Archive for  February 2005
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The yen fell against the dollar and euro on Wednesday after data showed Japan was in a recession for much of 2004, but the market focus turned to remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
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The dollar was off its lows in late New York trading on Tuesday, although investors remained cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. Adding to the pressure
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The Hong Kong dollar shed early gains and edged back towards its linked exchange rate to the US currency late on Wednesday, but trading was cautious ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
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The Philippine peso dropped as much as 0.8 percent on Wednesday after Moody's Investors Service unexpectedly cut the country's long-term debt rating by two notches, citing high public debt and slow tax-raising efforts. The South
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New Zealand and Australia square-off in a Twenty20 cricket match here on Thursday, useing the new rapid-fire form of the game to try to ignite interest in their upcoming series which includes five one-day internationals
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Top seeds Andy Roddick and Vera Zvonareva opened with straight-set victories at an 860,000-dollar ATP and WTA tournament here on Tuesday. Roddick fired 11th aces, the last on match point, to defeat South Korea's Lee
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Big-hitting Swede Joachim Johansson followed on from last weekend's second ATP title of the season, rolling over Yeu-Tzuoo Wang of Taipei 6-2, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3 Wednesday to blast ahead at the 782.250-euros Rotterdam Open. The
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India's cricket chiefs meet here on Thursday hoping to find a magic formula to dismantle numerous obstacles standing in the way of Pakistan's first tour in six years set to start in 10 days. Venues
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Pakistan's first cricket tour of India in six years could be under threat if a row over venues is not resolved within the next two days, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief said Wednesday. "With
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Singer George Michael said a candid new documentary about his life that premiered in Berlin on Wednesday was a way of telling his story before he retired from the public gaze. "George Michael: A Different
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