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January Seasonal Effect Favors Dollar Strength (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:35:56 GMT
In this article, we argue that there is an interesting seasonal pattern affecting the US dollar?s exchange rate during the month of January. To some extent, the U.S. dollar has a tendency to rise during the month of January, particularly against the Japanese yen.
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Nashville hosts 25 conventions in January (BizJournals)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:54:55 GMT
Music City will welcome 25 conventions with 64,000 attendees during the month of January, topping both of the past two months.
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Prperty taxes due January 5; should be postmarked by January 15 (KTNV Las Vegas)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:09 GMT
Property taxes for the third installment are January 5 and should be postmakred or received by January 15th to avoid a penalty.
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UPDATE 1: Situation Map-Gaza Crisis (as of 5 January 2009) (AlertNet)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:35:58 GMT
Source: UNOSAT Gaza Strip - This map presents a preliminary situation of the reported attacks by Israeli and Hamas forces from 25 December 2008 to 5 January 2009, within and surrounding the Gaza Strip. Damage ...
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Happy New Year From Citroen UK - Credit Crunching Deals On Offer In January 2009 (The Auto Channel)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:12:10 GMT
SLOUGH, United Kingdom – January 5, 2009: Citroën has made buying a brand new car even more affordable this January by extending its range of credit-crunch busting, value-for-money deals across the range.
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Annoying Coworkers Make January 5 Most Stressful Day of Year (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:53:16 GMT
January 5 is the most stressful day of the year, as millions head back to work. A survey by the Royal National Lifeboats Institute in the UK pegged the common first day back after the holidays as the most stressful, citing a handful of irritating coworker habits.
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Verizon - Alltel merger to become official on January 9th (Mobile Burn)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:37:20 GMT
Verizon Wireless recently announced that its acquisition of Alltel Wireless would close on January 9th, according to Business Week . The deal cost Verizon a total of US$28.1 billion dollars and will make it, once again, the largest U.S. carrier in terms of subscribers, with a total of 78 million customers.
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Wataniya Airways announces daily flights from January 24th between Dubai and Kuwait (AME Info)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:28:47 GMT
Wataniya Airways, the first new full service luxury airline to be launched in the Middle East in recent years, announced its first scheduled flights will be to Dubai International Airport, commencing from Saturday, January 24th 2009.
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Baseball never short on things to watch ... even in January (New Haven Register)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:52:04 GMT
Even in the black hole otherwise known as early January, baseball still fills up the cosmos with news, rumors and gossip. It’s impossible to ignore the buzz; the industry has its tentacles wrapped tightly around you, from here to pitchers and catchers.
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The 2008 News Review, Part One - January to March (Formula 1)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:43:55 GMT
January: BMW Sauber set out ambitious aims for the season ahead, announcing they are targeting a maiden win. Ferrari also get their ’08 campaign underway with a bang, becoming the first team to unveil their new challenger, at their Maranello base in Italy.