Miami-area home sellers looking to unload their properties might want to make sure they have comfortable couches. It looks like they’re going to be there a while.

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What would you do if you won a few million dollars? Buy a Greek Island? Take one-day shopping trips to New York City? Play polo?

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Financial Post Legal Post Editor Jim Middlemiss spent 18 days
in India this month, exploring the outsourcing phenomenon. He
travelled by plane, car, truck — and once by elephant — and
returned with some tips on how best to get around the fast-growing
country

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Viet Nam first quarter rice exports to rise 11.6% — govtInquirer.net, Philippines - Apr 25, 2008Rice prices, which hit records in Asia and triggered protests in Africa and Haiti, have also risen 68 percent in Viet Nam since last April to around 5000 …

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BBC NewsRice Scare? Is Supply Really Running Out?Elliott Wave, GA - Apr 25, 2008See also: “Rice Shortage on the scale of the potato famine in Ireland.” (Manila Times) This is no joke. From Southeast Asia to North America, …Wheat prices down 40% from peak BBC NewsCBOT rice price a benchmark for US, but not world GuardianSoybean futures finish with losses Commodity OnlineOttawa Citizen - The Associated Pressall 127 news articles

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PRESS TVFamine raises war fearMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 5 hours agoWhile demonstrations and riots about rising prices of staples, such as rice and corn, had plagued the Government in Haiti, Mr Diouf said he saw "civil war" …UN repeats predictions of civil war over food supplies Radio New ZealandUN agency chief warns of food crisis 'civil war' AFPFAO slams agriculture Mismanagement PRESS TVall 14 news articles

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Editorial: Global food scareBusiness Standard, India - 5 hours agoIt is not often that grocery stores in the developed countries have to resort to rationing rice, bread, milk, eggs and the like. …Rice price surge frustrates and puzzles Asians Reuters IndiaThai Rice Prices Reach Record; UN Concerned About Asia Food Security Voice of AmericaWorld food fears mount as rice prices hit record guardian.co.ukRTE.ie - Arizona Republicall 242 news articles

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Suncor Energy Inc. said on Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 23% as oil prices continued to climb. The company reported first-quarter earnings of $708-million ($1.53 a share), compared with $576-million ($1.25) a year ago.

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The Canadian dollar fell against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as slowing global growth prompted investors to buy the greenback as a safe haven.

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Ford Motor Co., the world’s third- largest automaker, reported a first-quarter profit of US$100-million as benefits from cost cuts made up for falling U.S. sales. Analysts had forecast a loss.

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