Names circulating for the treasury secretary position include Timothy Geithner, Summers and Volcker.

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Names circulating for the secretary of the treasury position include Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers and Paul Volcker.

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And despite more high-profile names such as the Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni being linked with the position, Celtic chairman John Reid insisted there was never anyone else in the frame.

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To be fair, big 2012 gains from financial names including BofA, which doubled last year, helped put the market in position to hit its current levels and the sector overall was in positive territory Thursday.

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Simons also played the Chinese Internet story, establishing a position in Youku and tripling his stake in Baidu, while selling U.S. names like Netflix, Google, and eBay. (Read Apple To Dominate Tablet Market Through 2015, Google Takes Smartphones).

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Apple became one of the biggest names in gaming almost by accident, and for years it quietly and somewhat confusedly occupied this new position.

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