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April 10th, 2007

Oil rebounds after big decline

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April 10th, 2007

Price Wars Hit Seagate

The leading disk drive maker sees a shortfall in revenue for the March quarter as product prices dropped

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April 10th, 2007

Dollar hit by China-US trade tensions

The dollar fell sharply reversing the gains prompted by Friday’s stronger-than-expected non-farm payrolls data, as trade tensions between the US and China intensified.

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April 10th, 2007

Merger news lifts European equities

European equities were higher on Tuesday, as merger activity and lower oil prices combined to pull the markets out of their post-Easter torpor.

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April 10th, 2007

Luxury Conglomerate PPR Pursues Puma

Friendly takeover seems to make financial sense despite differing markets.

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April 10th, 2007

Mexico’s Cemex ups bid for Rinker (Reuters)

Mexico’s Cemex SA , the world’s No. 3 cement maker, raised its bid for Australian rival Rinker Group Ltd. by 22 percent to $14.2 billion, winning the backing of the Rinker board.

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April 10th, 2007

FTSE recovers as banks and financials rise

Bullish mining stocks and strength in the financial sector helped London equities rise in midday trade as investors mulled the latest bid developments at Sainsbury and Imperial Tobacco

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April 10th, 2007

Cheaper gas seen in 2007

Gasoline prices are expected to peak earlier and about 11 cents lower this year compared to 2006, the government said Tuesday.

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April 10th, 2007

Dow Chemical Denies Buyout

Company says it hasn’t talked about a buyout, contrary to persistent media reports linking it to a sale.

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April 10th, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Oracle (ORCL) Upgraded

Futures are flat this morning, hovering close to the break-even mark as investors await the ”official” start of earnings season with the release of quarterly figures from Alcoa (AA) after the close…(Read More)

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