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The City regulator will admit it made mistakes in supervising Northern Rock, although it will stop short of proposing dramatic reforms

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BUYINS.NET: (SNCR) SqueezeTrigger Price is $19.353. There is $83,819,120.00 That short Sellers Still Need To Cover

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Thomas Winmill, manager of the Midas Fund, says that 'there is still considerable upside left to gold,' although not without a short-term correction. In a radio interview, Winmill said that while gold may someday reach a peak of $2,000 an ounce, he sees an average price of closer to $1,600 or $1,700 over time. Winmill said that, for most investors, gold should represent a 5 to 10 percent asset allocation.

Opening a new front in his push to prompt major changes at the top U.S. mobile phone maker, activist investor Carl Icahn is suing Motorola, asking a court to force the company to give him access to strategic plans and other documents. Icahn, who fell short in his effort to strong-arm his way onto the Motorola board of directors last year, launched an effort to elect an alternative slate of directors again this year.

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China's leaders are facing renewed pressure over shortfalls in diesel and gasoline, with lines growing at filling stations in major cities Monday as the gap widens between international crude oil values and centrally controlled fuel prices....

Producers are enjoying remarkable pricing power due to a supply shortfall that can't be easily met with imports

As hundreds of thousands of American home owners fall behind on their mortgage payments, more people are turning to short-term loans with sky-high interest rates just to get by.