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* United Parcel Service Inc. has ordered 10 of Airbus’ new A380 super-jumbo jets as the shipping giant moves to expand the capacity of its air network to accommodate strong international growth.

* IBM Corp.’s plan to sell its personal computer business to China’s biggest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., has received antitrust clearance, U.S. officials said.

* Baxter International Inc. said it expected to take charges of $245 million against fourth-quarter results, mostly for the suspension of a trial of an experimental flu vaccine.

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* A federal judge granted a one-week delay in the criminal fraud trial of former HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy to give his defense team more time to review evidence turned over by the government.

* Kraft Foods Inc., the No. 1 U.S. food maker, will change the way it reports North American financial results, separating U.S. beverages from groceries to focus on those two businesses.

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