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Gas and oil prices jumped again to new highs Thursday as the dollar weakened, although crude's advance was limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices



The Fed's in a desperate race with spectre of collapse

The Fed, with its latest $200bn offer of cheap cash, has provided yet more state aid for errant hedge funds and another Washington-backed bail-out for Wall Street bankers.

http://tinyurl.com/2m2qv4



Feb. foreclosures up 60 percent over year before

Nevada, California, Florida have highest rates of those losing their homes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23601813/


From Information Clearing House

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Dollar's Clout Sinks Worldwide

Alan Clendenning reports for The Associated Press: "Hit by a free fall with no end in sight, the once mighty US dollar is no longer just crashing on currency markets and making life more expensive for American tourists and business people abroad; its clout is evaporating worldwide as foreign businesses and individuals turn to other currencies."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031308R.shtml



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