Nation splurges $126m on Cup
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MAKYBE Diva, the shortest-priced favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 50 years, inspired a record $126 million betting frenzy on the nation&#39;s TABs today.
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THERE is nothing new under the sun. Hereâs the scenario. Itâsa vital World Cup qualifier deep in the industrial heartlands of Poland.
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The total prize money for this year's US Open is nearly Â£10m while the men's and women's champions will win almost Â£700,000 each.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Russian billionaire pays over Â£25m for treasures Â· Usmanov coup follows major Arsenal investment
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Â· Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama seek funds in UK Â· Expatriates are big source of campaign dollars
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Business & money: Â· Shares hit record high after Â£732m market raidÂ· Emirate royal family is now biggest shareholder
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Appetite for foreign foods and beverages is among the reasons the nation is expected to pay as much for imported products in 2005 as it earns by selling products abroad.
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South Africa's finance minister announces the country will spend 15bn rand ($2bn) preparing for the 2010 World Cup.
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Prize money for next year's Dubai Desert  Classic has been increased to a record $2.2 million, organizers  said on Wednesday.
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THE nation&#39;s bookmakers were fleeced yesterday as punters flocked to the Melbourne Cup favourites, plunging in the Flemington betting ring and splurging a record $126 million on the nation&#39;s TABs.
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LONDON, Sep 28 (IPS) - The United States is back at the international  coffee table, and about time since it drinks about a quarter of  world coffee. And about time also because 25 million coffee  growers in developing countries are still reeling from low  prices.
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The French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton has ended its sponsorship of the Americaâs Cup after 24 years because of concerns that the event has become too commercial. The chief operating officer of Americaâs Cup Management, Michel Hodara, called the criticism an exaggeration.
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A bid by the FA to host the 2018 World Cup would be backed by the UK government.
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World Cup Race organizers could have unanticipated bills in excess of $1.5 million due to a clash between the Austrian Ski Federation and the International governing body, the FIS.
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Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that its net profit surged by 42 percent to 1.908 billion pounds (2.831 billion euros, 3.639 billion dollars) during its financial year, boosted by strong sales in the United States.
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Jamaica last year attracted its highest level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows yet, US$720.4 million, outperforming traditional powerhouse investment hosts such as Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and even Argentina.
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Scottish &amp; Newcastle, the drinks group that sells Foster&#39;s and Kronenbourg lager in Europe, announced yesterday that it is investing $171m (Â£88m) in the largest brewer in India.