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Italy 3-Year Debt Costs Fall at Bond Auction

Italy's three-year debt costs fell below 5 percent at the first bond auction of the year spurring hopes the troubled borrower would be able to make it through a refinancing hump in the first months of the year.
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Natural Gas Prices Continue to Fall

Mild winter temperatures and steadily rising natural gas production combined this week to drive the price of the heating fuel to its lowest point in years.
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Jobless claims fall 15,000 last week

New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week in the latest sign the labor market was improving and could help the country resist the effects of a likely euro zone recession.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall 15,000 to 372,000

New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week in the latest sign the labor market was improving and could help the country resist the effects of a likely Eurozone recession.
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Verizon mobile margins fall on strong iPhone sales

Verizon Wireless expects to report a decline of up to 6 percentage points in its fourth quarter gross profit margins on strong sales of the Apple Inc iPhone and other devices, according to a top executive for its parent company.
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Verizon Mobile Margins to Fall on iPhone Sales

Verizon Wireless said it expects to report a decline of up to 6 percentage points in its fourth quarter profit margins as costs rose on strong sales of Apple Inc iPhone and other devices.
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Acme Packet forecasts weak Q4; shares fall

Acme Packet Inc forecast a fourth quarter that lagged analysts' estimates and cut its 2011 outlook on concerns of crippled capital spending budgets at its telecommunication customers in North America.
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U.S. Stocks Will Fall 8.6% This Year: Morgan Stanley

An analysis released Tuesday by Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Parker suggesting U.S. equities will finish the year more than 8 percent lower than where they began is making those who follow the American stock market nervous. And for good reasons.
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Italy bond yields fall, 10-year not far from record high

Italian bond yields fell from recent record highs at auction on Thursday but cautious investors still demanded a near 7 percent yield to buy 10-year paper, a level seen unsustainable over time for the euro zone third-largest economy.

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