Dollar gains ground
The dollar edged higher on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as investors pared back riskier assets, prompting higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar to lose their appeal.
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The dollar edged higher on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as investors pared back riskier assets, prompting higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar to lose their appeal.
Networks, Publishers to Lose Oprah as Major Money Maker Oprah Winfrey's plans to end her popular afternoon talk show in 2011 have left her many fans devastated. But executives in industries ranging from publishing to television...
SEATTLE -- As the reborn Los Angeles Galaxy prepare to take on Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final on Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavisión), I can't help but think back to a scene in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium on...
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Sen. Orrin Hatch joined 11 other GOP senators in a letter Friday criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for saying legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants would be a boon to the economy. However, Hatch...
On-loan Potters front man ready to fire at Riverside Gordon Strachan hopes Dave Kitson's arrival on loan will cure Middlesbrough's Achilles heel in front of goal. The Riverside outfit have endured a campaign of frustration in...
The Atlanta Thrashers had to settle for one point their last time out, but lately they've been doing an impressive job of collecting wins. They can't claim the same success recently against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The...
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It's looking like running back at all this Sunday when his team takes on the Oakland Raiders , according to NFL.com. Benson's hip injury kept him out of a second straight practice and the rumor is that he just won't be ready to...
PARIS (AFP) - A humble if eye-pleasing umbrella stand once owned by Yves Saint Laurent fetched an amazing 90,000 euros (134,000 dollars) Friday at the close of a sale of the last belongings of the late couturier and his partner...



