President George W. Bush on Thursday heightened warnings to Syria after the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, and Iran over US suspicions that Tehran is seeking to build nuclear arms. Bush said

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The Indian rupee gave up early gains on Thursday to end slightly weaker after the central bank stepped in, which traders said was possibly to keep exports competitive. Traders said robust inflows from foreign funds

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Sterling gained some ground versus the dollar and held above the previous day's two-week low against the euro on Thursday after data showed British retail sales rebounded in January. Some analysts said investors took advantage

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The dollar slipped to a two-week low against the euro on Thursday as an uneventful speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan encouraged traders to unwind bets on further dollar gains. Greenspan provided no surprises

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US stocks fell Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress for the second day in a row that interest rates were "fairly low," a signal that they will keep rising. Altria Group Inc

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Indian key share index extended a slide into a third day on Thursday amid pre-budget jitters but a flurry of buying in steel maker Tata Iron and Steel Co Ltd, after it said it would

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Ireland sold its first US dollar bond in more than a decade, raising $500 million in a five-year deal, as the primary market continued to keep the focus away from a flat but liquid secondary

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Ireland sold its first US dollar bond in more than a decade, raising $500 million in a five-year deal, as the primary market continued to keep the focus away from a flat but liquid secondary

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Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday. EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European shares ended flat, off earlier session highs as concern over future economic and monetary conditions offset gains in

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Britain's FTSE 100 share index finished just above break-even on Thursday, backing off from a fresh 33-month high as Wall Street headed lower, although Reed Elsevier remained strong after the publisher put out robust full

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