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U.S. shares in BP rebound after steep selloff

U.S. shares of oil company BP Plc rebounded more than 10 percent in early trade on Thursday, a day after plunging nearly 16 percent on mounting fears about how the company will cope with the massive costs of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BoE holds rates, asset buying ahead of UK budget

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The Bank of England made no change to interest rates or its bond purchase program on Thursday, as it waits for Britain's new government to reveal the extent of its fiscal austerity measures in a June 22 budget.
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BP's shares hit 13-year low

Shares in oil giant BP continued to fall heavily on Thursday, hitting their lowest level since 1997, even as the company said it saw no justification for such a move.
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BP shares drop as dividend cut seen more likely

Shares in BP fell 6 percent on Wednesday as investors saw it increasingly likely the oil major would suspend dividend payments, under U.S. political pressure due to its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Interview with James Turk from GoldMoney.com

IBTimes had an interview with James Turk, Founder & Chairman of GoldMoney.com. Who is your target audience? We have around 15,000 clients all over the world, and they share one common aim. They want to protect their wealth from the turmoil of national currencies and the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing financial crisis. So they want to own gold and find GoldMoney a convenient, economical and most importantly, a safe way of doing that. There is over $1 billion of customer assets in GoldMoney...
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Germany, France urge EU to eye short selling ban

The European Commission welcomed German and French calls for new measures to clamp down on speculators in government debt on Wednesday but the likelihood of a bloc-wide ban still appears remote.
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Santander turns to Mexico to keep expanding

Spain's Santander shrugged off concerns of a debt crisis at home and showed its overseas expansion ambitions are still intact with the buyout of its Mexican division for $2.5 billion.
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IBTimes Interview with James Turk from GoldMoney.com

IBTimes had an interview with James Turk, Founder & Chairman of GoldMoney.com. Who is your target audience? We have around 15,000 clients all over the world, and they share one common aim. They want to protect their wealth from the turmoil of national currencies and the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing financial crisis. So they want to own gold and find GoldMoney a convenient, economical and most importantly, a safe way of doing that. There is over $1 billion of customer assets in GoldMoney...
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Hallmarking: Platinum outperforms gold

Is platinum outperforming gold as far as hallmarking is concerned in the United Kingdom? It looks so. Recent data shows that demand for platinum hallmarking is surging while the same for gold is coming down.
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Crude Rises but Not Sustainable. EIA Revised Down Oil Demand Forecasts

As driven by a late-rally in the Wall Street, WTI crude oil price ended the day with small gains. After market close, API's report showing a dip in crude inventory boosted the market further. However, we doubt if the strength can sustain as sovereign crisis in the Eurozone has shown intensified signs of contagion. Gold price retreated after hitting a new record at 1254.5. Yet, outlook is still bullish for the yellow metal as long as worries over deficits problems persist and uncertainty over glo...
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Most Asian stocks recover on China export surge

Most Asian stock markets clawed back early losses on Wednesday and the euro stabilized as news of stronger-than-expected exports from China offset worries that Europe's debt problems will stifle demand for Asian goods.
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Forex Outlook - Interview with John Kicklighter, Currency Strategist at DailyFX.com

What is your Prediction for Gold in 2010 and 2011 Many are projecting gold to perhaps double in the span of one to two years. I think this would only be the case under one or two very severe circumstances. The most prominent threats are that the euro is abandoned or substantially restructured or there are a series of prominent downgrades amongst the major economies.
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Daily forex forecast 09/6/2010

The Australian Dollar climbed almost 1 cent during the local session yesterday despite a weaker than expected reading from the NAB Business Confidence Survey.
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Yahoo signs Beckham as brand ambassador

Yahoo Inc said it signed British soccer star David Beckham as a brand ambassador ahead of the World Cup tournament in a move to draw more users to the online media company's products.
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EU ministers talk austerity

European Union finance ministers said on Tuesday they must do more to restrain spending and contain a debt crisis that threatens to spread to countries that do not use the euro such as Hungary and Britain.
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Manpower says global hiring prospects improve

Employers in most economies are more likely to add workers than three months ago, including those in the United States, but big gains are limited to booming emerging economies like Brazil, India and China, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc .

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