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April 14th, 2007

Text of G7 communique

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Here is the statement of the Group of Seven finance ministers following their meeting Friday in Washington.

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April 14th, 2007

The week’s 10 best Personal Finance stories April 9-13

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of April 9-13:

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April 14th, 2007

2007 Honda Civic Si — Black Magic Car

DARNESTOWN, MD (MarketWatch) — With all due respect to the great Carlos Santana, we fell madly in love with our ”Black Magic” Sports Car, the newly introduced Si Civic with four doors.

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April 14th, 2007

G7 to stay upbeat on growth, wary on currencies (Reuters)

Finance chiefs from the world’s rich nations meeting on Friday were expected to offer assurances that the global economy can withstand a U.S. slowdown while keeping a watchful eye on currency volatility.

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April 14th, 2007

Text of radio address by President Bush

The following is a radio address by President Bush to the nation:

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April 14th, 2007

Bush says Democrats giving victory to our enemies

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — President Bush on Saturday said that the Democrats in Congress are ”giving our enemies the victory they desperately want.”

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April 14th, 2007

Human Genome reports positive Albuferon study

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Human Genome Sciences Inc. on Saturday said interim results from a study showed its investigative treatment for chronic hepatitis C was at least as effective in treating patients as those on a rival drug.

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April 14th, 2007

Vertex drug may cut hepatitis C treatment time

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Saturday said interim study data showed its investigational hepatitis C drug may shorten the duration of treatment time for patients.

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April 14th, 2007

CORRECT: China sets sights on Boeing, Airbus

Hot on the success of its second manned space mission, China is expanding its aerospace ambitions with plans for a large passenger aircraft to rival Western makers Boeing (TICKER:BA) and Airbus.

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April 14th, 2007

China takes on Boeing and Airbus

On April 13, a MarketWatch report on China’s push into aerospace incorrectly stated the respective market shares of Boeing and Airbus. Boeing’s worldwide share is 57% and Airbus has about one-third share of China’s market. See corrected story.

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