Market latest: Australia – ninemsnSYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Australian shares rallied 3 percent on Tuesday, led up by the top miners on firmer metals prices, joining a global equity market rally as some rare positive signs emerged amid the global gloom. Global miners BHP Billiton Source: money.ninemsn.com.au

Sundance, game over: The awards, etc. – Boston GlobeMy post-mortem on this year’s Sundance is on the Globe’s front page today , but there’s still a little festival housecleaning to do. They held the awards ceremony in Park City Saturday night, and the winners of Sundance 2009 were, as usual, both Source: www.boston.com
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Changes for married stock deals – Straits TimesTHE Singapore Exchange (SGX) wants to dramatically raise the minimum permissible value of pre-arranged or married stock market trades to boost market transparency and integrity. The SGX is proposing to raise the minimum from $150,000 to at least $500 Source: www.straitstimes.com
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Manatron Buys Florida Competitor – WWJ Newsradio 950Portage-based Manatron Inc. said Wedneseday that it has acquired Winter Park, Fla.-based Software Techniques Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Manatron provides property tax software and services for state and local governments. STI Source: www.wwj.com
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Employers to seek recruits at UMaine s career fair – Bangor Daily NewsORONO, Maine In spite of a flagging economy, more than 100 employers in and around Maine will be looking to the University of Maine s annual Career Fair on Jan. 28 for new employees and [...]

SE Asia Stocks-Singapore hits one-week low, DBS tumbles – ReutersBANGKOK, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Singapore shares fell to a one-week low on Monday amid worries about DBS Group’s exposure to a defaulting Kuwaiti lender, and most other Southeast Asian markets dropped on fears of a deepening U.S. recession. Singapore’s Source: www.reuters.com
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The Best – Here, At Least – Gay City NewsWhile her regiment seeks Holland, Camille (Sylvie Testud), disguised as a man, searches for her husband, in “La France,” the best film of 2008. No critic should make a top 10 list without acknowledging that the best world cinema doesn’t automatically Source: www.gaycitynews.com
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Singapore Market Unlikely To Halt Skid – RTT News(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has finished lower now in back-to-back sessions after the two-day winning streak that saw it put on more than 160 points or 9 percent. The Straits Times Index on Wednesday surrendered support at 1,900 points and Source: www.rttnews.com
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U.S. Treasury has invested $15B of bailout funds; $7B went to PNC – Wichita Business JournalThe U.S. Treasury Department has invested $15 billion of its $250 billion Capital Purchase Program in seven banks on Dec. 31, it reported. Of that amount, $1.35 billion was invested in Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STISource: wichita.bizjournals.com
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Singapore exchange reports record derivative and fund volume – EarthtimesSingapore – The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to 62 million contracts, up by 38 per cent from 2007. By September 2008 Source: www.earthtimes.org
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