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  <title><![CDATA[ IMF boosts lending scheme to 600 billion dollars]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that a lending scheme to aid countries hit hard by the latest financial crisis has been increased to 600 billion dollars]]></description>
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  <date>11/25/2009 2:09:43 AM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ Facebook changes stock structure but 'no plans to go public']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Hot social networking site Facebook said Tuesday it has introduced a dual-class stock structure but has no plans to go public for the moment]]></description>
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  <date>11/25/2009 12:41:12 AM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ US third quarter growth revised down to 2.8 percent]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ US economic growth in the third quarter was slower than initially estimated, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in cutting its estimate to a 2]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ More shoppers, cautious spending seen for Black Friday]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Shoppers are expected to come out in force but cling a bit tighter to their wallets for the kickoff of the holiday gift-giving season this weekend, new surveys showed Tuesday]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ GM has paid back Opel loans to Germany: Merkel]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ General Motors has repaid the 1]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Fed lifts 2010 growth outlook, sees unemployment easing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised its outlook for US economic growth in 2010 to a range of 2]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ EU's top executive refuses to rule out Brussels tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The European Union's top executive on Tuesday refused to rule out a bloc-wide tax on its half-billion population, in remarks sure to raise eurosceptic hackles]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Ireland hit by public sector strike against cuts]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Recession-hit Ireland was severely disrupted by a one-day strike Tuesday as about 250,000 public sector workers protested at planned austerity cuts in next month's budget]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Swiss contacts 500 UBS clients on tax probe]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Swiss authorities said Tuesday they had informed more than 500 UBS clients suspected of having evaded taxes in the United States whether their data would be transmitted to US tax authorities]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 8:04:03 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ Indian authorities file new charges in Satyam scam]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Indian federal investigators on Tuesday filed new charges against the founder of scandal-hit outsourcing giant Satyam in the nation's biggest case of corporate fraud, an official said]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Koenigsegg gives up bid for Saab]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg said Tuesday it was giving up its bid to acquire Saab Automobile from its US parent company General Motors, saying costly delays made the deal too uncertain]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Koenigsegg says it is giving up bid for Saab]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg said Tuesday it was giving up its bid to acquire Saab Automobile from its US parent company General Motors]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Russia cuts rates to hold down ruble]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Russian central bank cut its main interest rate to a record low 9]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 6:42:49 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ Bank of England reveals secret loans to RBS, HBOS]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Bank of England admitted Tuesday that it lent a total of 61]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 6:21:57 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ US Airways delays delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ US Airways said Tuesday it had delayed the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of spending cuts over the next three years aimed at returning the struggling airline to profitability]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 5:40:42 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ S.Africa leaves recession with 0.9% growth]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The South African economy has escaped from recession with growth of 0]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 4:25:12 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ US third quarter growth revised down to 2.8%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ US economic growth in the third quarter was revised down to 2]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 4:13:44 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ VW's Slovak plant to create 8,500 jobs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ German car giant Volkswagen said Tuesday the production of a new line of small family cars in its Slovak plant would create 1,500 direct and 7,000 indirect jobs as of 2011]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 3:35:01 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ European stocks drop after surge]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Europe's main stock markets fell in morning deals on Tuesday owing to profit-taking after beginning the week sharply higher]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 2:13:03 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ Eurozone factory orders rise in September]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Factories in the 16-nation eurozone reported a rise of new orders in September, although more recent data has suggested economic recovery in Europe may be peaking]]></description>
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  <date>11/24/2009 1:44:18 PM</date>



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  <title><![CDATA[ Dollar claws back ground against euro]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The dollar firmed on Tuesday after recent sharp losses as investors largely stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday later in the week, dealers said]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ S.Africa reports recession over with 0.9% growth]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The South African economy has escaped from recession with growth of 0]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Oil prices dip, stay above $77]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about weak energy demand]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ PPR 'set to sell Fnac, Conforama']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ The French international fashion group PPR is set to sell its consumer goods chains Fnac and Conforama to focus on its luxury brands, chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault said on Tuesday]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ GM to keep Opel plant in German Bochum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ General Motors will keep open Opel's Bochum plant in western Germany, the head of the US firm's European division, Nick Reilly, said on Tuesday]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ German firms see brighter future ahead: survey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ German business confidence surged in November, a closely-watched survey showed on Tuesday, fuelling hopes that Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, could lead the continent out of recession]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Nokia to cut 220 R&D jobs in Japan]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it would cut around 220 jobs in Japan as part of its plans to streamline its vast research and development operations]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lloyds bank record rights issue set at hefty discount]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Britain's partly-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group on Tuesday said it was offering shareholders new stock at a discount of almost 60 percent under the country's largest ever rights issue]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Finnish unemployment rises to 8.2 pct in October]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ Finland's unemployment rate rose to 8]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Chinese banks to be punished for risky lending]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ China has stepped up its moves to curb banks lending massive amounts of money by issuing a rare warning it will restrict lenders' access and other operations if they do not meet risk requirements]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Japan's Hitachi to build rail car plant in Britain]]></title>
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