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Oil over $67 as dollar slips

Oil rose above $67 per barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by a fall in the dollar against major currencies at the end of the financial quarter, with the market also awaiting key U.S. oil data later in the day.

Oil up above $67 on dollar slip, eyes on Iran talks

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Oil rose above $67 on Wednesday, recouping day-ago losses as the U.S. dollar eased against the euro and resource currencies like the Australian dollar, while eyes are on talks over Iran's nuclear plans.
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Asian shares rise, Aussie dollar at 13-month high

Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday looking past a surprise fall in U.S. consumer confidence and the Australian dollar jumped to a 13-month high after August retail sales data beat forecasts.
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The Lover's Guide: How to Enhance Your Intimacy, Lovemaking and Self Esteem by Using the Kama Sutra, Tantra and Taoist Sexuality

On a scale of 1 to 10, where do you put your self-knowledge about sex? If you were lucky, someone more knowledgeable than you taught you a little bit about it. But if you were not, like most of us, you may not rate yourself very high on this scale. And how do we KNOW we're good at loving? Most of us haven't had many lovers, or maybe none yet, so how do we learn the finer points of Love and Sex?
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Nike beats on cost cuts, shares jump

Nike Inc beat quarterly profit expectations as deep cost cuts and lower taxes more than offset crumbling revenue in key markets like the United States and China, sending its shares up 4.4 percent.
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Iran says will not discuss second nuclear plant

Iran said on Tuesday it would not discuss a previously secret nuclear plant at international talks this week but Washington vowed to bring it up and demanded Tehran prove it is not developing an atomic weapon.
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Navistar, Jianghuai to form China truck venture

A unit of Navistar International Corp (NAV.N) and China's Jianghuai Automobile (600418.SS) plan to set up a 50-50 truck venture with investment of at least 2 billion yuan ($293 million), Jianghuai said on Tuesday.
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China Ministry of Commerce approves GM Delphi deal

China's Ministry of Commerce has approved plans by General Motors Co [GM.UL] to acquire certain assets of bankrupt Delphi Corp (DPHIQ.PK), Xinhua, the country's official news agency, reported on Tuesday.
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Philippines braces for new storm as toll hits 246

Philippine authorities braced on Tuesday for another storm as the toll from rain and floods from a weekend typhoon, now bearing down on Vietnam, rose to 246 dead while damages climbed to nearly $100 million.
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Iran warns West against past mistakes

Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated past mistakes.
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Asia shares rise, yen falls after FinMin speaks

Asian shares rose on Tuesday as news of several multi-billion dollar takeover bids overseas boosted confidence in a global economic recovery, while the yen slid after Tokyo hinted currency intervention could be an option in some cases.
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Asia shares rally; yen slips on Tokyo comments

Asian shares rose on Tuesday, as news of several multi-billion dollar takeover bids overseas boosted confidence in global economic recovery, while the yen dipped after Tokyo refused to rule out currency intervention.
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Daily Wrap Up - Sept. 28 Tech

South Korea's KT Corp, which is holding talks to sell Apple's iPhone in South Korea, plans to introduce 3G smartphones supporting WiFi and mobile WiMAX from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, its chief strategy officer told Reuters.
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EU, U.S. eye OECD-China tax pact on green goods

The European Union and the United States are holding talks on agreeing a pact with OECD countries and China to eliminate duties on green goods as part of incentives to Beijing in a potential global climate deal.
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Promises? Leaders must act to spur climate talks

World leaders pledged last week to step up efforts to reach a U.N. deal to fight climate change, but they will have to match rhetoric with rapid action to break a crippling deadlock before a December deadline.

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