And it's been a good session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones has closed 336 points higher. The Nasdaq gained 81 points. The SP500 was up 36 points on the close. And in London the FTSE closed 55 points higher. Checking commodity prices. West Texas Crude

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And there was more sobering economic news out of Europe overnight. Britain's Office of (口误,应为for) Budget Responsibility said the British economy will grow by less than one per cent this year. Now it predicts the growth will be just 0.7 of o

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And the Dow Jones has had a pretty bad night, losing nearly 300 points, a fall of around 2.5 per cent. The NASDAQ dropped 77 points or down three per cent. And the SP 500 shed 29 and across in London the FTSE has closed 123 points weaker. Checking co

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And hopes of a new debt rescue plan have sent European markets higher overnight. The Greek parliament has also just approved an unpopular new property tax as the prime minister tries to convince European countries that Greece is serious about solving

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我们桂林有个像迪尼斯乐园的地方叫做乐满地。我带着孩子去玩呀,她可来劲了,又是坐海盗船,又是玩过山车,又是玩激流勇进,还居然敢去跳蹦极......晚上又参加了同学的生日派对,可算

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Intensifying clashes in Libya and protests in Saudis oil-producing eastern provinces helped to send the price of crude oil above one dollar in early trading on Friday. French crude futures for April reached 115 dollars and 95 cents per barrel before

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Lower Oil Price Helps Consumers But Market Volatility Remains In recent months, crude oil prices have experienced their sharpest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, and now stand at around $80 a barrel. Alongside one of the main highways leading in

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Price of Oil Hits $100 a Barrel 油价达到每桶100美元 The price for a barrel of oil rose above $100 Friday amid concerns over instability in Libya and South Sudan, plus a growing U.S. demand for fuel. 周五每桶石油的价格涨到100美元以

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【美人鱼】: ① A fish out of water someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation 不得其所的人 I felt like a fish out of water at my new school. 到新的学校后,我感觉不是很自在。 ② fish or cut bait either commit t

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To finance. And Beijing has criticised the Federal Government for upholding a decision to lock out Chinese telco giant at the National Broadband Network. Huawei was banned from tendering for work on the NBN by the previous Labor government because of

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Good morning, everyone. Australias growth figures are due out today. And most analysts expect they will show the economic growth has slowed. Now experts are tipping that gross domestic product grew by 0.4% in the December quarter that will see annual

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The states and territories could soon be responsible for setting their own tax rates on the proposed changes to the, to be unveiled by the federal government. The ABC understands the leaders have been briefed on the potential changes ahead of their m

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Good morning, everyone. Well stock markets in China have fallen again as government measures to halt slide in share prices appear to be failing. Chinese markets have lost nearly 30 percent of their value in the past three weeks. And many investors ar

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International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth. The IMF now expects growth of 3.1% this year and 3.6 in 2016. The sharpest downgrades are for Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, and Russia. US President Barack Obama says h

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By Brian Padden Iowa 17 July 2006 watch Ethanol report Harvesting corn to make alternative fuel Oil prices recently reached a record high of $75 a barrel. And the growing profits are funding such anti-American governments as Iran and Venezuela. Thes

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By Barry Wood Washington 06 June 2008 Friday was a very volatile day in financial markets as the oil price rebounded to gain over ten dollars a barrel while US stock prices plummeted following the report of a sharp rise in unemployment. VOA's Barry

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Carmaker General Motors has announced a four percent rise in global sales. The company sold just over 9.7 million vehicles in 2013. Sales in the US rose seven percent. There was an 11 per cent increase in China and the UK. And late last year General

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Good morning, everyone. In finance news today, there might be a bit of re-prevalent store for some home buyers with some forecasts suggesting price growth will slow this year. Property prices have hit a record high over the past two years, and while

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A new report is warning Australia could be dropped from the worlds 20 largest economies by the middle of the century. The study by accounting firm PWC predicts Australia will fall to 28th place by 2050, slipping behind developing countries like Bangl

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