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ABCs results released The Herald-Sun Sixteen of 37 Durham public elementary and middle schools have failed to meet expected growth standards on a benchmark state assessment of academic proficiency, according to a state report released Wednesday. Get Ready for an October Jobs Bounce BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News U.S. job growth should post a rebound in October from a lukewarm September. We at Action Economics expect the government's employment report for October, scheduled for release Nov. 3, to reveal that the headline nonfarm payrolls figure rose 135,000, slightly above economists' median forecast of 125,000 new jobs and close to the 137,000 average 2006 gain. Job growth should move closer to trend European shares mixed in early deals TODAYonline A television monitor displaying market values at the London Stock Exchange, March 2006. European stock markets saw mixed trading, but London mining sector gains were fuelled by rising commodity prices, dealers said. Get Ready for an October Jobs Bounce BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance After crunching the data, Action Economics expects last month's employment numbers to show healthy increases Yen Falls as Fukui May Signal BOJ Will Keep Interest Rates Low Bloomberg.com Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The yen weakened for a second day on speculation Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui will signal the central bank will keep interest rates low, prompting Japanese investors to seek higher yields overseas. Yen Falls on Prospects Fukui Will Flag Gradual Rate Increases Bloomberg.com Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The yen weakened for a second day on speculation Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui today will signal the central bank will keep interest rates ``very low'' and raise them ``gradually'' in coming months. Europe's Online Gamblers Will Outlast U.S. Ban: Matthew Lynn Bloomberg.com Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Mergers are usually presented as an opportunity. Yet there is no way the possible tie-up between the world's two largest Internet gaming companies could be spun as anything other than an act of desperation. Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance Pengrowth Corporation, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust, is pleased to announce the interim unaudited operating and financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006. Europe’s online gamblers set to outlast US ban The Economic Times LONDON: Mergers are usually presented as an opportunity. Benchmark Study Examines Leading Companies' Priorities and Requirements for Protecting Intellectual Property PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance CORE NEWS FACTS
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