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 NZ Herald 
Editorial: Jobless rise only part of the story
It has been a good 10 years or more since New Zealand had to worry about unemployment. The rate began to decline in the 1990s, levelled off after the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and was heading... (photo: WN / James)
 Oil Prices, oil, energy, industry, gasoline, prices. tp1
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 NZ Herald 
Bulls push oil over US$126
Oil jumped to a new intraday record of US$126.20 a barrel at the weekend, extending gains to more than 11 per cent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buying.... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
CENTRAL BANK -  PHILIPPINES  -  MONETARY  The Manila Times 
RP reserves grow despite risk aversion

By Maricel E. Burgonio, Reporter THE country's dollar reserves continued to grow at double-digits last month compared with a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. In a statement, BSP... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Rice - Crop - Crops - Agriculture - Food  Gulf News 
UAE rice importers call for 25% subsidy

Abu Dhabi: Rice importers in the UAE are demanding at least a 25 per cent subsidy for rice as international prices continue to rise and stocks come under pressure. The Ministry of Economy has been... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Janet Smith shops at Lodge's department store in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, March 25, 2008. American consumers are gloomier about the economy that at any point since just before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as slumping housing prices and soaring fuel costs depress consumer confidence to its lowest level in five yea Stockhouse
Foreign investors may returnto emerging economies--BSP

'Investors would adjust based on their risk preferences. The emerging markets are expected to be resilient and therefore would continue to be attractive to real money... (photo: AP / Mike Groll)
Economy   Investments   Markets   Money   Photos
KLps1 - May 07 - Perth,Australia - Vodafone - Telecommunications - Mobile - Phone - Cellular. (ps1)  The Statesman
Vodafone eyes £20b bid for MTN 
Press Trust of India LONDON, May 11: World's largest mobile phone operator Vodafone is understood to be examining a possible bid for MTN, close on the heels of the South... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Business   Photos   Technology   Telecommunication   Vodafone
Bicycle Houston Chronicle
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
TOOLS BISMARCK, N.D. - Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business - if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers - or... (photo: Public Domain Photo / PeteJMitchell)
Bicycle   Gas   Photos   Prices   Transportation
Meat - Red Meat - Beef - Food - Health   (rhubie) NZ Herald
European DNA meat-tracing spreads to US
US Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator using DNA analysis. IdentiGEN, based in Ireland with US offices in Lawrence, Kansas, says... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Industry   Meat   Photos   Technology   US
Flue gas stack at GRES-2 Power Station in Ekibastusz, Kazakhstan is the tallest in the world NZ Herald
Paying the cost to change the climate
The Huntly Power Station. Photo / Dean Purcell What is emissions trading? It is a market in a new commodity - the right to emit the greenhouse gases blamed for global... (photo: Creative Commons / )
Climate   Emissions   Energy   Market   Photos
DUBAI Khaleej Times
UAE secures top rankings in tourism and business

DUBAI ' FutureBrand, an international rating agency, has given top rankings to the UAE in six different categories, to recognise nation's strengthening global standings... (photo: GFDL / ThorstenS )
Agency   Business   Dubai   Photos   Tourism


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