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In this Aug. 21, 2012 photo, the Hewlett-Packard Co. logo is seen outside the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. HP said Autonomy Corporation PLC, a British company it bought for $10 billion last year, lied about its finances, resulting in a massive write-down of the value of the business. HP’s net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 31, amounted to $6.85 billion, or $3.49 per share. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Tuesday told the Economic Club of New York that sending the government over the “fiscal cliff” could trigger a recession next year. He also noted the uncertainty is likely holding back spending and investment. (Associated Press)

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“Anyone who would like to read the blog and check out the references, will understand my reluctance to turn myself in,” Mr. McAfee said, referring to his distrust of the Belizean government and its Gang Suppression Unit. (Associated Press)

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Bruce Springsteen is among entertainers from New Jersey who will serve on the advisory board of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. (Associated Press)

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Joseph Mastrolia (left), a trader with Barclays, and Chris Casaliggi, Euronext floor manager, begin early trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses a luncheon gathering of the Economic Club of New York on Nov. 20, 2012, in New York. (Associated Press)

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Michelle Craft, of Thornton, Colo., loads boxes of Twinkies and Zingers into her car after buying about $100 worth of the baked goods at the Hostess Brands' bakery in Denver on Nov. 16, 2012. Announcements that Hostess Brands will be going out of business prompted a buyers' run on the bakery. (Associated Press)

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Customers shop at the Sweetheart Outlet store in Casper, Wyo. on Nov. 16, 2012. The store, which was to close three days later, is a casualty of the Hostess liquidation. A sign on the door apologizes for the low stock, blaming it on the strike at the Hostess bakeries. (Associated Press/The Casper Star-Tribune)

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**FILE** This 2003 photo originally released by Interstate Bakeries Corporation shows Twinkies cream-filled snack cakes. Twinkies first came onto the scene in 1930 and contained real fruit until rationing during World War II led to the vanilla cream Twinkie. (Associated Press/Interstate Bakeries Corporation via PRNewsFoto)