With Hurricane Gustav being downgraded to a tropical depression, the Hurricane Premium is off the table. Oil prices have plunged more than $10 a barrel since Friday with $100 a barrel now within striking distance. The rally in the US dollar is a direct result of the fall in oil prices. Since […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 7:02 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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China’s Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs
Business Scrambe to Offset Rising Costs of Transportation
Jobs Report will Provide Clues on Growth and Inflation
Fed’s Priority is Likely […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 4:14minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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US Retail Sales Increase More than Expected
Japan to Raise Meat Prices as Corn Boosts Feed Costs
ECB Tells Market Rate Hike Likely to be One-Off
The topics at […]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 09:14 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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Dollar Falls on News that Lenders will Seize Carlyle Capital Assets
US Retail Sales Decline in Feb
Australian Employment - HOT
Fed believes US will Avoid a Deep […]

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Gas prices hit a record high today as crude oil futures climbed to $104 a barrel. Just take a look at the headlines in google news today! According to a local news station in California, the the Americo gas station in Gorda, just south of Big Sur is selling premium unleaded gas for $5.39 […]

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