Analyst Comments

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

By DAVID ESPO • AP Special Correspondent • November 21, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the...

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Retailers doubt holiday shoppers ready to spend again

By Steve Raabe The Denver Post Michael and Andrea Glass get in some early holiday shopping Thursday at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. (John Leyba, The Denver Post ) Christmas arrived early this year for shoppers enjoying another...

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Zhu Zhu Pet frenzy indication of toy shortages to come

It's not Thanksgiving yet, and already it's nearly impossible to find a Zhu Zhu Pet. The Zhu Zhu isn't the only gift that may be in short supply this holiday season. Economists and retail analysts predict that shortages of...

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Acer retains top ranking despite 8.3% decline in computer market

Acer retained its number one position in the Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) PC market in the third quarter of 2009 despite the overall market falling by 8.3 per cent to 25.94 million units compared with 28.3 million units...

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Free Zones To Benefit From UAE Free Trade Deals

Free zones in the UAE will soon benefit from duty free trade with GCC states and other countries with whom the country has free trade agreements, Emirates Business has learnt. Companies in the free zones - except those wholly...

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Heard on the prairie: Managing expectations

More big companies are managing expectations to deliver positive results. After all, one way to paint a bad quarter better is to say you at least did better than expected. Since then companies have gotten better about matching...

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Pulte's size gives it cash safety net

For the homebuilding industry, the past two years have been a disaster. The largest homebuilder in the Nashville area, Pulte, has lost money for three straight years, and overall home-building permits here are less than half of...

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A new face, but the same old problems at Marks & Spencer

Once he joins, Marc Bolland's to-do list will have a familiar theme – find trendier clothes and younger customers You would think that the soundtrack to the Sir Stuart Rose years at Marks & Spencer would be something by Frank...

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Dollar may resume decline next wk

NEW YORK: The dollar could resume its decline in a holiday-shortened week as expectations US interest rates will remain low for some time prompt investors to buy assets and currencies with higher yields elsewhere. The dollar’s...

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AUTOSHOW-Buoyant China auto market eager for more stimulus

By Fang Yan and Alison Leung SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Will Beijing go the extra mile to keep its car industry humming? That question will be centre stage at the Guangzhou Auto show this week, as car makers hope...

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