Briefcase - January 17, 2006 (South Bend Tribune) There are

Briefcase - January 17, 2006 (South Bend Tribune)
There are no stocks or mutual funds in today's paper because markets were closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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ECB urged to hold off rate increases (BusinessWeek)
JAN. 19 5:40 A.M. ET Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser said the European Central Bank should focus on nurturing growth in the euro zone, telling a newspaper Thursday that a new interest rate increase isn't called for.

Midstate, Georgia retailers come out ahead for 2005 (Macon Telegraph)
Despite concerns of sky-high gasoline prices and higher interest rates, midstate shoppers helped retailers have respectable sales for 2005.

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8 must-ask mortgage and refi questions (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Too many people stop shopping when they hear a rate they like. There's more to it.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post)
Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty takes your questions and comments about the local housing market.

Euro-zone inflation falls in December (BusinessWeek)
JAN. 19 5:46 A.M. ET Euro-zone annual inflation fell to 2.2 percent in December from 2.3 percent the previous month as oil prices cooled, the EU statistical agency Eurostat said Thursday.

Gazprom says western partnerships key (BusinessWeek)
JAN. 19 5:49 A.M. ET Gazprom sees partnerships with Western energy companies as key to the Russian natural gas monopoly's future success, the deputy CEO said Thursday.

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
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