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90 seconds at 9 am: Sarkozy second in first round of French election; Dutch government collapses on deficit impasse; Australian government in scandal threat
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90 seconds at 9 am: Sarkozy second in first round of French election; Dutch government collapses on deficit impasse; Australian government in scandal threat
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's Achilles heal; bigger cities are greener; euro unscrambled; Beyond Outrage; Dilbert
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: China's Achilles heal; bigger cities are greener; euro unscrambled; Beyond Outrage; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: American data softer than expected; Spain and France sell debt successfully; Japan exports grow; NZ$ falls
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90 seconds at 9 am: American data softer than expected; Spain and France sell debt successfully; Japan exports grow; NZ$ falls
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The next great migration; lousy and lovely jobs; ugly stats; grocery prices; Dilbert
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The next great migration; lousy and lovely jobs; ugly stats; grocery prices; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Backsliding in Europe by Italy, Spain and Greece; Netherlands in ratings worry; US earnings rally stumbles; Chinese eye AU banks
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90 seconds at 9 am: Backsliding in Europe by Italy, Spain and Greece; Netherlands in ratings worry; US earnings rally stumbles; Chinese eye AU banks
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Fatca; Chinese statistics; Germany to go first?; an evil Daddy; advertising makes you depressed; Dilbert;
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Fatca; Chinese statistics; Germany to go first?; an evil Daddy; advertising makes you depressed; Dilbert;
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices tumble; Equities rebound continues; IMF sees growth, gets fund commitments; AU jobs move to NZ
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices tumble; Equities rebound continues; IMF sees growth, gets fund commitments; AU jobs move to NZ
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Euro shock and awe; South America resurgent; bloated returns; Italian rail project; Dilbert; George Carlin
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Euro shock and awe; South America resurgent; bloated returns; Italian rail project; Dilbert; George Carlin
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: BNZ professors call for more bank regulation; dependency cultures; shrinking government; milk production; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: BNZ professors call for more bank regulation; dependency cultures; shrinking government; milk production; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: EU banks seriously underwater; death & taxes; American bank amnesia; Randy Newman
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: EU banks seriously underwater; death & taxes; American bank amnesia; Randy Newman
90 seconds at 9 am: Risk back in favour; Dow up; NZD up; strong AU jobs growth; Fonterra annouces very big ambitions in China
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90 seconds at 9 am: Risk back in favour; Dow up; NZD up; strong AU jobs growth; Fonterra annouces very big ambitions in China
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: We lack shadow banking regulation; manufacturing without workers; fronting; basic statistics, 'are you a client or a muppet?''
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: We lack shadow banking regulation; manufacturing without workers; fronting; basic statistics, 'are you a client or a muppet?''
90 seconds at 9 am: Big Aceh quake; big Italian govt bill sale; record low gas prices; Aussies unhappy
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90 seconds at 9 am: Big Aceh quake; big Italian govt bill sale; record low gas prices; Aussies unhappy
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The greatest wealth transfer in history'; Brazil; the limits to growth; Japan without nuclear power; Clarke and Dawe
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'The greatest wealth transfer in history'; Brazil; the limits to growth; Japan without nuclear power; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am: Stocks fall sharply; Spanish and Italian bond yields rise; China slows; commodities fall
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90 seconds at 9 am: Stocks fall sharply; Spanish and Italian bond yields rise; China slows; commodities fall
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What money can't buy; Elmo; organised chaos; Europe is toast; coal is the future; a standup economist
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What money can't buy; Elmo; organised chaos; Europe is toast; coal is the future; a standup economist
90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs disappoint; NZ$ rises; Aust investment 'past its peak'; China CPI rises
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs disappoint; NZ$ rises; Aust investment 'past its peak'; China CPI rises
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gender skirmish; Foxconn's size; ANZ exec is 'frank'; fantasies in Spain and Italy; John Cleese
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gender skirmish; Foxconn's size; ANZ exec is 'frank'; fantasies in Spain and Italy; John Cleese
90 seconds at 9 am: Risk aversion to fore; Spanish debt worry; Australian trade deficit; Chinese bank reform; US$ gains
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90 seconds at 9 am: Risk aversion to fore; Spanish debt worry; Australian trade deficit; Chinese bank reform; US$ gains
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Get ready for the revolution; buying houses by the thousands; French fantasy; unfunded pension treadmill
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Get ready for the revolution; buying houses by the thousands; French fantasy; unfunded pension treadmill
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Social safety net stress; Nigerians should run the World Bank; Ikea should do our housing developments; Monorails
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Social safety net stress; Nigerians should run the World Bank; Ikea should do our housing developments; Monorails
90 seconds at 9 am: Tough budget predicted; property a sellers market; EU manufacturing falls; US and China manufacturing rises
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90 seconds at 9 am: Tough budget predicted; property a sellers market; EU manufacturing falls; US and China manufacturing rises
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can the US survive longer than 60 months?; LIBOR corrupted; what the quants are doing now; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can the US survive longer than 60 months?; LIBOR corrupted; what the quants are doing now; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am: Hanover court action; US payrolls; EU austerity; Australian rates
Civil case launched by FMA against Hanover directors