Teen pregnancy rates fall in Canada; decline is greater than in the U.S.: study
TORONTO – A new study on teen pregnancy finds the teen birth-abortion rate has fallen in Canada over a 10-year period, to a greater extent than in the United States and parts of the United Kingdom.
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Competition sees cost of fixed-rate deals fall
Fixed-rate mortgage deals have fallen to their lowest level for a year as competition continues to return to the market. (30/04/2010 19:22:24)
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‘Positive news’ as sharp fall in crime including violence revealed in region
CRIME is falling sharply in Yorkshire, according to figures which show police have seen a significant drop in robberies, violent attacks and vehicle offences.
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Whichever way you turn, the news is not good. Yesterday, the Halifax announced its house price index figures showing the largest drop in house prices (-2. 5%), over a one month period since 1992. With the Bank of England’s announcement on interest rates due on Thursday 10th April, the indications are that a [...]
European, Asian Shares Fall; U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline
April 8 (Bloomberg) — European stocks dropped as concern grew that Greece may default on its debt and U.S. consumer credit missed economists’ estimates. U.S. futures and Asian shares also slipped.
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Stocks fall as âRâ word becomes a reality  THE local bourse opened more than 3% lower this morning after Wall Street nosedived overnight after it was confirmed that the US economy was in a recession.
The news coming out of the United States was grim with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 680. 67 points (7. [...]
Japan’s Bonds May Fall on Concern Stock Gains Will Hurt Auction
April 6 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s 10-year bonds may fall for a second day on speculation stock gains will reduce demand for a 2.2 trillion yen ($23.3 billion) auction of the debt today.
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European Stocks Fall From 18-Month High; BHP Billiton Drops
European stocks declined from the highest level since September 2008 as a retreat by basic- resource producers and Greek banks overshadowed gains among retailers and financial-services companies.
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British financial optimism has faltered, it has been revealed.
In personal loan Credit Expert index decreased public confidence in the monetary course of the second quarter of 2007 to 96 – the biggest quarterly decline so far identified. According to the Financial Services Company, the decline due to the effects of five interest rate [...]
with widespread concern about the stability of the housing market escalation in recent months have shown that new statistics approval rates for mortgage loans declined by 50 percent in March 2008.
According to the British Bankers Association figures for all major High Street banks showed a decline in the availability of mortgage loans, personal [...]
