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U.S. stocks end rocky year.

Thu, 01/01/2009 - 00:15
Dec 31 - U.S. stocks closed higher for the second straight day on this light New Year's Eve session -- but the numbers for the year aren't pretty.
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A wild ride for oil in 2008

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 22:16
Dec 31 - 2008 sent energy prices on the ride of a lifetime, eventually sending prices down 54 percent for the year.
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Copyright expires on Gandhi works

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 20:20
Dec. 31 - It's now open season when it comes to publishing the influential texts and concepts of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's nationalist movement against British rule.
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Mortgage rates drop

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 19:11
Dec. 31 - Mortgage rates are at their lowest levels in 37 years.
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Final retail flourish in UK

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 18:55
Dec 31 - Britons shoppers hit the streets in search for bargains, but outlook for European retail looks bleak.
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European bourses close a dismal year

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 17:42
Dec 31 - The remaining European markets close slightly up on the last day of the year, but show the final tally of a dismal 2008.
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Toxic milk suspects stand trial

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 12:04
Dec 31 - Suspects stand trial for adding an industrial chemical to milk powder that sickened thousands of infants and killed at least six.
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Asian shares end bleak 2008

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 07:39
Dec 31 - Asian shares ended 2008 trading on the up side but the year was the worst on record for Australia and the worst in over three decades for Hong Kong .
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China trails tainted milk

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 02:55
Dec 31 - China has begun the trial of 17 suspects involved in a tainted milk scandal that sickened thousands of infants and killed at least six.
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Japan eyes new bad loan plan

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 08:09
Dec 30 - Japan's government and central bank are eyeing a $110 billion bad loan buying-scheme, the Sankei Shimbun said Tuesday.
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Nikkei up, but 2008 worst ever

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 05:38
Dec 30 - Asian shares crawled higher Tuesday as resource-linked firms rose with energy prices, while benchmarks like Japan's Nikkei still ended the year with their worst annual performance ever.
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Dow Chem's wobbly deal hits stocks

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 00:25
Dec 29 - Dow Chemical's acquisition plans and tensions in the Gaza Strip rattled U.S. markets on Monday.
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Advertising-to-go in 2009

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 23:35
Dec 29 - Analysts say advertising will be more mobile in the future, as consumers get their media on the go.
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Gaza violence lifts crude briefly

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 20:48
Dec. 29 - The fighting between Israel and Hamas led to a brief spike in the price of oil, but the slowing world economy and decreasing demand for oil keeps oil under 40 dollars a barrel.
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1,600 UK redundancies a day in 2009

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 19:31
Dec 29 - UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says recession could push unemployment close towards three million before recovery.
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Oil jumps on Gaza fighting

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 18:40
Dec. 29 - Violence in the Gaza Strip has helped to send oil and gold prices higher on Monday.
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Merger talk supports Asia

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 07:43
Dec 29 - Asian shares edged lower in yearend trading Monday, supported by talk of mergers and alliances in the region.
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Japan homeless feel can pinch

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 04:14
Dec 29 - Falling aluminum prices are putting the pinch on homeless in Japan dependent on collecting cans for a living.
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Consumer spending, incomes decline

Wed, 12/24/2008 - 22:13
Dec 24 - The US economy is weak but not as bad as feared.
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Recession is getting stronger.

Wed, 12/24/2008 - 19:42
Dec 24 - Government data confirms economic recession is getting stronger.
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