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...In the US, there will be a rise in preventable maternal deaths in those states implementing more restrictive regulations....
...Canada has agreed to join a US deal with Mexico to revamp the pact, ending months of uncertainty over trade in North America that had been hanging over the economies of all three countries...
...Vladimir Putin was ready to put the country’s nuclear weapons on alert during last year’s annexation of Crimea, a Russian state documentary has revealed....
...“This case was charged over 10 years ago and was tried after years of extradition proceedings — and is but one example of our resolve to pursue those who threaten the United States and our interests anywhere...
...(Slate) What price for the United Kingdom? The SNP has no interest in my country’s success, says Martin Wolf....
...The software sales were driven by an over 94 per cent increase in next-generation titles such as Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V....
...(1.56) €/£ 0.7822 (0.7819) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) 62.20 Light Crude (Nymex) 57.90 100 Oz Gold (Comex) 1,198 Copper (Comex) 2.91 10-year government bond yields US 2.16% UK 1.85% Germany 0.60%...
...Caterlink, its state schools catering division, which accounts for 12.5 per cent of WSH revenues, saw sales rise 20 per cent in the past year, as take-up of school meals became more popular amid a renewed...
...(Financial Times) In response to regulation, Goldman ditching less profitable clients and changing rules for hedge funds (WSJ) Argentina v holdouts: plus ça change (Financial Times) Espírito Santo: the...
...Dr Arnold Young, the owner of Park 56 Chiropractic in Midtown Manhattan, recommends a straighter handle to give more control over swing....
...Manchester United’s IPO priced below the expected range....
...The most significant political event of 2012 may not be the presidential election but the emergence of the United Metros of America and the potential for national renewal from the ground up....
...Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -64.82 (-0.77%) at 8,395 Topix down -2.56 (-0.35%) at 723.12 Hang Seng up +198.79 (+1.08%) at 18,577 US markets S&P 500 up +10.28 (+0.83%) at 1,254 DJIA up +61.91 (+0.51%)...
...Yahoo slipped 0.8 per cent to $15.56 despite reporting results in line with expectations....
...Stewart’s book was the first to ask if you can enjoy a red rose if you know it was dipped in a vat of anti-fungal chemicals by a worker in South America wearing an ill-fitting chemical suit....
...Bank of America rose 7 per cent to $7.48 after a reshuffle of senior management at the much scrutinised bank....
...navy cotton T-shirt with sheer black polyester back ($56)....
...Rice, former US secretary of state, “What would I have to do to woo you?”...
...Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -113.22 (-1.20%) at 9,295 Topix down -9.56 (-1.14%) at 831.02 Hang Seng up +240.63 (+1.20%) at 20,332 US markets S&P 500 up +6.37 (+0.60%) at 1,071 DJIA up +56.53 (+0.56%)...
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...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng avoided a sixth consecutive day of losses by jumping 0.9 per cent to 21,902.1, with Chinese banks leading the way. Taiwan rose 1.5 per cent to 7,795.1....
...BACM 2007-1/CUSIP #059497AU1 Solana — The $360 million Solana loan is backed by 1.79 million square feet of office space, 43,685 square feet of retail, a 38,000-square-foot health club, and a 198-room full-service...
...Spot gold rose above $900 a troy ounce, up 1.9 per cent at $902.60....
...The United States, where some of Wall Street’s biggest financial names have collapsed in recent weeks, rated only 40, just behind Germany at 39, and smaller states such as Barbados, Estonia and even Namibia...
...And why, it is asked, cannot people order their financial affairs as they wish instead of having the state or the courts do it for them?...
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