New Year rolls in on a muted note
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SYDNEY - Normally exuberant New Year celebrations were tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asiaâs tsunami as several major cities cancelled parties and Australia led a global minute of silence.
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Normally exuberant New Year&#39;s celebrations will be tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asia&#39;s tsunami, as several cities worldwide cancel parties and Australia hopes to lead a global minute of silence.
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NEW YORK -- If you're having some regrets about how you've been handling your financial life, take heart: You can resolve to make a fresh start in the new year.
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Until this week, the mid-Atlantic got the cold shoulder from winter, and area residents just adored the snub. Those lower heating costs were as sweet as playing 18 holes on New Year's Day.
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Australia led the world in a global  minute of silence, parties were canceled and trees on Paris's  grand Champs Elysees were shrouded in black as Asia's  devastating tsunami darkened global New Year celebrations.
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The days before New Yearâs are prime time for banks to try and appear healthier than they really are and for money managers to ditch dubious-looking securities from their portfolios.
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Collectors can look ahead and back and shout "Happy New Year!" The old year was one of the most inclusive ever for coin enthusiasts with modest budgets but high levels of anticipation.
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Outdoor New Year celebrations will go ahead as planned as forecasters say the night should be dry.
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New Yeara TMs Eve evokes all kinds of emotions. For some ita TMs an evening of partying and revelry.
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Happy New Year, all you investors with an eye for numerology. According to a popular financial folk tale, there's no need to worry much about Federal Reserve policy or corporate earnings growth in 2005. The stock market, and stock mutual funds, will do just fine because they always prosper in years that end with a five.
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Consumers' mood brightened a bit in January, defying expectations driven by the constant drumbeat of talk about a possible recession, weak jobs market and falling stock prices.
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Life & style: In pictures: Start the new year looking better than ever
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Not too hot, not too cold--and no rate change for the rest of the year?
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The year is new, but some things never change.
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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All is not quiet on the speech front.
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It's nice to sail into a new year being at peace with the world. The trick is getting that feeling to last. Commentary by Tony Long.