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Oil - Gasoline - Fuel Oil falls to near $92 after sharp 2-week selloff Fri 18 May 2012
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:30 am by Associated Press in Crude Oil Prices, Oil A gas station attendant pumps gas, in Portland, Ore. The price of oil plunged below $100... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Houston Chronicle
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The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Fri 18 May 2012
Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
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 HK dollar - HKD - Hong Kong Dollar - HK money - currency - 100 Hong Kong bills - wnhires - (rt1) HK stocks end 0.31 pct lower Thu 17 May 2012
HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 58.90 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 19,200.93 on Thursday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between... (photo: WN) Xinhua
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2010 Mazda CX-7 (US) World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution Thu 17 May 2012
BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fears... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer) Atlanta Journal
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South African Airways SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba Thu 17 May 2012
South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day
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Sharp Electronics - TV - Television - Technology - LCD Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date Thu 17 May 2012
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Springfield News-Sun
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Hyundai - Carmaker - Vehicle World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece Wed 16 May 2012
BANGKOK - (AP) -- World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month,... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Newsday
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06-08 Hyundai Accent Asia stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece Wed 16 May 2012
Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR) WPXI
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Gold bangle-jewellery-metal-India. Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil Wed 16 May 2012
Tweet SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times of India
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Oil - Fuel - Diesel - Gasoline -  Motorcycle Oil falls to 5-month low near $94 Tue 15 May 2012
Oil prices fell to near $94 a barrel today in Asia, extending a two-week sell-off that has brought crude to a five-month low amid concern about Europe's debt crisis.... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Indian Express
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Gold set - Bracelet -  Jewellry - jewelry store, jeweller - jeweler, goldsmith - investment - golden Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks Tue 15 May 2012
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its lowest since late December as the euro sank against the U.S. dollar on worries that a worsening debt crisis in Greece could... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) Reuters
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John McCain (sl1) US senator wants bilateral investment treaty with India Tue 15 May 2012
Tweet WASHINGTON: Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has suggested that, starting with India, Washington move forward with a bilateral trade agenda... (photo: creative commons / ) The Times of India
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Oil- Gasoline-Energy-Prices. Oil falls to 5-month low near $94 on Europe fears Tue 15 May 2012
SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $94 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, extending a two-week sell-off that has brought crude to a five-month low amid concern about... (photo: WN / dalia) Atlanta Journal
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 Hong Kong Dollars - finance - currency - business - money  (mj1) HK stocks set for weak open; 9th straight loss in sight Tue 15 May 2012
HONG KONG May 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to extend falls on Tuesday, with the benchmark stock index poised to register its worst losing streak in nearly two... (photo: WN) Reuters
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Cannon Digital Camera Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras Mon 14 May 2012
By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press Comments Tokyo - Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key change being... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam) Detroit news
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Mazda head office 2008 Mazda Upbeat About Indonesian Growth Despite New Financing Rule Sun 13 May 2012
Mazda Motor Indonesia remains “optimistic” about a target to grow car sales 33 percent this year, despite a new down payment rule set to take effect next month. “Despite... (photo: GFDL / Taisyo) Jakarta Globe
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Cotton picker at work, the mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency in the United States. Cotton prices hit 21-month low to extend slump Sat 12 May 2012
Cotton tumbled to a 21-month low, trimming costs for clothing retailers including San Francisco's Gap, after the U.S. forecast rising inventories and as industrial output... (photo: Creative Commons) San Francisco Chronicle
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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos talks during a forum titled "Greece, Mediterranean and the Arab world" in Athens on Tuesday October 11, 2011. Greece's international debt inspectors have completed their review of the government's reforms, and that if its conclusions are adopted by the eurozone and IMF, the country is likely to receive the next batch of its bailout loans in early November. Greece in final bid to avoid fresh elections Sat 12 May 2012
Greece's president will meet the leaders of the country's three biggest parties on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to cobble together a coalition and avoid a repeat... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
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Sony Bravia 3D Television Sony slides to three-decade low on strategy doubts Sat 12 May 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Corp slumped more than 7 percent to near 32-year lows, as investors doubted the Japanese consumer electronics giant has a strategy to fix... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Reuters
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Cranes at the Hanjin Shipping terminal at the Port of Long Beach Hanjin Losses Mount Despite Higher Volume Fri 11 May 2012
South Korean ocean carrier’s operating loss on containers widened from $27 million in the first quarter of 2011 Hanjin Shipping’s container shipping unit posted a... (photo: Creative Commons / Regular Daddy) Journal of Commerce
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