Dow plunges 530 points as market woes continue
August 22, 2015
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Dow plunges 530 points as market woes continue

World stock markets tumbled towards their worst week of the year and commodities got another…

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US 10-Year Treasury Note Yield Falls to Near 2%
August 22, 2015
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US 10-Year Treasury Note Yield Falls to Near 2%

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond (U.S.: US30Y) was slightly lower, at 2.738 percent,…

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Council bans smoking, vaping in Saskatoon parks
August 22, 2015
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Council bans smoking, vaping in Saskatoon parks

University of Southern California researcher Adam Leventhal, the study’s lead author, noted that e-cigarettes were…

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CPI edges to 5% in July as tariff increases kick in
August 21, 2015
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CPI edges to 5% in July as tariff increases kick in

While U.S. consumer prices were only slightly up in July, but economists don’t expect low…

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Walker says he’s not taking position on birthright citizenship right Trump
August 21, 2015
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Walker says he’s not taking position on birthright citizenship right Trump

It’s a constitutional amendment from 1868. No matter that he didn’t say how he would…

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Call for nicotine e-cigarettes to be legalised
August 21, 2015
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Call for nicotine e-cigarettes to be legalised

The Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/1fusBcm ) that Alaska Division of Epidemiology bulletin released Thursday…

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Worst Trading Day of 2015
August 21, 2015
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Worst Trading Day of 2015

“Investors are wondering if growth isn’t coming from the U.S. or China, where is it…

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People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets yuan reference rate at 6.3915
August 21, 2015
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People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets yuan reference rate at 6.3915

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, pumped 120 billion yuan (18 billion…

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Stock market takes drubbing, endures worst day in 18 months
August 21, 2015
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Stock market takes drubbing, endures worst day in 18 months

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was also pulled lower, closing down 1.8% at…

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Consumer price index up 1.3 per cent in July
August 21, 2015
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Consumer price index up 1.3 per cent in July