The vex factor

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What seems like a brilliant idea at the time can have a habit of backfiring badly. Stephanie Gardiner reports.

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New York Giants win Super Bowl title

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Quarterback Eli Manning rallies team to 21-17 victory against New England Patriots, taking second title in four years.

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Animator Looks to Break Through

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Disney and John Lasseter hope to boost the U.S. box-office punch of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese company behind ‘Spirited Away’ and other award-winning movies, with “The Secret World of Arrietty,” based on “The Borrowers.”



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Another Giant Super Bowl Upset

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Minute-by-minute analysis of the biggest spectacle in sports, Super Bowl XLVI, with insights from the Journal’s team in Indianapolis and celebrity guests. New York came back late to win 21-17.



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Earlier Nights in New Orleans?

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—Officials here are considering tightening a youth curfew in the latest attempt to fight crime in a city with the nation’s highest murder rate and what its mayor has called “a culture of death.”



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KT Corp’s Net Profit Rises

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KT Corp. said fourth-quarter net profit rose 13% on year largely due to gains from asset sales, but operating profit fell by nearly 20% on a decline in phone charges.



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TPG Raises 4 Billion Yuan

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Private-equity firm TPG said it has secured about 4 billion yuan (US$634 million) so far as it continues to raise capital for China investments.



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Hoekstra Super Bowl ad raises sensitivity question

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra against Michigan incumbent Debbie Stabenow is bringing charges of racial insensitivity….

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Casino Presses Ahead in Florida

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Las Vegas Sands and Malaysia’s Genting are regrouping after a bill to authorize three casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties stalled last week in the state legislature.



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China’s Export Pain May Be Mexico’s Gain

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Buying stuff from China isn’t such a bargain anymore. One consequence of that: Companies that move freight from Mexico are getting busier.



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