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Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers.
24 Jul 2008 |
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Hong Kong consumer prices rise 6.1%
Hong Kong consumer prices in June rose 6.1% over the same month last year, and were up on May's 5.7% rise, the Census & Statistics Department says. The rise was mainly due to increases in private-housing rentals, package-tour charges, rice prices and bus fares.
22 Jul 2008 |
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June flat sales rise 17.1% in HK
June saw 11,876 flat sale and purchase pacts, up 17.1% on May but down 0.9% on a year earlier, the Hong Kong Land Registry says.
05 Jul 2008 |
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Oil rises above $144 on US supply drop
Oil soared to a record above $144 a barrel Thursday in Asia, fueled by concerns over a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.
03 Jul 2008 |
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Hong Kong Wholesale food market rents to rise
Rents at Western and Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Food Markets should rise 11.42% to match the surge in management costs, Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow says. About 68% of tenants will face a rise of less than $800.
03 Jul 2008 |
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Gas prices rises 10 cents a gallon over 2 weeks
A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago. The average price of regular gasoline at self-serve stations was $4.10 a gallon on Friday.
23 Jun 2008 |
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Oil rises on Nigeria strike threat, inventory drop
Oil prices rose Wednesday, rebounding from earlier losses on reports that Nigerian oil workers are about to strike and as investors focused on a surprise decline in gasoline inventories last week.
19 Jun 2008 |
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Treasurys rise on weak housing data
Treasury prices rose modestly Tuesday after the government reported an increase in producer prices but also a decline in home construction.
19 Jun 2008 |
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