The Week Ahead: Rising confidence boosts expectations for Yell Recovery trends will come under the scanner when Yell, the FTSE 250-listed directories group, issues full-year figures this week. UBS expects the results to reassure investors worried about the potential for a rebound in revenues. Read more on Independent

Minor blasts in Bangalore a wake-up call ahead of CWG?
The authorities may have refrained from calling minor blasts near Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bangalore a terror act, but the incident can well be a wake-up call ahead of the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

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Security up at Kotla ahead of IPL match
New Delhi, April 18 : Security was tightened at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the national capital ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan chargers Sunday, a day after two low intensity blasts took place near Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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European stocks edge up ahead of EU meeting
European stocks edge up ahead of EU meeting amid Greek bailout hopes

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Thai PM cancels visit to Australia ahead of planned anti-gov’t rally
In a bid to ensure that well- prepared-security steps will smoothly be implemented to maintain law and order during a mass anti-government rally, Thailand’s Prime Minister Monday decided to cancel a planned March 13-17 trip to Australia. The cancellation of the trip by Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva was made after a meeting of Thailand’s panel for monitoring national security resolved to propose the …

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Malaysia Raises Benchmark Rate Ahead of Indonesia (Update2)
Malaysia moved ahead of Indonesia to become the second Southeast Asian nation to raise interest rates, saying it wants to avoid “financial imbalances” as the economy emerges from last year’s recession.

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Dow erases its loss for 2010 ahead of jobs report
Stocks have closed higher Thursday after traders set aside concerns about mixed economic reports to focus on the Labor Department report due Friday morning. The report is expected to show that unemplo…

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Australian Profits, Manufacturing Gain Ahead of Rate Decision
March 1 (Bloomberg) — Australian company profits increased for the first time in five quarters and manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace since 2007, strengthening the case for the central bank to resume raising interest rates tomorrow.

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Lawson holds no fears for life ahead of India departure
Melbourne, Feb 24 : Former Australian Test cricketer Geoff Lawson will fly to India tomorrow to start a coaching stint despite security threats to the Indian Premier League.

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Sehwag, Tendulkar help India inch ahead
COPYBOOK STUFF: Sachin Tendulkar came up with a masterly hundred on the second day of the Kolkata Test.

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