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April 2nd, 2007

Dollar Tarred by Tariffs But Will NFP Be Its Savior? (Daily FX)

$ Dollar Tarred by Tariffs But Will NFP Be Its Savior? € Euro ? The New Reserve? ¥ Yen ? Risk Aversion Back in Play ? Pound ? Critical BoE Decision to Lead the Way ?

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April 2nd, 2007

China Said to Buy $12.5B in U.S. Goods (AP)

China has drafted a plan to buy US$12.5 billion worth of U.S. goods including electronics and soybeans, a news report said Monday, in a possible effort to ease tensions ahead of a high-level meeting on trade disputes.

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April 2nd, 2007

Merrill Lynch To Buy Aussie Credit Check Company

It offers $660 million in concert with Pacific Equity Partners for the leading credit verification company down under.

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April 2nd, 2007

A deal boost for Wall St.

Stocks are poised to open higher Monday, helped by a $29 billion buyout of credit card and payment processor First Data.

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April 2nd, 2007

Renault dives in lower French new car market

Renault dives in lower French new car market, Corrected for the same number of working days, CCFA said the March market was stable at up 0.6 percent.

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April 2nd, 2007

KKR to buy credit-card processor First Data for $29 billion

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts on Monday agreed to buy First Data Corp., the credit-card processing firm, for $29 billion, making it one of the world’s largest leveraged buyout deals ever.

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April 2nd, 2007

U.S. Strikes Free-Trade Deal With South Korea

Down to the wire negotiations yield largest trade pact for the U.S. since NAFTA.

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April 2nd, 2007

Dollar Up Briefly on Survey, Then Falls (AP)

The dollar briefly rose in Asia Monday on a weaker-than-expected Japanese business sentiment survey but erased the gains and ended down on profit-taking.

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April 2nd, 2007

Stock Market Update - Mon Apr 02 09:16:46 EDT 2007

Stock Market Update - Mon Apr 02 09:16:46 EDT 2007, Banc of America Sec reiterates Sell . Target $117 to $105. BofA cuts their tgt

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April 2nd, 2007

Japanese Stocks Fall on ‘Tankan’ Survey (AP)

Japanese stocks dropped Monday, led by exporters like machinery and auto issues, hurt by the release of a key survey showing worsening business sentiment among Japanese companies.

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