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Nomura planning entry into U.S. retail mutual fund
market (Reuters)
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Hedge funds
may lose investor tool due to a possible swap
ruling (MarketWatch)
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Dollar holding level the against yen in Asia (AP)
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Lowest Quarterly Return in 5 Years
for Pooled Fund of Hedge Funds (PRNewswire)
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Euro retreats versus the US dollar (AP)
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Dollar resumes fall, yen advances on curbed risk
appetite (Reuters)
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European markets fall on retreating oil prices and
banks (Reuters)
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German manufacturing order drop sends Euro to 3-wk low vs dollar
(Reuters)
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European Stocks decline as B&B, HBOS plunge
(Bloomberg)
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European shares under pressure from the banking
sector (Reuters)
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Mixed Asian
markets with support from exporters and Shanghai woes (MarketWatch)
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Asian markets unsettled in Thursday’s trading (MarketWatch)
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Financials under stress
before data
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Crude oil holding above $127; prices may have peaked
(AP)
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Worry continues over
financials
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The DJIA declined
on credit and inflation concerns
(Reuters)
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Asian Stocks Mostly Advance on Resources (Bloomberg)
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Lehman may seek capital as analysts expect loss (Bloomberg)
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Wall Street falls on financials (AP)
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Lower oil prices and retail results lift spirits
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Crude Oil prices
retreat below $127 per barrel (AP)
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Both the ECB and the Bank of England keep key rates
level (AP)
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Japanese financials subprime losses total ¥1.9
trillion (MarketWatch)
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Oil continues to plunge reaching below $122 a barrel
(AP)
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Fidelity Investments is eliminating 550 jobs (AP)
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Global financial sector woes are putting pressure
on the dollar (MarketWatch)
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Dollar declines following Iran long-range missile
test (Bloomberg)
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Dollar receives support from the Fed Chief (DailyFx)
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Euro rises following rate hike signal from ECB
President (Reuters)
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Barclays is reportedly getting funds to replace capital (Bloomberg)
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Europe stock markets fall sharply led by banks
(Reuters)
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European shares advance on sharp rise in oil prices (Reuters)
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Dollar retreats
against the euro (AP)
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Asian stocks tumble on the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates
(Bloomberg)
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Waiting on employment figures
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Asian markets affected by energy prices (MarketWatch)
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Inflation
comes to the forefront
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Asia Pacific region mostly higher (MarketWatch)
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Wall Street fell sharply on Friday on oil surge and
jobs data (AP)
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Oil falls by $4.19
in Asia to $134.35 per barrel (AP)
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Jobless rate rises to 5.5 percent (AP)
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Recovery after last week’s fall?
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Shanghai Composite plunges 7.7 percent on monetary
tightening (Reuters)
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A weaker dollar pushes oil prices above $128 a barrel
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Agriculture commodities rise sharply (Reuters)
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Wall Street ends mixed after the drop on Friday
(AP)
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Crude prices rise above $130 following ECB
President’s rate comments (AP)
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Oil pulls back slightly in Asian trading (AP)
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South Korea Cabinet offers to resign on beef
import ruckus (AP)
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Energy stocks support shares in Europe (Reuters)
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China Investment Corp uncomfortable with
suspicions (Reuters)
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Dollar rises most in three years ahead of the G-8
meeting (Bloomberg)
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Asian Markets reverse course to end mostly lower (MarketWatch)
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Asian markets decline on
US financial worries (AP)
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Dollar gains to 3-month high against the yen on rate
hike expectations (Reuters)
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Dollar is on the rise on retail sales gain speculation
(Bloomberg)
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European stock
markets falling on energy sensitive issues (MarketWatch)
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What will it
take?
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Fannie, Freddie aid not enough for Wall Street (Reuters)
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Wall Street opened in negative territory
Wednesday as oil prices rebound (AP)
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European Stocks advance on energy, banks and beverage deal (Reuters)
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CPI helps equities
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Energy and Food push
wholesale inflation to 27-year high (AP)
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Shares in Europe pare gains after Deutsche Bank
comment (Reuters)
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Mergers, oil prices and retail
sales lend support
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Asian stocks mixed on Friday with Hong Kong and Shanghai Down
(MarketWatch)
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German investor
confidence plunges to 16-yr low (AP)
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Mortgage application rebound for week ending June 6
(AP)
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Asian markets fall across the board (MarketWatch)
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Wall Street closed higher on retail sales results and
potential Bud deal (Reuters)
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Bank shares in the U.S. plunge following the collapse of IndyMac
(Reuters)
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Dancing to the tune of crude oil
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Jobless claims jump to highest level since late March
(AP)
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Consumer prices
rose by 0.6% in May (Reuters)
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The SEC investigates the
possible spread of false rumors (Reuters)
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Gold futures plunge on rising dollar prices
(MarketWatch)
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Wall Street plunges 205 points on inflation concerns
(AP)
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Yahoo goes to Google's after the end of talks with
Microsoft (AP)
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Mixed picture in Asian markets on exporters and miners (MarketWatch)
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Corn prices exceed $7 a bushel as yield concerns grow
(AP)
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Volatility with mixed results on Wall Street (CNNMoney.com)
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Retail sales reported higher than expected (AP)
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RBS Profit boosted by ABN Amro Asian unit (Bloomberg)
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U.S. Trade deficit grew in April on surging oil
prices (Reuters)
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The Yuan Extends gains to 20% since disengaging
currency (Bloomberg)
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Euro loses some ground against the dollar (AP)
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Foreign holdings of
Japanese shares decline (MarketWatch)
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Dollar
declines, as interest rate decision eyed (AP)
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European stock markets advancing on financials and
energy (Reuters)
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Europe stocks fall as banks and oils weigh (Reuters)
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US dollar slips on bets the Fed will not raise rates
yet (DailyFx)
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Shanghai gains as Asian markets end mixed (MarketWatch)
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Asian market
volatility makes indices end mixed (MarketWatch)
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Asian markets
recover (MarketWatch)
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European stock markets pare losses on soaring U.K. retail report
(Reuters)
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Financials
add pressure
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Wholesale inflation weighs
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Wall Street drops on higher oil effects (AP)
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Asian markets
declining across the board (MarketWatch)
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After sharp overnight drop, oil prices level out in
Asia above $132
(AP)
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SocGen private bank, Rockefeller enter into
global alliance (Dow Jones)
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HBOS stakes in builders lose value as bad loans rise (Bloomberg)
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Financials and reduced profits sink Wall Street (AP)
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Citigroup
declines before opening on price downgrade (Reuters)
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Oil rises again to record then retreats on production
concerns (AP)
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Oil eases as Nigeria strike is reportedly averted
(AP)
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Looking for balance
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Results weigh
on the markets
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Both weekly initial and continuing jobless claims
decline in the U.S. (MarketWatch)
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Olivant increases its stake in UBS to 2.5%, calling
for changes (MarketWatch)
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Attacks in Nigeri continue and Shell shuts down oil
field (AP)
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Morgan Stanley
reports lower profit despite asset sales (Reuters)
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Swiss National Bank maintains 2.75% rate level (MarketWatch)
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Oil prices decline below $134 a barrel (AP)
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Euro hit by manufacturing and service sectors; dollar pricing in
rate hike (Reuters)
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Yen Declines to 11-Month Low as Japanese Buy Assets
Overseas (Bloomberg)
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Euro declines against US dollar ahead of Fed decision
(AP)
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Japanese stocks continue to decline as property issues fall
(Reuters)
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Asian Financial Stocks Fall
(Bloomberg)
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Most Asian markets decline as Shanghai rises
(MarketWatch)
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Euro zone business sentiment drops in June (MarketWatch)
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European shares fall as crude oil prices rise again (Marketwatch)
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The drop in consumer confidence sends U.S. stock
lower (AP)
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Citigroup will cut investment banking jobs (AP)
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U.S. home prices extend record slide in April-S&P
(Reuters)
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Waiting
for interest rates
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UBS, Merrill Private Banking Growth Slows on Subprime
(Bloomberg)
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Durable goods orders unchanged in May (MarketWatch)
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Rumors (Reuters)
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Barclays is raising $8.9 Billion (Bloomberg)
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Oil prices treading at around $137 a barrel in
Asia (AP)
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Wind energy ETF
launched by NASDAQ & Clean Edge (MarketWatch)
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Dollar
steadies, yen gains and euro holds on to gains (Reuters)
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The dollar recovers somewhat against major currencies
(AP)
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Two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with
lying to customers (AP)
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Stocks in Europe decline on oil surging above $141
(MarketWatch)
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Australian stands at 25-year high on rising
commodities (Bloomberg)
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Dollar declines in Europe before the Q1 growth report
(AP)
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Asian stocks fall after Wall Street tumble and record
oil prices (AP)
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European stocks
retreating on banks, spiking oil prices (Reuters)
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Yen at a record low against euro as higher yields
beckon (Bloomberg)
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Oil is not
leaving room to breathe
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The jitters continue
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European shares decline on renewed bank worries
(Reuters)
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Oil prices pass one more milestone to $142
(Bloomberg)
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Asian markets
flat before U.S. economic reports (MarketWatch)
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A possible $9 billion writedown for Citigroup in Q2
(Reuters)
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Business and consumer confidence down in Europe
(Bloomberg)
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Oil soars to an all-time high above $143 a barrel (MarketWatch)
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Most Asian markets slightly higher except Japan, Hong Kong
(MarketWatch)
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Oil resumes climb to record above $141 (AP)
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The WSJ reports Siemens is planning 17,200 job
cuts
(MarketWatch)
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Stocks pare
gains to end fractionally higher after Fed (CNNMoney.com)
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Financial sector concerns push banks down (AP)
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Japan's debt rating receives an upgrade from
Moody’s (MarketWatch)
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Federal Reserve kept key interest rate at 2 percent
(AP)
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After soaring above $140, oil eases in Asia (AP)
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Dollar weakness causes
oil prices to rise (AP)
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Getting support
from M&A
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Japan's inflation rate surges to decade-high 1.5%
in May (MarketWatch)
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