Archive for the February 4, 2005
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Gold bullion sank in Europe on Thursday, hitting its lowest levels since mid-October, pressured by fund sales and a dollar upturn, dealers said. Spot gold was at $416.60/417.40 per troy ounce by 1605 GMT after
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New York cocoa futures sagged Thursday as speculators took profits following a gain in benchmark prices of more than 5 percent over the past two sessions, traders said. At the New York Board of Trade,
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Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dropped to new contract lows amid bearish export sales data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said. The corn market also continues to be weighed down
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Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were higher on Thursday on the export sales number released earlier by the US Department of Agriculture, traders said. CBOT March wheat was up 1-3/4 cents at
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Copper futures tumbled to a one-month low in New York on Thursday as die-hard bulls capitulated after a Federal Reserve interest rate increase pushed up the dollar, and with it the cost of copper. Speculators
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The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market was firm on Thursday, supported by a strong weekly export sales tally reported before the open, traders said. That inspired a round of short covering by speculators, as
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US gold futures sank to 3-1/2-month lows on Thursday, breaking below $420 an ounce and out of a month-old trading range, on a mixture of long liquidation and currency-related selling, dealers said. By 11:48 am
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Arabian Nights regales the readers with the description of Sindabad the Sailor discovering the rarest and most precious gemstones - rubies, emeralds, amethysts and many other rainbow hued priceless gems on the island of Sri
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Ever since the Scottish planter James Taylor set the first tea sapling in the warm brown earth of Sri Lanka's hill country in 1867, tea plantations flourished on this island, and continue to do so
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The latest thrill of adventure offered by Sri Lanka, is the hot air ballooning. The hot air ballon as it glides in the air enables the riders to have a spectacular view of landscape which
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