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Analysis: Shipping signal gnaws at market optimism

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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Markets pause on caution as Greece debt talk eyed

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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Looming downgrades, Greek debt impasse hit euro zone

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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Looming S&P downgrade hits euro zone markets

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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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Airlines boosting prices, fare tracker says

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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Holiday hangover means slow 2012 start for stores

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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First Reverse Merger of 2012 Made In Japan

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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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Wall Street gurus find predictions game getting harder

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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Wall Street starts 2012 higher on signs of global growth

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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Manufacturing index hits six-month high

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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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