LOMA LA LATA, Argentina — In a desert-like stretch of scrub grass and red buttes, oil companies are punching holes in the ground in search of what might be one of the biggest recent discoveries in the Americas: enough gas and oil to make a country known for beef and the tango an important energy player. Read full article > >

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Center of gravity in oil world shifts to Americas

The operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia will be the biggest of its kind, at a cost reported to be at least $300m, according to salvage firms and the ship’s owners.

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VIDEO: Concordia salvage details revealed

Facebook’s $16 billion offering was the biggest I.P.O. that Nasdaq had ever listed. Now there are growing questions over how it was handled.

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DealBook: Facebook’s Debut Marred by Trading Glitches

Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce has pulled in the biggest audience of his career, according to new figures from Rajar.

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Ken Bruce gets best ever audience

David Stern is worried about flopping in the NBA. So is Indiana Coach Frank Vogel, who called the Miami Heat “the biggest flopping team in the NBA.” So the Heat have a tendency to be a bit dramatic, just because their stars were introduced amid smoke and (perhaps) mirrors, and their players occasionally appear at news conferences in what appear to be disguises? Hard to imagine. Read full article > >

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NBA commissioner could use a stern talking-to

Mecca Bingo owner Rank buys 23 casinos from Gala Coral for £205m in a deal that will make it the biggest UK casino operator.

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Mecca Bingo firm buys 23 casinos

Shares in JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, dive 9% after it reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments.

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JPMorgan shares plunge on loss

JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders.

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JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn loss

The referee Joey Crawford discussed his sports psychologist, his biggest regrets from 35 years in the N.B.A. and washing shirts in the sink, among other topics.

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Joey Crawford Sounds Off on 35 Years as an N.B.A. Referee

As the economic recovery has struggled to pick up speed, one of the biggest stumbling blocks has been job losses in state and local governments, which have been on the rise for much of President Obama’s term. Read full article > >

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At least 4,000 people are taking part later in the biggest security exercise ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Olympic security test to begin

UK retail sales volumes jumped 1.8% in March compared with the previous month, official figures show, the biggest rise in more than a year.

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Sharp increase in UK retail sales

One of the biggest studies of wind farms’ impact on birds suggests they leave many species unaffected, though cause problems to some.

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Wind farms ‘not big bird mincers’

One of the biggest studies of wind farms’ impact on birds suggests they leave many species unaffected, though cause problems to some.

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Wind farms ‘not big bird mincers’

MIAMI — The angry chants of Cuban American protestors waving signs and flags near the entry of Marlins Park could be heard from inside the gleaming new building where Ozzie Guillen , the Miami Marlins manager, walked somberly to a makeshift stage Tuesday. He sat behind a microphone at a packed news conference, looked up with reddened, puffy eyes and apologized for “the biggest mistake so far in my life.” Read full article > >

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Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen apologizes for Fidel Castro remarks, but rage in Little Havana continues