The U.S. dollar edged higher against the British pound on death of a hawkish U.K. interest-rate setting member
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Jun. 22, 2006

The U.S. dollar edged higher against the British pound on Thursday following the death of a hawkish U.K. interest-rate setting member. The pound fell to $1.8397 from $1.8459.

The U.S. dollar edged higher against the British pound on death of a hawkish U.K. interest-rate setting member
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The U.S. dollar edged higher against the British pound on Thursday following the death of a hawkish U.K. interest-rate setting member.
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crude-oil contracts rose as high as $71.20 in electronic trading
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August-dated crude-oil contracts rose as high as $71.20 in electronic trading, and were up 63 cents at $70.96 a barrel shortly after 5 a.m. Eastern.
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German insurer Allianz eliminates nearly 7,500 jobs as part of a broader restructuring plan
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Insurer Allianz AG on Thursday continued the cost-cutting trend among German conglomerates, saying it would eliminate nearly 7,500 jobs as part of a broader restructuring plan.
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Unions are making inroads in some parts of the historically nonunion South by tapping frustrations over low wages
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Unions are making inroads in some parts of the historically nonunion South by tapping frustrations over low wages and developing new strategies to battle employer opposition.
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Asian-Pacific stocks rose across the board, with Japan's Nikkei Average lifted 3.3%
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Asian-Pacific stocks rose across the board, with Japan's Nikkei Average lifted 3.3% by gains in export-oriented shares after the release of data showing a surge in Japanese exports in May.
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AT&T revised its privacy policy to state that account records are company property
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AT&T revised its privacy policy to state that account records are company property and may be disclosed to law enforcement.
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Federated is nearing a deal to sell its Lord & Taylor department-store chain
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Federated is nearing a deal to sell its Lord & Taylor department-store chain to Apollo and NRDC for about $1.2 billion.
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Televisa withdrew from its bidding group in a dispute over price
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Televisa scrambled to fund an offer for Univision after KKR and Blackstone withdrew from its bidding group in a dispute over price.
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Big drug buyers are extracting steep price cuts from pharmaceutical companies
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Big drug buyers are extracting steep price cuts from pharmaceutical companies on some of their brand-name medicines.
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