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The dollar appreciated to a level stronger than $1.30 against the euro for the first time since early December before a report tomorrow forecast to show employers added jobs for a third month.
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Tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc. must get U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell products introduced or changed in the past four years, a move that may let the agency keep more addictive items off the market.
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China, the world’s second-largest economy, will stoke resentment in 2011 as its power grows while its willingness to engage in global affairs remains muted, according to Ian Bremmer , president of Eurasia Group.
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A recovering economy prompted the biggest withdrawals last month from U.S. bond funds in more than two years. That was a mistake, according to Craig Brothers , a portfolio manager specializing in fixed income.
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The Australian dollar stands to gain this year as the biggest beneficiary of global economic growth and strong commodity prices , according to Robert Sinche , global head of currency strategy at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s RBS Securities unit.
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Canada’s dollar reached its strongest level in 2 1/2 years versus the greenback, capping a second straight annual advance, as oil at a 26-month high burnished the allure of currencies tied to global growth.
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An improving global economy and record earnings are helping U.S. stocks defy predictions for a “new normal” of below-average returns.
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Canada’s dollar touched the strongest level in 2 1/2 years against its U.S. counterpart as crude oil reached a 26-month high and copper rose to a record, fueling appetite for currencies that benefit from global growth.
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Corporate bonds capped their best two-year global performance ever as signs of an accelerating U.S. recovery outweighed concern the European Union will fail to contain its fiscal crisis.
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Investors should avoid dollar-denominated government debt weighed down by budget deficits and invest in bonds in Canada, Mexico and Brazil, according to Bill Gross , manager of the world’s largest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co.
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