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HONG KONG (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks gained for a second day, led by technology companies, on speculation takeovers and higher memory-chip prices will help the industry overcome slowing economic growth. Russian shares swung between gains and losses.
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DATE: Dec 27, 2008
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Amid the doom and gloom of capital markets and dire economic prophecies, it may just be that our western world is undergoing a major philosophical shift: both in thought and in lifestyle. The very social structure that many have built their entire ca...
DATE: Dec 27, 2008
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I have this theory that today's is a ghost newspaper, one that few will see or read, because the entire population is gorged on tryptophan, alcohol and goodwill. This means I can write something obscure without damaging my reputation as a wit, or a h...
DATE: Dec 27, 2008
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In the Wild West that is online video, Hulu.com has proven to be a trailblazing answer to how professional content can thrive on the Web.
It's this year's pick for website of the year.
"This is period of great experimentation in regard to media, in r...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — British mortgage approvals fell to their lowest level since at least 1997 in November as buyers were deterred by falling house prices and fears that the economic slowdown will hit their budgets, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) sa...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — US holiday sales will fall more than forecast after recession fears kept shoppers from spending in the last weekend before Christmas, a retail trade group said.
Same-store sales in November and December may drop as much as two ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index eked out a modest gain yesterday, led by gold-mining stocks and fertilizer producer Potash Corp, but pre-Christmas trading was light and stuck to a narrow range.
Six of ten TSX groups ended higher, after...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — Whittard of Chelsea, a venerable British tea and coffee merchant, is on the brink of collapse, a person close to the company said yesterday as bad news continued to plague the country's retail sector.
"The most likely option for Whittar...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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The amount of Bermuda dollars in circulation during the holiday period will be nearly 14 percent higher than last year.
Financial regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) said yesterday that money supply over Christmas and New Year would be $14...
DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US regulators have ordered nine insurance companies, including Allstate Corp and Travelers Cos Inc, to provide information about how they set prices for homeowners' coverage, the Federal Trade Commission said yesterday.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2008
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