia to Buy 50 New Boeing 737 New Generation Airliners

Russia will buy 50 new Boeing (BA) 737 Next Generation airliners in a deal worth $3.7 billion.

Russian Technologies, a state-owned company that manages the government’s stakes in 12 regional airlines, will buy the aircraft, The Associated Press said….