Cost of living rises to seven-month high

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US subprime crisis costs $8.6 trillion

THE meltdown in the US sub-prime real estate market has led to a global loss of $US7.7 trillion ($8.6 trillion) in stock market value since October, a report by Bank of America showed overnight.

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Yahoo pleads for time to counter Microsoft bid

Jerry Yang, the founder of the struggling internet giant Yahoo, has pleaded with shareholders to give him more time to find a money-spinning alternative to the proposed takeover by rival Microsoft.


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RBA as clear as can be on rates

THE central bank broadened its new era of openness this week by delivering its bluntest outlook yet on interest rates.

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Bank of Japan leaves interest rate unchanged

THE Bank of Japan's policy board decided unanimously to keep super-low interest rates unchanged today, in an expected move amid concern over the global economy.

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Britain 'soft touch' for attacks

Britain's security is at risk because of a loss of self-confidence, says a leading defence think tank.

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Record numbers opt for bankruptcy

53,114 people petitioned to go bankrupt in 2007 after being unable to keep up with their debts

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