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Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — The dollar rose against the yen, ending three days of losses, after Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said policy makers must raise rates before unemployment falls to an acceptable level.

The U.S. currency advanced to 91.24 yen as of 9:26 a.m. in Tokyo from 90.98 in New York yesterday, when it declined to 90.73, the weakest since Dec. 21. The dollar was at $1.4483 per euro from $1.4486. The yen traded at 132.13 per euro from 131.79.

To contact the reporters on this story: Yoshiaki Nohara in Tokyo at ynohara1@bloomberg.net.

By Jeff Green

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. cut its estimate for 2009 U.S. industrywide auto sales to 10.5 million units, a total that would be the lowest in 27 years, as a worsening economy crimps demand.

The new outlook replaces a projected range of 10.5 million to 12 million vehicles, the biggest U.S. automaker said today at a Deutsche Bank AG conference in Detroit. Global sales will fall to 57.5 million autos from 67.1 million last year, GM said.

GM is using the sales estimates to craft a proposal to cut costs, revamp operations and show it can repay $13.4 billion in emergency Treasury Department loans. A weakening economy may force GM to seek additional government funding after completing the viability plan due March 31. Ream more »

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell below $38 a barrel for the first time since July 2004 on speculation that OPEC hasn’t trimmed production enough to bolster prices as demand drops.

Futures have tumbled 74 percent from a record $147.27 on July 11 as inventories increased and consumption declined. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut output by 2.46 million barrels to 24.845 million barrels a day at a meeting yesterday in Oran, Algeria.

“Even though OPEC announced a substantial cut yesterday, the market doesn’t seem to have any confidence in their ability to manipulate the market,” said Tom Bentz, senior energy analyst at BNP Paribas in New York. “Even if they make the promised cuts, it will be a long time before we see evidence of it here.” Ream more »

Harga spot emas pagi ini terus menguat ke level US$864,15 per ounce dibandingkan kemarin pagi US$850,85, menurut siaran televisi Bloomberg.

Sementara itu, harga kontrak emas untuk pengiriman februari naik US$25,80 (3,1%) menjadi US$868,50 per ounce di Divisi Comex pada New York Mercantile Exchange. Sebelumnya, harga sempat menyentuh US$883,60, tertinggi sejak 10 Oktober.

Penguataan harga logam mulia ke tingkat tertinggi dalam sembilan minggu itu terjadi seiring depresiasi dolar AS setelah bank sentral (Fed) memangkas suku bunga. Keadaan ini menjadikan permintaan atas emas meningkat sebagai alternatif investasi, ungkap Bloomberg.
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1. The Improver.

Anda memiliki kepribadian ini jika Anda menjalankan bisnis dengan
menonjolkan gaya improver alias ingin selalu memperbaiki.
Anda menggunakan perusahaan Anda untuk ‘memperbaiki dunia’.
Improver memiliki kemampuan yang kokoh dalam menjalankan bisnis.
Mereka juga memiliki intergritas dan etika yang tinggi.

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