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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Unemployment Rate, International Monetary Fund, UBS AG, Land Price
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Interest Rate, Greenwich, Unrest, Conflicts and War, General Motors Corp., Cyprus
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Portugal PM says may need new easing of 2014 deficit goal
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is on course to meeting this year's deficit target but the government may require further easing of the goals agreed with its EU and IMF lenders for 2014, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Friday. Under the recently...Tags: Lisbon (Portugal), Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho, Public Finance, Politics
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Tennis-French Open women's singles first round draw
ReutersPARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Draw for the French Open women's singles first round (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Qualifier v Caroline Garcia (France) Monica Niculescu (Romania) v Johanna Larsson...Tags: Spain, Sweden, Kirsten Flipkens, Aravane Rezai, Francesca Schiavone
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New York man held captive for month rescued by police
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Justice System, Ecuador, New York City
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Police rescue New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Acting...Tags: Trials, Kidnapping, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Defendants
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Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs will help its image in Europe
ReutersBy Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries...Tags: Berlin (Germany), Germany, Foreign Exchange Market, Spain, Angela Merkel
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Portugal rolls out tax incentive to boost investment
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal rolled out a new fiscal incentive for companies on Thursday, saying it will allow a 20 percent tax deduction on investments of up to 5 million euros to help drag the bailed-out economy out of a deep recession. Finance Minister...Tags: Germany, Lisbon (Portugal), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit
Reuters* President's support key for government survival * PM seen enduring despite early election calls * Europe shows new forms of solidarity By Andrei Khalip LISBON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a...Tags: Lisbon (Portugal), Bonds, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Anibal Cavaco Silva
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Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Portugal'...Tags: Spain, Angela Merkel, Government, Career and Workplace, Politics
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FUTBOL-Paraguay reserva a Santa Cruz, Cardozo entre 15 jugadores ante Chile por eliminatoria
ReutersASUNCION, 22 mayo (Reuters) - El director técnico de la selección paraguaya de fútbol, Gerardo Pelusso, reservó el miércoles a 15 jugadores de clubes del extranjero, entre ellos a los delanteros Roque Santa Cruz y Oscar Cardozo, para su próximo...Tags: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay
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Credit rating firms sow doubt on euro zone bond rally
Reuters* Ratings agencies warn euro zone ratings still at risk * Favourable market conditions may be temporary-Moody's * S&P warns cheap cash creates complacency risks By Marius Zaharia LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Credit rating firms say they could further...Tags: Bonds, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Budgets and Budgeting
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