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• UK man gets 20 years in U.S. prison over Oregon militant camp

  16-10-2015 22:09
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mentally ill British man who U.S. authorities said helped try to set up a training camp in Oregon in 1999 at the behest of radical London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced on Friday in New York to 20 years in prison.
  
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• Why Job Productivity Numbers are a Good Economic Indicator

  16-10-2015 20:58
  Some U.S. economic numbers count more than others. The monthly non farm payroll report  occupies an outsized place in the minds of most investors. In contrast, quarterly productivity numbers often go unnoticed and unremarked. That's a mistake. Today,
  
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• 3 Smart Strategies to Make the Most of Market Volatility

  16-10-2015 19:04
  Amid today’s increased market volatility, economic uncertainty and geopolitical unrest, it is wise to know how to react when your investment plan seems to be faltering.On the road to your ultimate investing goals, one or more elements of your portfolio may decline in value. But there are a few ways to turn these
  
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• Its All About Earnings Now

  16-10-2015 18:41
  Stocks are on track to start today's session essentially flat, with the major indexes making decent gains this week despite soft economic data and a weak start to the Q3 earnings season. Earnings will be the only topic next
  
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• Scottish nationalists to oppose any UK anti-IS air strikes in Syria

  16-10-2015 16:57
  ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Scottish National Party (SNP) members of parliament, who form the third-largest bloc in the British parliament, will oppose any move by Prime Minister David Cameron to win parliamentary approval for Britain to attack Islamic State in Syria, the party said on Friday.
  
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• Britain fighting to keep 35 million pound Rembrandt work in the country

  16-10-2015 16:16
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has barred the export of one of Dutch master Rembrandt's finest portraits in the hope of finding a buyer willing to match its 35 million pound asking price and extend its 250-year-long stay in the country.
  
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• UK Ebola 'relapse' case takes virus specialists to uncharted waters

  16-10-2015 15:54
  
  LONDON, (Reuters) - The case of Pauline Cafferkey, the first person known to have recovered from Ebola and then suffer an apparently life-threatening relapse, is taking scientists into uncharted territory.
  
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• Tripoli confirms new Lockerbie suspects include Gaddafi spy chief

  16-10-2015 15:16
  
  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Tripoli's government on Friday named the two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing investigation as Abdullah al-Senussi, the former spy chief of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, and a second man, Mohammed Abu Ejaila.
  
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• Why There’s a Disconnect Between Economic Data and Performance

  16-10-2015 14:40
  Recent weak economic data have confirmed everyone's worst fears The global economy is indeed decelerating. Yet last week, according to Bloomberg data, nearly every economically sensitive asset class advanced, including U.S. stocks, commodities and high yield. This is
  
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• Stock Market Basics: What is Volatility?

  16-10-2015 14:21
  When individuals talk about investing, they often discuss the risks involved with certain investitures. Those individuals with low risk tolerance will put their money towards a Certificate of Deposit (COD) or bond. With these investitures [assuming you go with a highly rated bond] you end up guaranteed to exit this
  
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• Turbulent Times For The Copper Markets

  16-10-2015 14:09
  By Dave Forest A lot from local press in Latin America this week, discussing the future of the copper market, where a battle seems to be shaping up between supply cuts and new projects.The Chilean government waded into the fray yesterday -- saying it won't provide any new funding to state copper miner Codelco.
  
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• British PM's letter to EU will have 'a bit more detail' - spokesman

  16-10-2015 13:27
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's letter to the European Union explaining Britain's planned renegotiation of ties will have 'a bit more detail', a Downing Street spokesman said on Friday.
  
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• UK watchdog formally bans former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli

  16-10-2015 13:22
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said it had formally banned Kweku Aboboli, the former UBS trader who was jailed for seven years in 2012 for fraud, from working in the financial services industry.
  
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• Very Strange Goings On In Exports and Imports

  16-10-2015 13:07
  Data is data. It is cold and lifeless - and it takes some understanding of dynamics affecting that data set to provide context.  I see one data set that makes no sense.Historically, trade not only tells the story of the health of the global economy - but also shows the health of the individual economies when one
  
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• UK man faces U.S. prison term over Islamist militant camp in Oregon

  16-10-2015 13:02
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mentally ill British man who U.S. authorities say helped try to set up a training camp in Oregon in 1999 for Islamist militants faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Friday in New York.
  
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• British court rules taxi-hailing app Uber is legal in London

  16-10-2015 12:35
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Taxi-hailing service Uber is legal in London, Britain's High Court ruled on Friday, following months of protests from drivers of the capital's famous black cabs that the app was undercutting their business.
  
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• AstraZeneca diabetes drug combination faces delay after FDA rebuff

  16-10-2015 12:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators declined to approve a fixed-dose diabetes drug combination from AstraZeneca , delaying its launch and dealing a blow to an important plank of the drugmaker's business.
  
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• Migrants dig in for a Calais winter as bids to reach UK go on

  16-10-2015 11:50
  
  CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Migrants camped on France's north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels, 200 kilometres away, to discuss the broader crisis.
  
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• Migrant hit by freight train found dead near Channel Tunnel

  16-10-2015 09:02
  LILLE, France (Reuters) - A migrant was killed during the night of Thursday to Friday after being hit by a freight train on the site of the Channel tunnel near Calais, firefighters said, taking the death toll there among people trying to reach Britain to 16 since June.
  
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• U.S., Scottish investigators have two new suspects in Lockerbie bombing

  16-10-2015 08:38
  
  LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scottish and U.S. investigators have identified two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie airline bombing almost 27 years ago which killed 270 people, authorities in the two countries said on Thursday.
  
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• 'Await a letter in November', Cameron tells EU

  16-10-2015 04:06
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - David Cameron sought to defuse fellow EU leaders' frustration over a lack of detail in his demand for new membership terms from the bloc by promising on Thursday to send them his wish-list in writing in early November.
  
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• Britain faces tighter power supply this winter, but manageable-Grid

  16-10-2015 02:59
  (Reuters) - Britain has measures in place to keep the lights on this winter despite the closure of several power stations leading to a narrower surplus of electricity supply, network operator National Grid said on Thursday.
  
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• A bridge too far - UK court says card game is not a sport

  16-10-2015 02:58
  LONDON (Reuters) - British lovers of bridge lost a legal battle on Thursday to have their card game recognised as a sport, thereby denying it access to funding enjoyed by the likes of darts, model aircraft flying, and angling.
  
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• 'Await a letter in November', Britain's Cameron tells EU on renegotiation

  16-10-2015 01:42
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - David Cameron sought to defuse fellow EU leaders' frustration over a lack of detail in his demand for new membership terms from the bloc by promising on Thursday to send them his wish-list in writing in early November.
  
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