Yaakob Sees Big Bucks in Pineapples
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By Jaspal Singh; Ahmad Fairuz Othman; Mazlinda Mahmood; Sulok Tawie  POKOK SENA: A former agricultural consultant is earning big bucks as a pineapple farmer.   Yaacob Awang Ahmad expects a 30 per cent profit margin this year from selling his pineapples throughout Kedah.
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George SorosÂs money will, among other things, pay for fertilizers and improved seeds to raise crop yields, classrooms and health clinics.
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A producer got more than he bargained for when he hit it big.
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New economy bigwig pays off a crusty old foe.
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The citrus industry in the land of   Jaffa oranges, squeezed for a decade by economic decline and a   Palestinian uprising, is blossoming again.
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A BOWLING alley used by Jewish families has just discovered that one of its investors was... arch enemy Yasser Arafat. The Palestinian leader, who died last month, pumped Â£700,000 worth
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On stage at a sales convention, XanGo executive vice president Joseph Morton said that when he first stumbled across mangosteen, a tropical fruit with purported curative powers, "I didn't have to have it confirmed in the New England medical journal before I would listen."
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When the fruit sellers at the Tel Aviv market shout &quot;the boss has gone crazy!&quot; they mean that they are selling their merchandise at ridiculously low prices.
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A chicken in every pot. More open space and more affordable housing. The benefits of free trade without outsourcing. More manna from Washington, to be financed by that other guy behind the tree.
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Many restaurateurs are considering the environment along with their cuisine, and finding that they are tapping into a popular trend and also saving money.
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Pay Dirt members enjoy a delicious profit.
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The coffee king wants to feed your king-sized appetite.
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The discounter shows a willingness to think outside the big box.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Bethlehem souvenir store owner Mike Canawati is gearing up for his merriest Christmas in years.
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INVESTORS are licking their lips in anticipation of the biggest float so far this year: a $1.2 billion bonanza to fund the Scoresby toll road.
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By Staunton, Martin  NITRO - Cable's Bagels has a certain ring to it, but the cofounder of the one of America's leading entertainment apparel manufacturers admits the cash register in the baking business probably would not ring to the tune of $20 million a year.
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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Last year, Tony Doyle had harvested his 9,000-kilogram quota of crab from Newfoundland's Conception Bay by the beginning of July.