Shanghai stock fall affects local bourses Dawn LOCAL stock trading was bearishly influenced last week followed by turmoil on the regional bourses after the crash of the Shanghaistockmarket on reports of slow down in the Chineseeconomy. Negative news from the US also influenced the global decline. Initially, the KSE followed the regional market trend but as the local fundamentals were positive in the backdrop of higher cash payout and bonus shares, it managed to absorb negative fallout of...
Asian losses drive NZ dollar down NZ Herald Asian sharemarket losses continued to drive the kiwi dollar lower yesterday as international investors sought to avoid risk by unwinding carry trades that benefit from high-yielding currencies. Last week's sell-off on global equitymarkets extended into this week with Japan's Nikkei index sliding more than 3 per cent yesterday to fall below 17,000 for the first time in nearly two...
Free-Fall for the Fall Guy The Washington Post Minutes after Scooter Libby's guilty verdict was read, Pat Fitzgerald did his best Eliot Ness impression as his prosecution team marched, Untouchables-style, across the federal courthouse plaza under a perfect blue sky. But it didn't take long for...
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Ice falls from CN Tower Canoe By NOOR JAVED The CN Tower, the world's tallest freestanding structure, is framed by constructioncranes in Toronto in this January photo.(CPimages/Frank Gunn) TORONTO (CP) - Canada's iconic CN Tower was casting an unwelcome shadow over residents and...
Get with the tai chi program USA Today Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY Tai chi has given 80-year-old Marianne Padgett a strong, steady stride and something more. A car crash in June 2003 left her with injuries that forced her to...
Boys' hockey: Little Falls' top line produces goals galore Star Tribune Related Content Goalies who faced the Little Falls boys' hockey team this season probably had nightmares after those games. Or at least sunburned necks from the red lights behind them. The Flyers, who are appearing in their third consecutive Class 1A...
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Factory orders in sharpest fall for more than six years Hong Kong Standard Orders to US factories fell by the largest amount in 6 years in January, reflecting widespread declines across a number of industries. //--> Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Orders to US factories fell by the largest amount in 6 years in January, reflecting widespread declines across a number of industries. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that...
Fall in phutti arrivals mars trading Dawn By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, March 5: The trading activity on the cotton market on Monday resumed on a cautious note as reports of over 10 per cent fall in arrivals of phutti for the month ended March 1, has obliged both the buyers and the sellers to refix their priorities. Although spot rates...
State of Towns on Earth V WorldNews.com Article by WorldNews.com Guest Writer René Delavy. Salzburg Translation from "Reise in die Phantastik der Vergangenheit" von Tanja Eden: Amadeus laughs out loud. He is a little chap without any apparent importance at first glance. He seems careless and dispersed, with a sunny temper, a little bit too sorrow-free. His laughter sounds like coming...
Afghans caught in war's rising tide ABC News Along Afghanistan's long southern frontier, the guns of spring have begun. For months, the Taliban has warned that when the highland snows melt, they will unleash their largest offensive since falling from power in 2001. In recent weeks, the tempo of Taliban attacks has increased, hinting at the opening of the spring campaign. Last weekend alone,...
Will the bull rule? Astrologers try predicting the stock market Hindustan Times While the world was blaming the Asianmarkets for the Sensex’s fall, a small group of people were looking at the stars to find a plausible reason behind the bloodbath. And they did find one: "Blame the current fall on the Saturn-Uranus combination," said Dr Paresh Dani an Ahmedabad-based astrologer who had predicted the fall...
