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Obamacare's 'tanning tax' is here to stay - Jun. 28, 2012 - 1 views

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BBC News - Car insurance prices starting to fall, says AA - 1 views

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Brazilian Coffee Minimum Price Raised 17% to Aid Farmers - Bloomberg - 2 views

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Brazilian coffee producers will harvest between 47 million bags and 50.2 million this year, approaching last year’s record 50.8 million bags, the government said in January.
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such as auctions or measures to compensate sales below minimum price
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307 reais ($153) per 60-kilogram (132- pound) bag, from 261.69 reais
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Brazil reaped a record crop in 2012
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Russia diamonds: Source under Siberian asteroid crater could supply world markets for t... - 0 views

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supply the world market for the next 3,000 years.
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ten times the global stockpile.
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98 per cent of which was exported to Belgium, Israel, South-east Asia and the USA.
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Russia reveals shiny state secret: It's awash in diamonds

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Health care bill imposes 10% tax on tanning salon customers - Mar. 24, 2010 - 1 views

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Former Nestlé Canada CEO may face chocolate price-fixing charge 'shortly' - T... - 1 views

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Internet sales tax is fair and easy to implement - Editorials - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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Poverty grows in Germany's large cities - World Socialist Web Site - 0 views

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Trade deal opens Europe to oysters - Prince Edward Island - CBC News - 0 views

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Flynn said oyster growers in his country, Ireland, are selling to Asia because the market in Europe is so competitive. There is room, however, for specialty products.
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Most are purchased from France, or consumers are buying local product. Canadian oysters are largely unknown.
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Microsoft posts first loss as public company - Business - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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net loss of $492m
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profit of $5.87bn
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'No embargo' of rare earths on Japanese firms |China-Japan Ties |chinadaily.com.cn - 0 views

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Sandy Seen Boosting U.S. With as Much as $240 Billion Rebuilding- Bloomberg - 0 views

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Oct. trade deficit hits 549 billion yen : Business : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yo... - 0 views

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Noda to tell Obama of plan to join TPP : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yom... - 0 views

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Liver disease deaths on rise in England | Society | The Guardian - 1 views

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A TPP Stimulus for Japan - 0 views

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Japan's current account surplus shrinks by 68.7% - 0 views

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Australian dollar to drop 10pc against greenback in 2013, says MS | The Australian - 0 views

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lose more than 10 per cent of their value
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BBC News - Yen dips as Yoshihiko Noda proposes snap elections - 0 views

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It fell as low as 80.83 yen
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print "unlimited yen" to help fight deflation.
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We are expecting the dollar/yen to head up to around 82 yen by the end of the year."
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Meanwhile, policymakers have found it increasingly tough to boost domestic consumption, as they continue to fight deflation or falling consumer prices, which tend to make customers put off their purchases in hope of a better deal down the road.
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needed to set an inflation target of 3% instead of its current 1% goal to help revive growth in the economy.
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monetary policy would be key
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Japan's exports, one of the biggest drivers of growth, have been hurt by a slowdown in key markets such as the US and Europe.
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Switzerland : Mexico takes Chinese textile subsidy issue to WTO - Textile News Switzerland - 0 views

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has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the subsidies provided by China to its textiles and garment sector, according to a statement released by the WTO.
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Under a series of trade agreements between Mexico and China, all tariffs on Chinese products, including textiles, were gradually reduced to zero by December 2011.
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unfair advantage and seriously hurt Mexican textile and garment industry.
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