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| Weak profits worry Wall St. | |
| Oct 21 - The tech heavy Nasdaq fell 4.1 percent ahead of key results from Apple and Yahoo.The Dow dropped 231 points to 9,033. The S&P 500 lost 30 points to 955. The Nasdaq posted a 73 point decline to 1,696. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Asian Markets Tumble in Overnight Trading | |
| Asian stocks tumbled on Wednesday amid more concerns about a worldwide recession. Stocks in Japan fell nearly seven percent. (Oct. 22) | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 762 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 | |
| Russians rush for dollars in panic | |
| The Russian government has added $US 6.7 billion of liquidity to the markets and set aside the same amount for the next year in a bid to stabilise the economy. But despite Tuesdays move there have been reports of some Russians buying dollars and euros in fear of a devaluation of the rouble. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Stalin wanted to stop Hitler in 1939 - report | |
| Newly declassified documents have revealed that Stalin was ready to send over a million Soviet troops to the German border in order to pre-empt potential Nazi aggression. Its claimed that if agreement had been reached between the USSR, Britain and France, the strategy could have prevented the outbreak of the Second World War. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 754 - Votes: 9 - Rating: 4.89 | |
| Man Vs. Machine battle for profit | |
| While for most investors topsy-turvy markets are a headache, some see them as a lucrative and money-spinning opportunity. Now, with the struggle to stay afloat growing, the question is who is more likely to make a profit - a broker or trading software? | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Russia rejects McCain fund plea | |
| One of Russias harshest critics, Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has been left with egg on his face after his campaign team sent a cap-in-hand letter to the Russian mission in the UN begging for cash. But Russia says it won't donate, insisting it doesn't interfere in politics abroad. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 769 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 | |
| Witness Mao in Bosnia 22 Oct Part 2 | |
| Banja Luka, a small Bosnian town, is being rebuilt by the local government with the help of 40,000 Chinese immigrants. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
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| Witness Mao in Bosnia 22 Oct Part 1 | |
| Banja Luka, a small Bosnian town, is being rebuilt by the local government with the help of 40,000 Chinese immigrants. | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 745 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Witness The Path of Most Resistance 22 Oct Part 2 | |
| Every year, a handful of the United States military apply to be processed out of the service as conscientious objectors, soldiers who turn against war | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 760 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Witness The Path of Most Resistance 22 Oct Part 1 | |
| Every year, a handful of the United States military apply to be processed out of the service as conscientious objectors, soldiers who turn against war | |
| Date: 22 October 2008 - Added by: paul | |
| Views: 747 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4.67 | |