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Market Matters: Struggling Stocks Spur New Record Oil Prices
Oil hit another record of just under $143 as global stocks tumbled last week, with the Dow briefly dipping into bear market territory as investors sought safety in gold, government debt and the Swiss franc.

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Issue 3841
Published: 13 February 2008
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Mirax's Moskva-City StakePort Buys Baltic StevedoreImperial's Snezhnoye FieldNew VimpelCom ServicesPensions Hurt by InflationCampbell to Make BrothsUES Values Moscow AssetsFor the Record
Lawmakers Propose Web Site Controls
By Tai Adelaja / Staff Writer Federation Council members are lining up behind a proposal that would force owners of web sites with more than 1,000 hits per day to register as mass media outlets, a move experts say could stifle freedom of expression.
Central Bank Won't Use Ruble Rate to Fight Inflation
Reuters The Central Bank still has ways to curb inflation but no longer plans to resort to using the ruble exchange rate, Konstantin Korishchenko, a deputy head of the bank, said in an interview.
Russia Put at No. 2 in Spam List
The Moscow Times A new Internet security report puts Russia at No. 2 on the list of spam-relaying countries, but virus-infected computers may deserve more credit than the country's cyberoutlaws.
Nekrasov Refuses to Sell Arbat Prestige
The Moscow Times A Moscow court has refused to release Arbat Prestige owner Vladimir Nekrasov on bail, and a defense lawyer said his client had declined an offer to sell the cosmetics company in exchange for having the charges against him dropped.
Stockmann Locked in Battle Over Store
The Moscow Times The flagship Moscow store of Finnish retailer Stockmann is under threat because of a legal dispute over its rental agreement.
BP, Rosneft Slow Work at Sakhalin
Bloomberg BP and Rosneft plan to scale back work at their joint offshore projects near Sakhalin Island this year after failing to find commercial oil reserves.
Russia, India Close on Nuclear Deal
Reuters Russia and India on Tuesday edged closer to a multibillion-dollar nuclear deal to build four more reactors in southern India that has been delayed because of international restrictions against New Delhi.

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