Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Quick Overview

  • Canada’s index of leading indicators rose 1.5% in December.

  • YoY U.K. consumer prices rose 2.9% in December

  • EU construction output fell 0.6% in November and down 6.7% YoY

  • Japan's consumer confidence fell from 39.5 to 37.6 in December.

  • Citigroup posted a loss of $7.6 billion in Q4.

  • Cadbury accepted a sweetened 11.5 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover from Kraft Foods Inc.

  • India may have to buy at least 7 million tons this season, with white sugar making up about a third of the total, Macquarie Group Ltd. said in a report this month.

  • The WWF says on its website that the tiger is one of the top 10 species to watch in 2010, pointing out that there may be just 3,200 of the animals left globally in the wild.

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