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TSX up slightly on energy, gold miners (Reuters)

TORONTO (Reuters) ? Toronto’s main stock index was higher shortly after the open on Friday as energy and gold-mining issues rose, offsetting fears that the euro zone’s debt crisis was deepening after another round of poor Italian and German bond sales. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 44.10 points, or 0.4 percent, [...]

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China confirms $1.7 trillion spending plan: U.S. (Reuters)

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) ? China confirmed to visiting U.S. officials that Beijing plans to pour $1.7 trillion into the so-called “strategic sectors” over the coming five years, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson told reporters on Monday. The confirmation of the huge sum of money showed Beijing’s ambition to shift the growth engine of the world’s [...]

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Kids of depressed dads have more behavior problems (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Kids with depressed dads are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than those whose fathers don’t have the blues, according to a new study of more than 20,000 families. “We’ve known for a long time that depression in mothers is associated with increased risk in kids — I [...]

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