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AP, Washington

With the world’s financial markets on a stomach-churning ride, the Bush administration is scrambling to get a $700 billion rescue effort for the U.S. banking...

Financial, Meltdown, Business, Bush

made popular 19 min ago

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Pepsi : The Cola Bribe

Alpheus, Rayagada, Orissa

Bribes always have an enticing effect. Better still, when the bribe is one of our favorite colas. Pepsi’s latest campaign is wacky, cheeky and highly creative....

Pepsi Ad, Pepsi Bribe, Cola Ad, Funny Ads

made popular 28 min ago

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Britney Spears : Hidden Fantasy!

Alpheus, Rayagada, Orissa

If you’ve been wondering what Britney Spears has been upto, you don’t really need the paparazzi to help you figure out. The ad industry is transparent...

Britney Spears, Britney Perfume, Hidden Fantasy, Signature Perfumes

made popular 41 min ago

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European, Asian markets bounce back

AP, London

European markets opened strongly Monday following Asia’s lead in response to the widespread government efforts over the weekend to shore up the world’s...

World, Markets, Business, European

made popular 43 min ago

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Bluespace : Get back your space!

Alpheus, Rayagada, Orissa

All of us crave for space. Bluespace seems to have an interesting solution, which has been put across in a cheesy way. We say this because the visuals communicate the...

Bluespace, Storage Space, Wacky Ads, Business

made popular 53 min ago

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Kayaking Jumbo chokes!

Alpheus, Rayagada, Orissa

With certain ads, you actually end up communicating negative messages. Despite being a far-fetched conclusion, the thought of choking on peanuts can turn off certain...

Kayaking Jumbo, Jumbo Peanuts, Animal, Cute Ads

made popular 1 hr. ago

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Germany creating up to $543 billion rescue package

AP, Berlin

German leaders worked Monday to tie up a rescue package for their banking system that officials said could be worth as much as $543 billion _ part of a coordinated...

EU, Germany, Meltdown, Business

made popular 1 hr. ago

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Kuwait shuts down oil refineries temporarily

AP, Kuwait City

The Kuwait National Petroleum Co. says it has temporarily shut down the country’s three oil refineries because of a power surge, but that exports have not been...

ML, Kuwait, Oil, Refineries

made popular 1 hr. ago

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General Motors and Chrysler Consider Merger

Marco Villa, Connecticut

These are tough times for Detroit, America’s auto Mecca. Two American icons and carmakers General Motors and Chrysler have recently started to explore the...

General Motors, Chrysler, Cars

made popular 1 hr. ago

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IMF chief welcomes European bank rescue plan

AP, Paris

The head of the International Monetary Fund welcomed a European bank rescue plan on Monday despite its high cost, and predicted that weekend efforts by world leaders...

EU, Europe, Financial, Crisis

made popular 2 hr. ago

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HK legislators criticize regulators over bonds

AP, Hong Kong

Hong Kong legislators on Monday accused regulators of failing to monitor banks that sold Lehman Brothers-backed bonds that have put hundreds of millions of dollars in...

AS, Hong, Kong, Lehman

made popular 2 hr. ago

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Central banks announce liquidity boosting measures

AP, Tokyo

Five central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, announced Monday new measures aimed at thawing frozen credit markets and bolstering...

AS, Central, Banks, Meltdown

made popular 3 hr. ago

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North Dakota grows a booming barley crop

AP, Bismarck

North Dakota barley production jumped in 2008, thanks in large part to weather during the growing season in the east that one farmer described as...

Farm, Scene, Booming, Barley

made popular 3 hr. ago

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Oil rebounds in Asia on Europe bank rescue plan

AP, Singapore

Oil prices rebounded from a 13-month low to rise above US$80 a barrel Monday in Asia on expectations that a pledge by European countries to keep banks from collapsing...

AS, Oil, Prices, Business

made popular 6 hr. ago

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Most Asian markets rise after last week's sell-off

AP, Hong Kong

Most Asian stock markets recovered in early trading Monday after last week’s historic sell-off as governments around the world intensified efforts to boost the...

AS, World, Markets, Business

made popular 7 hr. ago

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Soros slams US, EU leaders for 'slow' response

AP, Washington

Outspoken billionaire investor George Soros on Sunday criticized U.S. and European officials for taking too long to effectively address the financial crisis.

Meltdown, Soros, Business, Outspoken

made popular 10 hr. ago

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Is Cheaper Oil A Good Thing?

Omar, Riyadh

How far can it fall? People have been anxiously wondering as they watch the plunging stock market. But increasingly the same question is being asked about another...

America, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Business

made popular 12 hr. ago

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Final hour of trading keeps Wall Street on edge

AP, New York

The chaotic hour before Wall Street’s closing bell has never been for the faint of heart. These days, it’s been absolutely brutal.

Meltdown, The, Final, Hour

made popular 12 hr. ago

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World Bank to protect poor from economic turmoil

AP, Washington

The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor against the financial turmoil...

Finance, Meeting, Business, World Bank

made popular 13 hr. ago

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Investors face more uncertainty as bailout widens

AP, New York

Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to continue its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week as they await action on...

Wall, Street, Week, Ahead

made popular 13 hr. ago

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