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Happiness makes for a healthy heart

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U.S. researchers said their observational study was the first to show an independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease, but stressed that more work was needed before any treatment recommendations could be made.
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Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning

U.S. President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday despite China's warning that the meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained ties.
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Greece says not seeking EU taxpayers' money

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday his debt-stricken country was not seeking European taxpayers' money but needed a breathing space to cut its budget deficit and borrow on normal conditions.
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U.S. dollar strengthens; gold dips on IMF sale

The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on Thursday as poor growth prospects and Greece's fiscal deterioration hounded the euro zone single currency, while gold slid after the International Monetary Fund said it would sell more of its bullion holdings.
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Dollar extends gains, gold falls on IMF sales

The U.S. dollar rose to a near 9-month high against the euro on Thursday as the single currency was dogged by worries about sovereign debt levels and poor growth prospects, while gold fell after the International Monetary Fund said it would sell more of its bullion holdings.
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Shani Davis defends 1000m gold

American Shani Davis became the first man to win two Olympic 1,000 meters speedskating titles when he repeated his Turin triumph Wednesday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
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Vonn gives command performance to lift Games

American Lindsey Vonn overcame a painful injury and the weight of massive expectation to win a scintillating and, for many, very painful women's downhill and seize the limelight at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
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Simon tells General Growth to negotiate now

Simon Property Group Inc stepped up pressure on General Growth Properties Inc on Wednesday, threatening to walk away from its $10 billion bid if its bankrupt rival did not begin talks soon.
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Fed thinking of selling debt to withdraw stimulus

Several Federal Reserve policy makers want to begin selling securities relatively soon to cut back the U.S. central bank's massive help to the financial system as the economy finds a footing, the Fed said on Wednesday.
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Deere beats and raises outlook; shares rise

Deere & Co posted higher-than-expected earnings, sending its shares up 5 percent, as wider margins at its farm equipment and finance units helped it to overcome challenging economic conditions.
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Toyota faces new probe on Corolla steering

U.S. regulators launched a preliminary investigation into reported steering problems on the Corolla sedan on Wednesday as Toyota Motor Corp faced questions from U.S. lawmakers on whether it had ignored red flags on safety before a wave of vehicle recalls.
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Walgreen to buy Duane Reade in New York expansion

Walgreen Co will buy Duane Reade for $618 million in cash, catapulting the largest U.S. drugstore operator into the top spot in New York City and raising the stakes for rivals like CVS Caremark Corp .
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Plosser: Fed should sell MBS sooner, not later

The Federal Reserve should sell its U.S. mortgage-backed securities holdings sooner rather than later as the economic recovery gathers steam in order to extricate itself from fiscal policy, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday.
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SEC's BofA accord up in air, Cuomo to provide details

The fate of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150 million accord with Bank of America Corp over the Merrill Lynch & Co takeover hung in the balance as a federal judge sought help in resolving striking inconsistencies in events leading up to the merger.
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Daily Forecast - 18/2/2010

A 0.5% rise in the December leading index report produced by Westpac had little influence on the Aussie dollar during yesterday's local session as it remained range bound between 0.9000 and 0.9025 for the majority of the day.

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