Later in the day, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has strongly supported the center, made a statement about the decision, flanked by religious leaders of different faiths.

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Hard drive shipments have been on a downward path as flash drives and tablets eat into their market, according to a report by iSuppli cited by Bloomberg, and will fall by about 4% on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2011.

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Glocer, the first American and non-journalist to hold the top post at Reuters Group, is credited by analysts with having shaped the company up to compete with larger rival Bloomberg by improving the company's trading products.

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