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COM] The dollar remains in negative territory, but it has pared losses in recent action. Precious metals prices were clipped earlier in the session by a modest, upward move in the Dollar Index, which is now down fractionally. March crude oil has traded in positive territory all session. Its pullback from morning highs was exacerbated by the greenback’s improved position. March natural gas began trending lower overnight, eventually hitting lows of $4. Get 10 FREE Issues of Investor's Business Daily, the research tool for self directed investors. read more

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DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp on Monday sought to discredit an outside study critical of its electronic safety systems and said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls. Prohibited from working within 100 miles of his old job, one manager launches a hedge fund out of a humble lakeside cabin in a tiny town. Some savvy positioning can help investors avoid getting burned when prices rise in emerging markets and policy tightens. Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. read more

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March 8 (Bloomberg) — Japanese stock futures and Australian shares rose after fewer jobs were lost in the U. Futures on Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average expiring in March closed at 10,540 in Chicago on March 5, compared with 10,375 in Singapore. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 1. Christina Romer, President Barack Obama’s chief economist, told Bloomberg Television that it’s “very realistic” to expect employment growth in the U. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has gained 0. The London Metals Index, a measure of six metals including copper and zinc, climbed 1. read more

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March 5 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s/TSC Composite Index to its biggest weekly advance in four months, as better-than-forecast U. Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada’s second-biggest lender, climbed to a 21-month high after being upgraded by Bank of Nova Scotia. Labor Department report released today showed payrolls fell 36,000 last month, less than the 68,000 drop estimated by economists, boosting confidence in the economic recovery in Canada’s biggest trading partner. Financial stocks, the biggest of 10 industry groups in the S&P/TSX, rose to the highest level since October 2008. The engineering and construction company reported fourth-quarter profit of 65 Canadian cents a share, 25 percent higher than the average of 10 analyst estimates in a Bloomberg survey. read more

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LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose in Europe on Monday as the euro recovered early losses to firm versus the dollar, with the yellow metal also benefiting from strength in other commodities such as oil and copper. The government raised personal income tax slabs for 2010/11, which could result in a net tax saving of 20,000 to 50,000 rupees for those earning above 300,000 rupees. London silver fix – Mar 1 – 1650. India’s railway budget sets $9 billion of infrastructure investments but leaves government funding flat and cuts borrowing. The government should be able to implement a number of critical policy changes in FY 11, which are key to lifting India on a sustainable higher growth path. Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters. read more

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