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Beijing studies severing dollar peg – Financial Times

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:42:21 +0000

Chinese officials have repeatedly emphasised the need for a stable exchange rate. However, while the recent increase in consumer prices in China has strengthened the hand of those officials who think the currency should now rise, it is not clear that ...

Talk of China giving up on dollar is nonsense: banker – MSN Money

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:42:11 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - Any speculation that China might stop supporting the dollar in the next few years is absolute nonsense, a top state banker said. Li Ruogu, chairman of Export-Import Bank of China, a lender tasked with supporting the country's foreign investments, said in a group interview that a

Philippine Health Chief, Church Fight Over Condoms – CBS News

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:18:00 +0000

(AP) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - On Valentine's Day, Philippine government health workers hit the streets of Manila to hand out roses and condoms to passers-by. The message was clear in a country with a relatively small but rapidly growing HIV ...

Officers: Pakistan Detains American-born Al-Qaida – CBS News

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

(AP) KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Two Pakistani officers and a government official said Sunday that an American charged with treason for working with al-Qaida had been captured, a development that could deliver another significant blow in the U.S.-led ...

As euro sinks, options flag more US dollar gains – MoneyControl.com

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:42:13 +0000

On Friday, one-month risk reversals, a measure of currency sentiment in the options market, showed a bias for euro puts , trading at 1.6 vols, according to Reuters data ... also supported on Friday by the US Federal Reserve's move on Thursday to ...

Pediatricians urge choking warning labels for food – YAHOO!

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:57:00 +0000

Something as simple as making lollipops flat like a silver dollar instead of round like a pingpong ball can make a big difference, said Bruce Silverglade, legal affairs director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest , which also has ...

Recent Supreme Court decision is appalling – Newburyport Daily News

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:57:00 +0000

The for-profit health insurance companies spend a million dollars a day to block any kind of health care reform so that they could continue raking in billions of dollars in profits with their CEOs making millions of dollars at the workers' expense.

Dollar General to add 600 stores, hire 5,000 – St. Louis Business Journal

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:14 +0000

Dollar General plans to open 600 stores and hire 5,000 people over the next 12 months as it continues to thrive thanks to the recession that pounded a sense of thriftiness back into American consumers. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based company’s ...

Oil down 3 pct on dollar, U.S. job data – Reuters India

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:08 +0000

The dollar remains the focal point for both the equity and commodity markets as Greece's debt issues put pressure on the Eurozone," Chris Jarvis, senior analyst, Caprock Risk Management, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. "We believe near-term dollar ...

Crude Oil Futures Tumble to a Seven-Week Low as Dollar Surges – BusinessWeek

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:06 +0000

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil tumbled to a seven-week low as the dollar surged on speculation European governments will struggle to fund deficits, reducing economic growth and prompting the sale of commodities. Oil dropped as much as 5 percent as the euro headed for a fourth weekly loss against