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president george w. bush. u.s. is downplaying expectations ahead of talking to try to stop iran s nuclear program. iran and six other countries will hold a meeting in istanbul today. don t expect any breakthroughs. it s just constructive progress. meanwhile 125 alleged mobsters have been arrested in the u.s. in one of the largest sweeps against the mafia in fbi history. authorities say it s an important step in tackling the criminal organization known as la cosa nostra. those are the headlines. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london i m matt foster. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories on friday, january the 21st. and back to the future a management reshovel at google larry page retake to take the reigns as ceo. china s president calls for increased economic cooperation on a visit to capitol hill. but lawmakers give him a less than warm w ....
Boards approval of his multimillion-dollar severance package. former s.a.p. ceo leo apodaca who took over for hurd who went to s.a.p. rival oracle. the new board members include meg whitman the former ebay chief who unsuccessfully ran for california governor last year. hp says that the new members will bring fresh perspectives. oracle s ceo larry ellison is among those shock criticizing the board s handling of the departure. he called it the, quote, worst personnel decision since the idiots on the apple board fired steve jobs. okay turning now to washington. and the chinese president hu jintao has ended the third day of his visit to the u.s. in the morning mr. hu got a frosty reception from lawmakers on capitol hill. but he was more popular at a lunch organized by the u.s./china business council and mr. hu delivered a positive speech emphasizing economic ....