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Can the stock market go any higher?

What does the market hold for 2010? The FTSE 100 index has soared by more than 50pc since its low point this year on March 3 Photo: Shaun Curry Dismal returns on deposits helped push share prices to a 14-month high this week,...

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FTSE 100 week: Rally runs out of steam

Adrian Lowery, This is Money index was 44.97 points, or 1% lower, on the week at 5251.41. Bolland's departure from Wm Morrison left the supermarket group 5% down over the week at 275.6p. Rival Sainsbury dropped 4% to 329.4p on...

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Tamil Torture

Six months after the end of the Sri Lankan army’s assault on Tamil Tiger-controlled territory in northern Sri Lanka (See SchNEWS 676), over a quarter of a million Tamils remain incarcerated in internment camps. Conditions in...

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Wine & Beer: Straight off the vine: Neil Cammies

BLIMEY, there’s a real cold snap at the moment and news has just come through of flooding and possible typhoons. But there’s loads of rugby on, some comfort food in the larder and I’m going to recommend some cosy reds, so let’s...

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Crime time Chicago

DAVID EDWARDS heads to the Windy City for a thrilling insight into a notorious US gangster With its soaring glass skyscrapers, spectacular views across Lake Michigan and its cultural scene, Chicago symbolises all that's great...

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Black Friday 2009 countdown: More deals, sales, news & tips -

Three percent of buyers, Consumer Reports' Money Blog figures, have already done their holiday shopping. Consumer Reports also notes that 47% of shoppers plan to make gift purchases over the long weekend -- a third of them say...

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Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister (Reuters)

Reuters – Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during … LONDON (Reuters) – The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country...

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Google got its name from googol

London, Nov. 20: Google got its name from googol — the number one followed by 100 zeroes which represents the amount of information the site was expected to cover, and Nike’s name come from a Greek goddess, reveals a new book....

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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of shares of its...

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With consumers made permanently frugal by recession, Penneys is prepared, its CEO says.

NEW YORK - This holiday season, J.C. Penney chairman and chief executive Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department-store chain, and he's ready to battle key rivals...

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