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No evidence organic foods benefit health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consumers who opt for organic foods often believe they are improving their health, but there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health benefits, a new research review finds.

IBTimesFX Interview with Drew Niv, CEO from FXCM

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In 2006 or even earlier the only way to connect retail clients with the Banking Market was what was used to be called the Retail Dealers or the Retail Aggregators. So, Retail Dealers are market makers to their customers; and they traded on a home sale basis with their banks. Obviously this lead to a lot of problems. The Retail Dealer chooses not to hedge the client's positions but to take the other side of the trade 100% of the times or a significant percent of the times. So they have a conflict...

Sweet-toothed investors eye candy bond

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Chocolate lovers may have something rare to sink their teeth into with the issue of the UK's first ever chocolate bond, where investors can make significant returns in the form of chocolate rather than cash.
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U.S. plays down European crisis but China worried

The United States suggested Europe's debt crisis would have minimal impact on global growth, but China took a more pessimistic view, warning it would impact demand for its exports and other regions would suffer too.
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Facebook investor DST eyeing more digital stakes

Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies, which bought a $300 million stake in Facebook last year, is preparing to buy stakes in dozens of well-known Internet companies, its chief executive said.
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Factbox: Comparing EU and U.S. financial reform

The Senate approved a reform of Wall Street on Thursday and President Barack Obama may be signing into law the most sweeping changes to financial rules since the 1930s as soon as next month.
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Verizon Wireless loses appeal on cellphone charges

A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a ruling requiring Verizon Wireless customers to resolve disputes over alleged fraudulent cell phone charges individually through arbitration rather than as a class.
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Cholesterol drug side effects need watching: study

(Reuters) - People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely tracked, doctors said on Friday.
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Asian stocks dive although euro edges up

Asian stock markets slid on Friday as worries about the euro zone and the flare-up in market volatility prompted investors to sell shares and keep cash until calm returns.
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Daily forex forecast - 21/5/2010

With the market extra sensitive to any negative news at present yesterdays shock 7% drop in the Westpac Consumer Confidence report for May sent the Aussie plummeting in local trade.
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Merkel, Sarkozy pledge unity as markets wilt

The leaders of Germany and France pledged on Thursday to work together on financial regulation and the euro zone crisis after European discord over debt and new market rules rattled investors worldwide.
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Daily forex forecast - 20/5/2010

The release of the RBA board minutes suggested just what the market had expected and in fact had already begun pricing in – interest rates are at normal levels.
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Mobile music downloads struggle to make headway

Fewer than 2 percent of mobile users in the United States and western Europe used their phone to download music in the first quarter, showing the uphill task facing Apple iTunes challengers like Nokia.
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Samsung eyes early launch of bada-phone

Samsung Electronics plans to launch the first smartphone based on its own operating system in the next few weeks, as it seeks to catch up with bigger rivals in the booming high-end market.
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Samsung to launch first bada-phone soon

Samsung Electronics plans to launch the first smartphone based on its own operating system in coming weeks, as it seeks to catch up with bigger rivals in the booming high-end market, an executive said on Wednesday.
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Euro skids as shares tumble on German ban

The euro fell to a fresh four-year low on Wednesday after a German move to sharpen financial regulation raised doubts about the prospect for global recovery, pulling down Asian stocks, metals and crude oil.
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Euro skids, shares tumble on German ban

The euro fell to a fresh four-year low on Wednesday after a German move to sharpen financial regulation raised doubts about the prospect for global recovery, pulling down Asian stocks, metals and crude oil.
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Daily forex forecast - 19/5/2010

The release of the RBA board minutes suggested just what the market had expected and in fact had already begun pricing in – interest rates are at normal levels.

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