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SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) – A massive magnitude-8. Mighty Wing, Pyongyang’s equivalent of Mickey Mouse, is just one of many comic book figures offering a glimpse into North Korea’s bizarre regime. The Vancouver Games wind down with the final 11 gold medals up for grabs, highlighted by the men’s hockey final between U. 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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Bullion had briefly dipped below in earlier Asian trade before quickly rebounding, however price is now markedly below. This bearish slide marks a near two-week low for bullion, which went as high as $1130 in the previous fortnight. Secondly rumours are still abound in the market over China being up gold in diversification moves, they are rumoured to be doing this at the 1020-1080 levels. Consumer confidence was given a blow in both Germany and the US yesterday, and market players now begin to ponder the possible suggested ramifications of this on the already flagging global economy. Flight away from risk and a strengthening Greenback as a result also precipitates a move away from commodities as an asset class. read more

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TOKYO (Reuters) – A trickle of recently-launched commodity-linked funds in Japan is set to swell in coming years as stodgy savers, pension funds and regional banks search for higher returns beyond the usual mix of bonds and equities. Money managers looking to offer more commodity asset products to customers are eyeing a share of an estimated $20 trillion pool of investment funds — or 1. ETFs are popular with Japanese investors who feel comfortable with “toushin”, or investment trusts, said Kentaro Obata, head of the asset management division of Astmax, Japan’s top commodities fund manager. 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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SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) — Oil futures advanced Monday above $80, its highest level in six weeks, as a weaker U. Concerns that oil product supply will tighten as a result of a refinery strike in France over oil major Total SA’s (TOT) decision to shut its Flanders refinery, near Dunkirk, also lingered. On Sunday, the French union Confederation Generale du Travail, or CGT, stormed out of discussions with oil major Total SA’s (TOT) management over the fate of refineries in France and called for the intensification of the open-ended strike that started Feb. Toby Hassall, head of research at CWA Global Markets, expects last week’s bullish momentum to be sustained by recent signs of economic recovery, unless the U. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . read more

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Architect’s rendering of a University of South Florida Polytechnic station for high-speed rail on Interstate 4 in Lakeland. Somewhere in Lakeland City Hall is a booklet with a sleek, fast passenger train on the cover. Pictured with the train blazing by is a conductor, checking the time on his pocket watch. The booklet tells of the importance of having a Polk County stop along a Tampa-Orlando high-speed line. read more

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Metal and energy prices led a broad rally in commodities Friday after the dollar retreated from its highest levels of the day. The ICE Futures US dollar index, which measures the dollar against six other currencies rose 0. Energy prices also mostly rose, led by crude oil. Benchmark crude for March delivery rose 75 cents to settle at $79. A lot of volume has already rolled over to the April contract, which rose 64 cents to close at $80. In other Nymex trading in March contracts, heating oil rose 1. read more

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TOKYO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures sank during Friday morning electronic trading in Asia, as strength in the U. Prices had come off their lows by the close of Thursday’s trading session as investors picked up on thinking that central banks would likely buy the remainder of gold being sold by the International Monetary Fund, which on Wednesday said it plans to sell 191. Gold’s decline Friday in Asia is a “knee-jerk reaction” following the surprise rate move after New York markets closed, said Patrick Kerr, a managing director at Amerifutures Commodities & Options, adding that these after-hours trading markets “have nowhere near the liquidity [or] volume of regular Comex pit session” and that exacerbates the move. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . By registering, you are agreeing to MarketWatch’s Terms of Service and to receiving periodic news and special offers via email about MarketWatch enhancements, products and services. read more

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