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  • Colombia – Imports support recovery in private consumption

    A quiet day yesterday, with just import growth in Colombia hinting at a recovery in consumption and investment in 2Q13. Today the focus will be on the components of GDP in Mexico, to check for continued strength in consumption and how weak foreign demand continues to ...

  • Viewpoints Hugo Chavezs Death

    Argentina – Buenos Aires Herald, March 7: Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran's president predicted great works in the afterlife. A teary-eyed Bolivian President Evo Morales, one of Chávez's closest allies and most loyal disciples, declared, ...

  • US universities MIT Colombia Duke join new Amsterdam institute bids

    Three prestigious US universities have joined consortia bidding to set up a new institute of technology in Amsterdam, Nos television reports on Wednesday. The city council invited applications to set up the new institute at the beginning of April and has now whittled the 13 entries down to a shortlist of five. The city hopes the new institute will boost the economy and lead to significant job ...

  • Oil prices turn higher in Asian trade

    With the Aadhaar unique identity number at its core, the scheme is heavily dependent on banks, which in turn are relying on technology firms to implement the ...

  • Venezuelan President to Meet Iranian President Elect

    Caracas, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Head of State Nicolas Maduro announced today he World meet soon Iranian president elect Hassan Rowhani. I just talked to the Iranian new president. I congratulated him and we agreed to meet soon to continue our alliance, said Maduro, who is visiting Portugal, in his Twitter account. Rowhani was announced on Saturday as winner of the presidential ...

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The Spitfire Grill

By now, most people know that "The Spitfire Grill" was financed by Gregory Productions, the for-profit arm of the Sacred Heart League, a Roman Catholic charitable organization based in Mississippi. Unfortunately, this fact has only garnered negative press for a film that originally opened to good reviews. It won the Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and Castle Rock Enterta ... ...

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  • Oil prices gain amid Syrian conflict

    US oil prices rose to a nine- month high, as the Syrian conflict bolstered concern of supplies from the Middle East.Traders worried that the level of confrontation and violence in Syria would increase. Middle East is a critical source of crude oil, conflicts which threat crude production in this area always drive oil price higher.Investors' eyes are all on the Fed's policy-setting ...

  • US man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to US

    TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in ...

  • Stocks post solid gains Tuesday

    U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...

  • U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday

    A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...

  • Venezuela to Boost Dollar Sales to Aid Imports Leon Says

    Venezuela will boost supplies of dollars to importers as it seeks to alleviate a shortage of goods that is fueling the fastest inflation in the region, central bank ...

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