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Car Q&A with Jim MacPherson
Jim Q_A Q: My wife and I are looking to purchase a 2010 RAV 4 V6. However, we have concerns about the gas mileage after reading various blogs indicating people were getting between 15 and 18 mpg while paying "close attention" to their driving habits....Tags: Marketing, Lexus, Passenger Cars, Companies and Corporations, Vehicles
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Toyota HIghlander
If you’re still wondering why crossover utility vehicles have replaced SUVs in your neighbors’ driveways, drive a Toyota Highlander. The Highlander has the room and flexibility for carrying passengers and cargo that made SUVs so popular a...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), SUVs and Crossovers, Standards, Science and Technology, Toyota
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares track Wall St lower as Fed meeting looms
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan down 0.2 pct, Nikkei opens 0.8 pct lower * Dollar hovers near recent lows vs yen, index of major currencies By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares inched lower and the dollar remained defensive on Monday as...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Credit Ratings, Nikkei, Federal Reserve, Weather Reports
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JGB market sentiment shows marked improvement -Thomson Reuters poll
ReutersTOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sentiment in Japan's volatile government bond market improved sharply on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep short-term interest rates low, the latest weekly Thomson Reuters poll showed on Monday. The poll's...Tags: Elections, Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Polls, The Wall Street Journal
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Hong Kong shares may start weaker, Chinese resource sectors in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start weaker on Monday, tracking Wall Street losses as investors await the outcome of a policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week. Chinese resource sectors could come under some...Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Li Ka-shing, China, Environmental Issues
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Japan's Nikkei rises, spurred by defensive buying,
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average edged higher on Monday as buying in defensive stocks reversed early losses. The Nikkei added 0.4 percent to 12,7329.85 after trading as low as 12,549.82 on the back of weak U.S. stocks on Friday. Monday's gain...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Federal Reserve, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Central Bank, Shinzo Abe
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.5 pct, Nikkei advances 1.2 pct * Dollar recovers vs yen, but stays near lows against major currencies * Copper rises on short covering after steep weekly losses By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares recouped...Tags: Nikkei, Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Foreign Exchange Market
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Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
ReutersBy Guy Faulconbridge LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table and end a two-year...Tags: International Organizations, Money and Monetary Policy, Moscow (Russia), Summits, Russia
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Nikkei set to fall as yen stays firm, languishes in bear market
ReutersTOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average is expected to open lower on Monday as weak U.S. stocks and a stronger yen dampen already fragile sentiment, with the Japanese benchmark languishing in a bear market. The Nikkei is likely to trade...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Petroleum Industry, Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
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FOREX-Currencies subdued as key event risk looms
Reuters* Yen holds near two-month highs vs dollar & yen * Fed's June 18-19 policy meeting key focus this week * Markets keen for clarity over Fed's next step By Ian Chua SYDNEY, June 17 (Reuters) - The yen held near a two-month high against the dollar and...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke
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ANALYSIS-Japan PM Abe's true test; rising government bond yields
Reuters* Key 10-yr yield up half percentage point from record low * Rise in long-term rates threatens recovery in economic activity * Conflict in BOJ logic of higher inflation, lower rates-analyst * BOJ needs to convince market yields will stay low-analyst By...Tags: Marketing, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nikkei, Debt Market, Economy
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Analysis: Japan PM Abe's true test; rising government bond yields
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Abenomics' massive monetary stimulus was supposed to depress long-term interest rates to spur economic activity, but the Japanese government bond market has other ideas. Banks, unable to make money on their Japanese government bonds...Tags: Marketing, Nikkei, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Debt Market, Economy
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