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 Mini gets upsized in UK
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The Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman model. Jobs Report May Show Unemployment Rate Up
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WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again. Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday. The private sector... Pakistan Says Seeks Flood Relief Without Dependency
Business Week
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s army is struggling to provide relief for flooding victims without creating greater long-term dependency on aid, officials told President Barack Obama’s to... Coca-Cola plant staff to strike
BBC
Workers at a Coca-Cola factory in north London are to launch a wave of 24-hour strikes in a row over pay. Trade union Unite said its members at the firm's plant in Edmonton would walk out on Wed... BP Costs Rise As New Spill Fears Quelled
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Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf on Thursday night. The crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the US Coast Guard said. But the accident once again brought unwelcome... European stocks edge higher in early trading
Market Watch
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- European equities opened with modest gains on Friday, with caution dominating ahead of pivotal data on U.S. nonfarm payrolls. The Stoxx Europe 600 index Antofagasta cut to hold from buy at Citigroup
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) was downgraded on Friday to hold from buy at Citigroup, which said that the stock's strong recent performance "means we see better opportunities elsewhere in the sector." "We would now seek cheape... Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.2 bln
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Australia halted after jumping 31 pct (Recasts with details, background) By Narayanan Somasundaram SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed tobuy gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for C$3... JGBs drop; sale sours sentiment, jobs eyed for relief
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By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds handedback earlier gains to fall on Friday, with the benchmark 10-yearyield hitting a fresh seven-week peak, after tepid demand... Wheat Futures Gain After Russia Extends Export Ban
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Chicago Board of Trade added to gains Friday, a day after Russia extended its ban on wheat exports until late 2011. December wheat futures were up 8.75 cents a bushel at $7.2250 in recent trade. Decem... European Stocks Edge Higher In Early Trading
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FRANKFURT -- European equities opened with modest gains on Friday, with caution dominating ahead of pivotal data on U.S. nonfarm payrolls. The Stoxx Europe 600 index gained 0.3% to 259 points and Germ... Antofagasta Cut To Hold From Buy At Citigroup
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FRANKFURT -- Mining firm Antofagasta was downgraded on Friday to hold from buy at Citigroup, which said that the stock's strong recent performance "means we see better opportunities elsewhere in the s... BP Spill Costs Hit $8 Bln, Relief Effort Continues
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BP said Friday that it is in the process of replacing the failed blow-out preventer from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in order to allow operations to complete a relief well... China plans to publish Q/Q GDP data in 2011
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GDP ) data until 2011, ayear later than scheduled, the National Bureau of Statistics saidon Friday. Ma Jiantang, the head of the agency, said the NBS has takennote of the demand from researchers and e... Soco International Unit At Toal Depth On Nganga Well
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Dow Jones )- Soco International PLC (SIA.LN) said Friday that its subsidiary, SOCO Exploration & Production - DRC SPRL has reached total depth on the wildcat exploration well Nganga 1, or NGA-1, i... Air France-KLM Mulling Low-cost Carrier: AFP
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MADRID -- Air France-KLM is mulling the formation of a low-cost domestic carrier for its French market, the AFP reported on Friday, citing company sources. "Studies are underway to find some way to fi... Nikkei inches up 0.6 pct; caution before jobs data
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TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average crawled up0.6 percent on Friday as more encouraging data reassuredinvestors about the state of the global economic recovery andsparked short-covering. ... FSB's Draghi: global economic recovery to stay
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SEOUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The global economic recovery willlikely stay on track, with some regions prospering while otherslag, but risks remain including the impact from unwindingstimulus measures, Fi... Five Dead In New Forest Fires In Russia - Official
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AFP )--Five people died in southern Russia after new forest fires broke out, a regional official told news agencies Friday. "According to our data, the bodies of five people were found in the fire. Bu... Takeover fight erupts for Australian gold miner Andean
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* Eldorado makes script offer worth C$3.4 bln at 32 pctpremium * Andean shares halted after jumping 31 percent (Recasts with Gold Corp bid, detail) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A takeover battle has eru... Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls
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n">(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futu... BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion
Reuters
Part of the containment cap is pictured in this video grab from a BP live video feed at the site of the BP Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, taken and released on September 2, 2010. BP Plc said it r... Euro steady ahead of US jobs report
Gadsden Times
The euro bought $1.2815 in Friday morning European trading, close to its level of $1.2812 in New York late Thursday. The British pound edged up to $1.5411 from $1.5389 and the dollar was unchanged at ... Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate
Tampa Bay Online
Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday. The private sector is forecast to add a net total of only 41,000 jobs, the fewest s...
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