The cost of credit protection on Dutch market research company VNU rose sharply on Tuesday on talk that private equity firms were considering a bid for the company. GMAC ended its recent rally, as investors

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Indian share prices closed 0.90 percent higher Tuesday after the central bank said in a policy review that the economy would grow faster than previously forecast this fiscal year, dealers said. The Mumbai stock exchange's

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US stocks fell on Tuesday, hurt by Texas Instruments Inc's revenue outlook and an unexpected drop in a consumer confidence gauge, reviving worries about household spending as the holiday shopping season approaches. But strong quarterly

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Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday. EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European shares slipped to finish lower as a worsening consumer mood in the US rattled the market and wary

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Britain's FTSE 100 index closed lower on Tuesday after some disappointing trading updates, although retailer Marks & Spencer climbed as it broke resistance above 400 pence a share and a broker reiterated a "buy" rating.

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Brazil found the first case of Asian soya rust in the 2005/06 (October-September) crop in Mato Grosso state, the country's crop research agency, Embrapa, said on Tuesday. The outbreak was found in soyabeans planted 30

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Opposition to a planned overhaul of Europe's subsidy-heavy sugar regime gathered momentum on Tuesday as 11 EU countries said the blueprint would destroy national industries. The countries included those that signed a similar declaration last

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Oil prices surged 3.5 percent on Tuesday, vaulting over $62 a barrel as chilly weather in the United States fired up furnaces and a power outage at the largest refinery on the East Coast reignited

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Oil prices surged 3.5 percent on Tuesday, vaulting over $62 a barrel as chilly weather in the United States fired up furnaces and a power outage at the largest refinery on the East Coast reignited

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Oil prices surged 3.5 percent on Tuesday, vaulting over $62 a barrel as chilly weather in the United States fired up furnaces and a power outage at the largest refinery on the East Coast reignited

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