Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – A nightmare on world freight markets, where shipping prices have been decimated over the past four years, is gnawing at New Year optimism about a stabilizing world economy and shows how adept investors can be at tuning out ‘inconvenient’ information.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 23, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro paused from last week’s rally on Monday as Greece has yet to strike a crucial debt swap deal to avoid a default, while activity was subdued due to the Lunar New Year holiday in most of Asia.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 13, 2012
BERLIN/ATHENS (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s was set to downgrade the credit ratings of several euro zone countries on Friday, including France and Austria but not Germany or the Netherlands, in the first blow of the new year for the troubled single currency.



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BERLIN/ATHENS (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s was poised to downgrade the credit ratings of several euro zone countries on Friday, including France and Austria but not Germany or the Netherlands, rattling markets in the first blow of the new year for the troubled single currency.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 12, 2012
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines are ringing in the new year with higher ticket prices, according to one airfare tracker.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 6, 2012
(Reuters) – Take a trip down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue – known as the “Miracle Mile” for its shopping attractions – and you won’t find a lot of activity a few days into the new year.



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In what appears to be the first merger of the new year, T.O. Entertainment, an Ebisu, Japan-based pr…
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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 5, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With every new year come a new round of bold predictions for financial markets.



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Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 3, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hoping for something better than 2011′s flat stock market, U.S. investors pushed shares higher on Tuesday to begin the new year, though questions remain about whether a rally can be sustained.



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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in six months in December, capping a late-year upswing, but a European slump and rising oil prices posed threats to the U.S. economy in the new year.



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