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Nike quarterly profit misses view as margins fall

Nike Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as the world's largest athletic shoe and clothing maker was hit by the rising costs of oil, cotton and other commodities, and its shares fell more than 5 percent.

Global Markets Overview 18/03/2011

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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, bouncing back from three straight days of losses as better-than-expected reports on jobless claims and Consumer Price Index (CPI) buoyed sentiment, and FedEx Corp. boosted its profit forecast.
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Gaddafi’s son says uprising in Libya will be over in two days

The uprising against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi will be crushed within the next forty-eight hours as forces loyal to the government close in on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in the eastern part of the embattled country, according to Gaddafi’s son.
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Global Markets Overview 16/03/2011

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.
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World Market Overview 16/03/2011

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.
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Senators urge pressure on China over rare earths

Four senators on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama's administration to step up its fight against China's hoarding of critical rare earth elements by blocking funding for Chinese mining projects.
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Rare earth price could fall after Japan quake: exec

The aftermath of Japan's disastrous earthquake and tsunami could temporarily ease the rise in rare earth prices, but overall demand is likely to continue to outstrip supply for the next few years, an industry executive said.
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New York manufacturing and employment rise

Manufacturing in New York state rose to a nine-month high in March, but a sharp slowing in new orders suggested that economic growth could be less robust in future months.
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World Market Update 15/03/2011

U.S. stocks plunged in early trade on Tuesday, following sell-off in European and Asian stock markets amid fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan.

Nokia Profit View Lowered at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer lowered its profit forecast on phone giant Nokia as the company is seeing greater than market seasonal weakness in demand in the first quarter of 2011.
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Oil falls more than $3 on Japan crisis

Brent crude fell below $110 a barrel for the first time in nearly three weeks on Tuesday as a deepening nuclear crisis in Japan and rising radioactivity levels heightened risk aversion across financial markets.
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Global Markets Overview 15/03/2011

U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy.

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