Falling dollar helps US exports. [NY Times]

UK considers windfall tax on banks that received aid. [Guardian]

Apple's earnings soar despite recession. [WSJ]

Threatened by Google, Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 7. [FT]

But in China, where software pirates romp, Windows 7 is widely bootlegged. [NY Times]

Lack of a smartphone hobbles Nokia's efforts to battle back in US. [NY Times]

US luxury sector still soft, dropping 8%, recovery awaits 2011. [WSJ]

Twitter helps The Guardian beat gag order about lethal Trafigura waste dump. [NY Times]

Location-based mobile social network Foursquare connects users in real life. [NY Times]

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Starbucks admits mistakes in UK, where uniform store design has provoked an anti-homogenization backlash, and announces another brand overhaul. [Telegraph]

Mad Men, 30 Rock top US television's Emmys. [LA Times]

Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2009 shows recession's impact, especially on finance and automotive. [NY Times]

Yahoo! prepares to announce new ad campaign Tuesday, putting the "Y" in "You." [paidContent]

Disney, Marvel encounter copyright challenge from heirs of "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" creator Jack Kirby. [NY Times]

Katie Couric rides out rumors and skepticism at CBS Evening News, announces new web series, "@katiecouric." [NY Times]

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British oil trader Trafigura dumped contaminated waste in the Ivory Coast, with 12 known deaths to date, then spent three years denying claims and threatening critics with defamation suits. [Guardian]

Environmental advocates pressure household product producers into disclosing chemicals in products. [NY Times]

Obama struggles to reframe the US national discourse: This is not about race. [WaPo]

Spanish retail chain Zara finally moves to sell clothes online. [Times of London]

No more corporate jet use at Citi. Unless you have a really good reason and a note from Vikram Pandit. [Times of London]

Rolls Royce introduces an economy vehicle for consumers new to the brand, retailing at $338,000. [Bloomberg]

Michelin engages social media to tout their 2010 guide, playing up the mystery of their "famously anonymous inspector" on website, ads, and Twitter. [NY Times]

(More headlines: Timberland targets Gen Y; USA Networks, Verizon and ESPN ramp up their game; US college football stars tripped up by social media.)Continue reading...