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New York Mercantile Exchange - Newsday
singapore (ap) _ oil prices were steady at $98 a barrel thursday in asia as expectations the u.s. congress will pass a revised $700 billion financial industry bailout package this week offset concern over slowing crude demand in the world's biggest ...
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World Markets Mixed After Senate Oks Bailout Plan
world stock markets were mixed thursday as broader concerns about a global slowdown dampened relief over the u.s. senate's passage of the $700 billion bank rescue package.
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World Champion Martial Artist Donald "the Grinch" Vickers Joins The Fight Zone, Inc.
the fight zone, inc., a well-rounded mixed martial arts company, announces that donald "the grinch" vickers, who has won 10 usa world championships and 8 national black belt league world championships in sports karate fighting, has joined the fight zone.
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World Markets Mixed After Senate Oks Bailout Plan - Forbes
world stock markets were mixed thursday as broader concerns about a global slowdown dampened relief over the u.s. senate's passage of the $700 billion bank rescue package. japan's nikkei 225 average fell 1.9 percent to 11,154.76 and benchmarks in ...
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Uss Intrepid Ready For Journey Back To Its Manhattan Pier To Resume ... - Newsday
new york (ap) _ the uss intrepid is ready to make its way back to manhattan and resume its post as a floating museum. repainted, refurbished and loaded with new exhibits, the aircraft carrier was to arrive thursday afternoon at the same hudson river ...
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China Says Milk Clean As Dairy Scare Spreads Abroad
china tried to repair confidence in its dairy products on thursday, saying the latest chemical tests had come back clean, as the country's tainted milk scandal reverberated around the world.
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It’s The 100th Anniversary Of The Most Perfect Game - Detroit Free Press
one hundred years ago today, cleveland right-hander addie joss went to the mound against the chicago white sox. what joss did that day remains the greatest big-game pitching performance in baseball history. as the crowd gathered at cleveland’s ...
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The End Of Prosperity? - Time
congress's initial rejection of the bush administration's $700 billion bailout plan calls to mind an unhappy precedent. back in 1930, the senate passed the smoot-hawley tariff act, which raised duties on some 20,000 imported goods. historians define ...
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U.s. Celebrates Bail-out Vote But Soros Slams Deal As 'ill-conceived'
one of the world's most powerful financiers attacked the u.s. £400billion bank bail-out as 'ill-conceived' today after it was passed by lawmakers.
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Atm World And Atlas Atm Corporation Appoint New Ceo
atm world corporation and atlas atm corporation announced today that, effective immediately; mr. frederick p. wich will take over as chief executive officer for both companies. actively involved in the atm industry for over fifteen years, mr.
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China Says Milk Clean, Dairy Scare Spreads Abroad - Reuters Uk
beijing (reuters) - china tried to repair confidence in its dairy products on thursday, saying the latest chemical tests had come back clean, as the country's tainted milk scandal reverberated around the world. the food safety administration ...
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Ubs Says Back To Profit In Q3 Despite Crisis - Forbes
basel, switzerland, oct 2 (reuters) - ubs (nyse: ubs - news - people ) ag said on thursday it would make a small profit in the third quarter after a year of losses, signalling it had started to turn the corner even as the credit crisis still engulfs ...
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Financial Hubs See An Opening Up At The Top
shanghai -- looking down from his building's 87th floor at the glittering signs of multinational banks along the river here, fan dizhao declared confidently that wall street's reign as the world's no. 1 financial hub is coming to an end.
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Platinum Drops Below $1,000 As Car Sales Slump; Gold Declines
oct. 2 (bloomberg) -- platinum plunged below $1,000 an ounce in london after u.s. auto sales had their worst month since 1991, reducing demand for the metal used in autocatalysts. gold fell for a third day as the dollar strengthened and oil declined.
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Bangkok's Former Sex Tycoon Wants To Be Governor - Philadelphia Inquirer
bangkok, thailand - the one-time sex tycoon who would be governor wants to clean up this sprawling, gritty city where he grew rich overseeing an empire of flesh. but weeks of shaking hands and giving speeches have left him longing for the days of ...
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British Retailer Marks & Spencer Posts Sales Drop - Boston Globe
london— marks & spencer group plc, britain's largest clothing retailer, said thursday that sales had suffered their worst quarterly drop in nearly a decade, as britons reined in spending amid rising unemployment and plunging consumer confidence ...
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Latin America Economic Boom Threatened As Credit Freeze Deepens
oct. 2 (bloomberg) -- latin america's fastest economic expansion in 30 years may be coming to an end as the global credit crunch stunts investment and squeezes demand for the region's commodities.
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As Japan's Economy Falters, New Premier Vows Swift Action
tokyo, oct. 1 -- as wall street gyrated this week between panic and hope, dismal new data in japan showed that the world's second-largest economy, already contracting, has almost certainly fallen into recession.
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Us Envoy Extends Korean Stay For Nuclear Talks - Houston Chronicle
seoul, south korea — washington's top nuclear envoy extended his stay in north korea and held more talks thursday in a bid to break an impasse over the communist country's nuclear program, officials said. u.s. diplomat christopher hill went to ...
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