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Can gold really surpass $2,000 this year?
Fri 27 Jan 2012
After reaching $1,920 in the third quarter, gold's rally came screeching to an abrupt end and closed last year sub-$1,600 an ounce. Prices also dropped through their 200-day floor - a bearish... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)

In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, a for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas. Las Vegas was second to Stockton, Calif., which was first, with 9.5 percent of all housing units receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008.

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World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures
Fri 27 Jan 2012
BANGKOK (AP) — World stocks faced multiple headwinds Friday after disappointing Japanese earnings, higher unemployment in Spain and weak U.S. home sales. Investors awaited quarterly growth figures... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong, File)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Business Day Fri 27 Jan 2012
RON DERBY: Fed sees cheap money will be around for a while
WITH the promise of cheap money — for much longer than expected — from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the fundamentals to support stronger equity and currency markets have been set. The dovish comments... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
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Gasoline Prices - Pump - Oil - Crude

Jakarta Post Fri 27 Jan 2012
Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions
Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker US dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region.... (photo: WN / sweet)
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In this photograph taken July 6, 2010, a street sign is shown near the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, New York

Palm Beach Post Fri 27 Jan 2012
Dow slips to first losing week of 2012
NEW YORK — The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported... (photo: AP / Frank Franklin II)
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Traders and Specialists work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, April 9, 2010, in New York

The News & Observer Fri 27 Jan 2012
How the major stock indexes fared on Friday
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here The Associated Press Tags:... (photo: AP / David Karp)
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Samsung - Electronics - Technology

Canada Dot Com Fri 27 Jan 2012
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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** FILE ** In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, Sandisk's 8GB microSDHC card is showcased at the CES Unveiled press preview event held at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.

Gulf News Fri 27 Jan 2012
SanDisk tumbles as lower prices for phone cards hurt sales
San Francisco: SanDisk shares dropped as much as 11 per cent in late trading on Thursday after the biggest maker of flash-memory cards gave a sales forecast that... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong, file)
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, before the House subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies. Chu told the subcommittee that Americans should have full confidence that U.S. nuclear power plants are operating safely and responsibly. But Chu also said that the administration is committed to learning from the Japanese incident.

CNBC Fri 27 Jan 2012
Chu: National energy standard would broaden market
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday that the creation of a federal clean energy standard would serve as a big step toward creating a nationwide... (photo: AP)
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Frontier Airlines

Business Journal Fri 27 Jan 2012
Frontier Airlines wants to reconnect with Denver
New Frontier Airlines CEO David Siegel comes to the Denver airline with two main goals: prepare the company for new ownership and reconnect... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichill)
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Dollar

	World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge The Charlotte Observer
	Economists pan idea of new US gold standard Turkish Press
	Euro stabilises after short-covering rally Business Day

Euro

	Cameron tells EU leaders to end euro 'tinkering' and slams financial transaction tax as 'madness' The Daily Mail
	Euro takes breather after short-covering rally The Guardian

Yen

	DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei CNBC
	Nintendo Posts Loss on Strong Yen, Weak Sales Newsfactor

Yuan

	Geithner insists Chinese yuan still undervalued Yahoo Daily News
	World Economic Forum Davos 2012: Geithner insists Chinese yuan still undervalued The Times of India
	To Yuan or not to Yuan, that is the question Al Jazeera

British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, Thursday March 10, 2011. The European Union is hitting the regime of Moammar Gadhafi with more financial sanctions just as France says it is recognizing the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with it.

UK wants stronger, deeper ties with India: Hague

Motorola Mobility posts quarterly loss of $80 million, awaits Google deal approval

Motorola Mobility posts quarterly loss of $80 million, awaits Google deal approval

International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde delivers her speech at the end of the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde evokes possible European effort for Greece

What we worry about when we worry about Greek debt my SA
After 70 years, right-to-work impact still unclear my SA
In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees The Times of India
Fitch downgrades 5 eurozone nations The Times of India
Strategic Default: When to stop paying the mortagage on hous The Times of India
Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings KDVR
Wall Street cuts losses on late buying KDVR
Greek PM expects debt swap deal in days The Times of India
Facebook IPO filing could come Wednesday: report Ottowa Business Journal
Summary Box: Finance chiefs reassure CEOs at Davos my SA
Summary Box: WellPoint to revamp primary care pay my SA
Summary Box: Spanish jobless rate tops 5 million my SA
Summary Box: Greece locked in twin talks over debt my SA
Facebook may file for IPO next week: Reports The Times of India
Apple adds Rs 82,795 to its profits every second The Times of India
Ship carrying space rocket parts to Cape Canaveral crashes i Star Tribune
Summary Box: North America props up Ford in 4Q my SA
Osborne lays down conditions for eurozone fund contribution The Guardian
American economy gaining strength: Bryson The Times of India
IMF's Lagarde calls for Japan, US debt cut targets The Times of India

Singapore Dollars; currency; money; banknotes; (td1)

World stocks hit by Greece debt deal uncertainty

Singapore - Economy - Inflation - Shoppers - Shopping.

Bonus spending habits die hard

Students attend classes at a private school in Srinagar, the summer capital city of Indian administered Kashmir on Monday 27 September as many private and government schools opened today after a gap of over 100 days. Meanwhile, curfew continued in almost all then ten districts of the summer capital for the fifteenth consecutive day.

Financial Aid Advice for Indian Students From Colgate University

The West's Imprudent Investment in Islamist Movements Huffington Post
Retired veteran tells jurors he lost $1.6M after investing i Star Tribune
Arab Spring victors push for investment DNA India
Why is US investment income taxed less than wages? The Times of India
Draghi: ECB Actions Averted Disaster Wall Street Journal
World Economic Forum Davos2012: Arabs to Davos: invest in us The Times of India
Russia Could See Large Investment Inflow after Elections Novosti
S&P: PNG's mutiny worsens investment risk Independent online (SA)
Why is investment income taxed less than wages? Nashville Tennessean
PNG's failed mutiny worsens investment risk: S&P Daily Press
Asia Mixed; Samsung Gains Wall Street Journal
Women’s Education ‘Smartest Global Investment, Scoop
Romney, Gingrich trade jabs over investments, negative ad KDVR
Green Investment Needed In Marine Sector Scoop
World Economic Forum Davos 2012: Anshu Jain predicts consoli The Times of India
US plans to cut Army, invest in future Deccan Chronicle
Why Romney, other wealthy investors, pay lower taxes on inve Star Tribune
EU Plans Complaint on 'Volcker Rule' Wall Street Journal
Summary Box: Davos studies China's investments my SA
Calderón Says Europe Needs 'Real Depreciation' Wall Street Journal

Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp 'lost £250,000 aiding friend', court hears in ongoing tax trial

Lake Worth Pier in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Positive tourism trend: County's hotel bed taxes are on the rise

File - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at the Cuyahoga Community College scholarship luncheon in Cleveland Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011.

Tony Blair and the £8million tax 'mystery'

Should all politicians release tax returns? STL Today
Tired and trailing, Santorum goes home to do taxes Austin American Statesman
Rich or poor, we are all paying too much tax The Daily Telegraph
IRS Warns Against Tax Scams The Consumerist
Tax group names 'Dirty Thirty' companies The Business Review
Tax group names 2 Houston companies on 'Dirty Thirty' list The Business Review
Iowa legislative leaders not keen on fuel tax hike The Boston Globe
Harry Redknapp: 'I am not a tax fiddler, never have been in The Guardian
Tax the rich? GOP candidates say no way The News & Observer
Oldest Swiss bank falls victim to US tax probe The Guardian
Swiss private bank Wegelin sells non-US business amid US tax Star Tribune
Saturday's letters: Income, investments get taxed differentl Tampabay.com
Nick Clegg is as believable on tax cuts as he was on tuition The Daily Mail
Tax credit expiration jeopardizes jobs in state The Business Review
Murphy: Tax off books, but not registers Denver Post
Clegg: I'll fund raise in income tax threshold with £9bn rai The Daily Mail
Two proposals would extend Oklahoma tax credit moratoriums Tulsa World
Why is investment income taxed less? Tulsa World
Tax off books, but not registers Denver Post
Tax prep offered at mall; it's free Clarion Ledger

View of telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent building in Velizy, outside Paris,jsa1

Alcatel-Lucent to Cut 336 Jobs in France

Alex Salmond - First Minister is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government - pjb1

Salmond moots Saturday referendum

Bank of Japan

BOJ struggles to feed cash, fails to meet bill buy target

Wal-Mart puts U.S. marketing under merchandising Hartford Courant
For Emerging Market Investors, Time To Sell? Forbes
Economic outlook: Housing market 'just not good' Business Journal
Portland No. 11 apartment market in U.S. Business Journal
Stock Market Story: Jan. 27 The Street
Georgia's Farm to Market opens downtown Business Journal
Haven starts strong in Jack London Market Business Journal
The Biggest Stock Market Stories of 2012 The Street
Farmers won't hamper plans for Tuscaloosa market Business Journal
Market Morning: Rising GDP The Street
RBI may intervene in forward forex markets: Source Zeenews
Euro under pressure as market watches Greek talks The Times of India
Mid-Market pioneer files Chapter 11 bankruptcy Business Journal
Market Preview: The Fed's Stealth Bailout of Europe The Street
Stocks: Market closes lower; Dow near post-crisis peak Tulsa World
McAfee rejects Symantec claim about market share Hartford Courant
Fed's Rate Move Calms Market: Firing Line The Street
Fed stimulus vow lifts global markets, Greece talks eyed Gulf News
Ken Lay condo back on market after hiatus Business Journal
Gold hits 6-1/2 week high as Fed boosts markets The Times of India

US Dollar - Currency

US stocks up on Federal Reserve signal on interest rates

Vehicle refueling at Pertamina petrol stations,Batam,Indonesia

Oil Trades Below $100 as Rising U.S. Stockpiles Counter Gasoline Demand

Citigroup to Close Prop Trading Desk The New York Times
Geithner: China's System 'Damaging' to Trade Partners Wall Street Journal
Trading Radar for 01/30: Wendy's (WEN), Gannett (GCI), Mckes StreetInsider
Inuvo (INUV) shares resume trading up 14% StreetInsider
Inuvo (INUV) trading halted on circuit breaker, shares up 7% StreetInsider
Aussie authorities, activists trade blame for clash Gulf News
Japan making progress on U.S. trade concerns: USTR Daily Press
Top of the List: Professional and trade organizations Business Journal
Reaping a Bonus From Cap-and-Trade The New York Times
Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Monday 01/30: (HAS) (PAYX StreetInsider
Insiders Trading CFX, MSFT, PCYC, HELE The Street
Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade The Star
Trade Winds Change in China Journal of Commerce
Construction criticism casts the spotlight on intra-African The Guardian
Shares of Riverbed Technology tumble in pre-market trading o Daily Press
Gold rises 1.14 pc in futures trade on global cues Indian Express
STB outlines plans to allies of the trade Nation
Writers’ Tricks of the Trade: Set your writing goals for 201 The Examiner
Harmonise Laws for Better Trade, Kibaki Tells EAC All Africa
Blame traded in Gateway ramp delay Detroit news

Banks closed in Tenn, Fla; makes 5 failures in '12

Canara Bank reports lower net in third quarter

Imprisoned West Bank woman tells of abuse

Greek debt deal hit by eurozone ratings downgrades The Daily Telegraph
Three 'crucial' days left to save the euro, European leaders The Daily Mail
Gold climbs more than $100 this week and silver more than $2 The Examiner
The GOP Presidential Debate in Jacksonville, Florida Real Clear Politics
Finance chiefs at Davos try to reassure CEOs that Europe is The Washington Post
Italy and Spain’s credit ratings downgraded again as w The Daily Mail
Euro: Five countries hit by downgrade NZ Herald
Euro ministers upbeat on Greece, crisis solution Gulf News
ECB chief, Geithner fuel hopes of taming eurozone crisis Jakarta Globe
Fitch Downgrades Five Euro-Zone Members Wall Street Journal
Credit ratings cut for Italy, Spain Irish Times
Finance chiefs reassure Europe on track Sydney Morning Herald
US growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead Zeenews
Mexico sees consensus building on IMF funds boost The Guardian
Finance chiefs reassure CEOs over European crisis The Guardian
IMF warning cools record pace of debt offerings Gulf News
Gold gains on support from weak greenback Gulf News
Lithuanian central bank hit by cyber-attack PhysOrg
European Banks Get Cheap Billions, but Are They Lending? The New York Times
USAA Bank Earns Top Spot in Customer Experience Report Compa Business Wire

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