(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-09 03:47 Aussie dlr slips as dour jobs data revives rate risk
Interactive Investor
______________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX SNAPSHOT__________________ FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT 0214 GMT (against previous Sydney close) 0.7077/79 (0.7038/43) 1.2240/55(1.2340/59) 70.60/66 (70.15/19) 99.77/81(99.66/68) 0.5341/45 (0.5348/50) 1.3245/48(...
Behind the Box Score, where it feels like the Lakers' time
Yahoo! Canada Sports
Los Angeles Lakers 116, Denver 102 I mentioned yesterday that this game could serve as the ultimate distinction between Los Angeles' "one" and Denver's representation of the rest of the West (read: two), but as soon as I posted that musin...
April 9, 2009 | 9:45 IST
India Infoline
US stocks rallied on Wednesday at the end of a volatile session as a housing sector merger and more optimism about the recovery overshadowed sinking bank shares and the Fed's dour economic forecast.
Big rally on Wall Street
CNN Money
Stocks rallied Thursday, ending a holiday-shortened week on a high note after Wells Fargo forecast a nearly $3 billion quarterly profit, adding to hopes that the banking sector is stabilizing.
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The Red and Black
It's refreshing to hear The Decemberists exploring new avenues of sound. But overall, it's too long-winded and dour to warrant much repeated listening.
WILLIAM REED'S OP/ED: Is Obama Continuing Bush’s Discriminatory Policies against Haitians?
Eurweb
*[President] Barack Obama is following President Bush’s dour treatment of Haitians. In line with policies put in place by Bush, the United States is set to deport more than 30,000 Haitians to their impoverished homeland.
Waratahs, Stormers in frustrating contest
Pretoria News
Sydney - The New South Wales Waratahs carved out a dour 12-6 win over spoiling Western Stormers to be joint top of rugby's Super 14 provincial series on Saturday.
Japanese Machinery Orders Surprisingly Rise, But Outlook Still Not Rosy
Daily FX
Japanese Machine Orders surprisingly rose in Februrary, by 1.4%, after the dour month of economic data led forecasters to call for a decline in the figure of -7.0%. February’s figure is the strongest of such since September, when orders gre...
Oil falls to 3-year low below $49 in Asia
Washington Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices on Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years and retail gasoline prices are now below $2 across nearly half of the country on dour economic reports suggesting a painful economic pullback. Benchmark c...
Gas prices drop below $2 a gallon in 23 states
Maine Sunday Telegram
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices on Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years and retail gasoline prices are now below $2 across nearly half of the country on dour economic reports suggesting a painful economic pullback. Benchmark cr...
European markets likely to open lower; global cues mixed
TradingMarkets.com
... report and worries that a bailout of automakers will be delayed. The Asian markets have turned mostly higher on Friday after a weak start. Oil prices have fallen below the $50 a barrel mark, hitting levels not seen in more than three y...
US stocks rally despite dour Fed forecast
EARTHtimes.org
New York - US stocks gained Wednesday, ending a volatile session and a two-day losing streak, amid optimism over a major merger in the housing sector. Stocks briefly cut gains after the Federal Reserve said in its minutes from its last poli...
Hong Kong's main stock index ends flat
Boston Globe
HONG KONG— Hong Kong stocks ended flat Monday in razor-thin trade as gains in mainland China's market helped offset Wall Street's dour performance and news Japan had slipped into recession. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index lost 13.13 points, o...
Less Pain At The Pump
Intelligencer
Crude oil futures on Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years on dour economic reports suggesting a painful economic pullback in the United States. Benchmark crude fell as low as $48.50 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Excha...
Rookie upsets Roosters
The Australian
PETER Wallace and Mitchell Pearce split the points at the Sydney Football Stadium last night, but a match billed as a showdown for the NSW No 7 jersey was hijacked by a winger who doesn't even appear in the NRL media guide.
Agency in red, a landmark goes black
Boston Globe
One of Boston's most recognizable landmarks, the Zakim Bridge, went dark last night as the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority launched its most audacious effort yet to save money and stave off insolvency.
Form guru backs Sousa in Derby
Daily Telegraph
SOUSA, the first runner trainer Peter Snowden has saddled up in the AJC Australian Derby, is poised to foil Metal Bender's bid for a triple crown at Royal Randwick today.