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Increased funding is starting to pay off in the battle against malaria but prevention and treatment must be increased to try to halt the killer disease, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday, a day after stocks hit a 14-month high, as concerns about the health of the German economy and euro zone banks drove the U.S. dollar higher.

Coffee, tea, or decaf-no matter what your choice, drinking any of these beverages may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 18 studies including hundreds of thousands of people.

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Struggling Japanese chipmakers NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology said they aim to turn an operating profit in the first year after their merger next April by outsourcing production and eliminating business overlap.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday a day after stocks hit a 14-month high and ahead of the start of a policy-setting Federal Reserve meeting.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, far more than previously estimated, with a rebound in passenger and air cargo demand only partly compensating for rising fuel costs, industry group IATA said.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

Talk that Volkswagen will make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE swelled on Tuesday when a German newspaper cited an unidentified company executive as saying an offer was looming.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 were down 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EST), pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday.

The euro hit a 2-1/2 month low against a broadly firmer dollar on Tuesday while world stocks slipped as concerns grew about the European banking sector and the fiscal health of Greece.

Volkswagen is likely to make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE , in which it already has nearly 30 percent, a German paper quoted an unidentified MAN executive as saying.

Kraft Foods has vowed to maintain discipline in its pursuit of British chocolatier Cadbury , suggesting the U.S. group will resist raising the level of its hostile approach.

LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 2 TV brand by revenue, set an aggressive sales target for 3D televisions, aiming to build a leadership position in an emerging market where competition is expected to heat up.

There are many reasons that convince us to believe trading Forex could generate results which are almost independent of trading stock (or rather equity). Here are some of those reasons.

Forex market investors usually base their trade decisions or strategies upon macroeconomic data that's presented throughout the month. These “economic indicators” can seriously affect where an economy is headed – for the better or worse. In fact, after a release of a particularly strong economic indicator, the currency rate can actually decrease or increase within a matter of a few hours. One such indicator is the Personal Income and Outlays Report.

You may wonder what would be the difference between an investor, a trader, or a speculator. While there is no exact border between these terms there are certainly some qualifications that make them distinct from each other.

When we refer to the Forex market we usually refer to the Spot FX or Spot Forex market. The Spot FX is a large Over The Counter (OTC) market that consists of thousands of Interbanks, institutional investors/traders, brokerage firms, and millions of retail traders. This market refers to the cash market of Forex. Although the Spot FX contracts settle within 2 days of the contract they are based on the current global price of the currencies. What you actually pay to purchase a currency against sell...

The dollar steadied on Tuesday and Asian stocks wavered, despite improving appetite for riskier assets, as investors turned cautious ahead of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Kraft Foods said it would maintain a disciplined approach in its pursuit of British chocolatier Cadbury and believes the combination would provide meaningful revenue synergies and cost savings.

China has so far weathered the global economic downturn with its growth rate staying robust and no sign the government faces any major challenge to its rule. Following is a summary of key China risks to watch:

The Situation on the board has not changed much over the last few trading days. EUR/USD as we expected came down from 1.50 areas and it is trading close to its midterm support 1.4615. It does not look like it is going to fly through it and reach lower levels before Xmas 2009. It is consolidating for now and we will have to see how it is going to play out over the next few days. We favor that there will be correction taking place to around 1.4860-49 area or even possible re test of 1.50 levels be...

Top executives at troubled insurer American International Group have been struggling financially after taking personal losses in the wake of the near-collapse of the company last year, AIG's chief executive Robert Benmosche told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

The dollar steadied on Tuesday while Asian stocks wavered as investors turned cautious ahead of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve although Abu Dhabi's decision to throw a lifeline to Dubai continued to bolster risk appetite.

South Korean technology powerhouse Samsung Electronics named a new CEO on Tuesday and appointed the Samsung Group heir apparent to chief operating officer , as part of an organizational restructuring.

Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co said they were paying back funds to the U.S. government, in transactions that will end taxpayers' capital support of the biggest U.S. banks much sooner than had been expected just weeks ago.

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