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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>Apple on Tuesday introduced what it terms the world’s thinnest notebook:<FONT color=#008000><B> MacBook Air</B></FONT>.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>Europe suffered a slowdown in labour productivity - growth in output per hour worked - growth in 2007 as the business cycle passed its peak and structural reform remained sluggish.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>Principal news stories from the Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Financial Times and New York Times.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Intel reports 51% rise in Q4 2007 net income but cautious outlook for 2008 sends shares plunging 14% in after-hours trading';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>Intel, the giant US computer chip maker, on Tuesday announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $10.7 billion, operating income of $3 billion, net income of $2.3 billion - up 51 percent, and earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents. For 2007, operating income grew 45 percent, reflecting the company\'s ongoing efficiency programs, with profits growing significantly faster than revenue.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jan 15, 2008';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'US retail sales fell in December signalling that consumer spending is under strain; Producer/Wholesale prices rose 6.3% in 2007 - the highest since 1981';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>US retail sales fell 0.4% in December, the US Commerce Department said today. The drop indicated that consumer spending, which accounts for over 70% of US national output, is under strain. The Department of Labor also reported today a small decline in US producer/Wholesale prices in December but for 2007 as a whole, they recorded the highest calendar-year increase in over a quarter century, fuelled by higher energy, commodity and food prices. </FONT>';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Citigroup reported Q4 2007 loss of  $9.83 billion; Write-downs and increased credit costs were a massive $22.2 billion';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jan 15, 2008';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;Citigroup Inc. today reported a net loss for the 2007 \nfourth quarter of $9.83 billion, or $1.99 per share. Results include $18.1 \nbillion in pre-tax write-downs and credit costs on sub-prime related direct \nexposures in fixed income markets, and a $4.1 billion increase in credit costs \nin US consumer primarily related to higher current and estimated losses on \nconsumer loans.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Markets News Tuesday: Citi bad news awaited; Markets fall in Asia-Pacific and Europe; Dollar up from near record low against Euro; Gold price over $900';
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  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial size=2>Market news on stocks, currencies and commodities.</FONT> ';
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  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Hong Kong and Singapore again head Index of Economic Freedom; Ireland gets third ranking';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jan 15, 2008';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '<FONT face=Arial>The level of economic freedom found throughout the world remained essentially unchanged over the last year, with overall gains in only two of the five regions examined in the 14th annual <B><FONT color=#008000>Index of Economic Freedom</B>,</FONT> released today by <FONT color=#008000><B>The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.</B></FONT></FONT> ';
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