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(Adds quotes, details.) By Laurence Norman Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. factory prices were flat on the month in December, ending a run of four straight months of declines as tax increases and sterling's weakness kept prices supported, the Office for National Statistics said Friday.
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.S. stocks are expected to open lower Friday, but the release of the official labor statistics from the world's largest economy could easily change this tone.
NICOSIA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Cyprus cut its 2009 economic growth forecast to 2.1 percent from 3.0 percent on Friday, worried at the impact of global financial turmoil on tourism and key trading partners.
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Romanian leu and Serbian dinar hit record lows against the euro for a second straight day on Friday as investors fretted over eastern European economies, while a New Year rally in emerging equities ran out of steam.
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Euro-zone retail sales bounced back more than expected on the month in November, but remained weaker on the year as rising unemployment and the recession weighed on consumer spending in the currency bloc, official data showed Friday.
The Greenbrier Companies today reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended November 30, 2008.
PLAINSBORO, N.J., Jan. 9, 2009 -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today that its 2008 and 2009 revenues and GAAP and adjusted diluted earnings per share results are expected to be below the guidance previously provided and that it has acquired Minnesota Scientific, Inc. .
Colfax Corporation , a global leader in engineered fluid handling products and systems, announced today that it expects full-year 2009 net earnings in the range of $.80 to $.87 per share.
JAKARTA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia will require commodities exporters to use letters of credit issued by local banks in future, to make sure that foreign exchange remains onshore, the trade minister said on Friday.
KINSHASA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has raised key interest rates to 40 percent from 28 percent to halt a slide in its Congolese franc currency, the government said.
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