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Ravens quarterback derby a three-for-all

usatoday.com     6 hrs ago   43 related          

Baltimore Ravens first-round draft pick Joe Flacco is auditioning for the starting job with Troy Smith and Kyle Boller. WESTMINSTER, Md. — Rookie quarterback Joe Flacco looks like the future of the Baltimore Ravens. But in the...                

New Zealand central bank cuts key interest as economy slows rapidly, recession looms

iht.com     11 hrs ago   29 related          

New Zealand's central bank cuts its official cash rate by a quarter percent to 8 percent Thursday, its first cut in the key rate for five years. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said a rapidly slowing economy sparked the rate...                

Michael Carmichael: Obama Forces Flip-Flops to Paralyze McCain

huffingtonpost.com     11 hrs ago   3,500 related          

With a deft series of domestic political moves followed by vigorous international maneuvers, Barack Obama triggered a diplomatic revolution and forced flip-flops on one of his main rivals -- incumbent President George W. Bush...                

OCR dropped to 8 percent

newstalkzb.co.nz     12 hrs ago   4 related          

The Official Cash Rate has been dropped by the Reserve Bank for the first time in five years. Dr Alan Bollard has announced it is being dropped by 0.25 percent to 8 percent. In his statement released this morning, Dr Bollard...                

Euro Open: Will IFO Push Euro Even Lower?

dailyfx.com     3 hrs ago   2 related          

Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Analyst A deepening recession moved the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to cut interest rates for the first time since 2003, putting benchmark borrowing costs at 8.00%. The Kiwi dollar responded...                

NZ dollar tumbles on interest rate cut, bonds gain

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago   4 related          

WELLINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD= fell 1 percent to a six-month low on Thursday after the central bank cut interest rates, and flagged more easing to come to cushion an economy which may already be in...                

RBNZ Surprises, Cutting Rates 25bp to 8.00%

dailyfx.com     12 hrs ago   5 related          

Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Analyst An accelerating recession moved the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, putting benchmark borrowing costs at 8.00%. This is the first RBNZ rate cut...                

Philadelphia and San Jose Square Off In Virgin Mobile Arenabowl XXII

sportspagemagazine.com     12 hrs ago   3 related          

By the Arena Football League Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 San Jose looks to become first team to win back-to-back ArenaBowl titles since 1996 – Philadelphia seeks first ArenaBowl Championship NEW YORK – The Mitsubishi Motors...                

Hugo Chávez's Jewish Problem

opinionjournal.com     9 hrs ago   4 related          

In December 1998, preaching a gospel of socialist revolution that had gone blessedly unvoiced in the decade following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hugo Chávez won a landslide election for the presidency of Venezuela. He and his...                

Hard to find good reason to buy back guns

chicagotribune.com     6 hrs ago   9 related          

Here are six reasons I'm wary of gun buybacks, such as the one scheduled for Saturday in Chicago in which those who turn in firearms at any of 25 locations get a $100 prepaid credit card per gun, no questions asked:1. A regular...                

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