Britain To Pull 1,000 Troops From Iraq
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on a visit to Iraq, said the troops would be withdrawn by the end of the year....
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Rio Tells Shareholders To Hold Out For Improved Offer From BHP
Rio Tinto has told shareholders a deal with BHP Billiton to create a £150 billion mining giant could be possible if the current offer is improved....
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Pakistan’s Tyranny Continues
How long can the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and his colleagues be kept in confinement?...
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Brown Draws Fire After ’surprise’ Bush Talks
British prime-minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown faces another tough week as critics pan his ’surprise’ first meeting with US President George Bush....
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Camels Go On Rampage After They Get Hump Over Drought
Wild camels are invading remote communities in the Australian deserts, demolishing buildings in a desperate attempt to find water amid the country’s severe drought.......
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Consumers News



Tempus: Trouble in store

The credit crunch has so far done few favours to consumers. But it looks as though the fall-out from the economic turmoil is likely to shield shoppers from price increases - at least in the short term.
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European banks turn the screws on borrowers

Consumers and businesses across Europe have cut their borrowing in the wake rising petrol and food prices while house prices fall and banks tighten lending conditions.
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EU probe says travel websites rip off consumers

Consumers are being ripped off, misled and confused by airline websites, the European Commission said yesterday.
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Advertising: Calling on Tourists to Come for New York City, but Stay for the State

The ?I love New York? slogan is being updated to reflect everything from the new media choices consumers are making to higher gas prices and other travel expenses.
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Thai cartel idea outrages rice consumers

Protests erupted yesterday from rice-importing nations as Samak Sundaravej, Thailand’s Prime Minister, proposed a cartel of South-East Asian rice exporters that would seek to gain more control over the price of grain.
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External News for: consumers

Its Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the Fed - New York Times

Washington PostIts Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the FedNew York TimesWASHINGTON — As the Senate contemplates creation of a consumer financial protection agency within the Federal Reserve, opposition to the idea ...Senate takes a stab at financial reformCNNMoney.comDemocrats try to find the right compromises for financial reformWashington PostProgressive Senators Fight for Real Bank ReformCenter for Media and Democracy (blog)Common Dreams (press release) -Los Angeles Times -Huffington Post (blog)all 668 news articles »

Its Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the Fed - New York Times

Washington PostIts Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the FedNew York TimesWASHINGTON — As the Senate contemplates creation of a consumer financial protection agency within the Federal Reserve, opposition to the idea ...Senate takes a stab at financial reformCNNMoney.comDemocrats try to find the right compromises for financial reformWashington PostProgressive Senators Fight for Real Bank ReformCenter for Media and Democracy (blog)Common Dreams (press release) -Los Angeles Times -Huffington Post (blog)all 668 news articles »

Retail sales up slightly in February, despite nationwide snowstorms - Washington Post

BBC NewsRetail sales up slightly in February, despite nationwide snowstormsWashington PostFebruary's cross-country snowstorms couldn't freeze out consumers as retail sales rose 0.3 percent for the month, according to government ...Consumer sentiment: Will Americans spend or save?Christian Science MonitorShoppers Buck Snowstorm to Push Retail Sales HigherWall Street JournalJobs Behind The Wheel For RetailForbesThe Associated Press -Bizjournals.com -BBC Newsall 855 news articles »

Its Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the Fed - New York Times

Washington PostIts Own Advisers Oppose Consumer Role for the FedNew York TimesWASHINGTON — As the Senate contemplates creation of a consumer financial protection agency within the Federal Reserve, opposition to the idea ...Senate takes a stab at financial reformCNNMoney.comDemocrats try to find the right compromises for financial reformWashington PostProgressive Senators Fight for Real Bank ReformCenter for Media and Democracy (blog)Common Dreams (press release) -Los Angeles Times -Huffington Post (blog)all 668 news articles »

Retail sales up slightly in February, despite nationwide snowstorms - Washington Post

BBC NewsRetail sales up slightly in February, despite nationwide snowstormsWashington PostFebruary's cross-country snowstorms couldn't freeze out consumers as retail sales rose 0.3 percent for the month, according to government ...Consumer sentiment: Will Americans spend or save?Christian Science MonitorShoppers Buck Snowstorm to Push Retail Sales HigherWall Street JournalJobs Behind The Wheel For RetailForbesThe Associated Press -Bizjournals.com -BBC Newsall 855 news articles »

World at a glance - Times LIVE

FavStocks (blog)World at a glanceTimes LIVESales rose 0.3%, the Commerce Department said on Friday, as consumers bought an array of goods from necessities to luxury items. ...US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Fell to 72.5BusinessWeekConsumer Sentiment Dipped in Early MarchABC NewsConsumer sentiment continues to slideMedill Reports: ChicagoAtlantic Online (blog) -DailyFinance -Benzingaall 64 news articles »

 
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