Euro Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected

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Rumors are floating about the USMC special unit designated to dealing with disasters, such as Fukushima, being deployed in order to help the Japanese government. This comes after reports that radiation levels in the sea water near the plants are hitting their highest levels ever.

What’s on tap for Thursday, March 31, 2011

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Qihoo 360 Technology Co. (NYSE: QIHU) is not just another Chinese IPO for American investors.  This one brought the growth theme of China, the internet, and security all in one offering.  Click here for story.

It’s been a long, long time since Emerging markets had the upper hand in terms of relative strength. Click here for story.

A new report out of the Far East alleges that Apple has agreed to absorb increased costs for upstream Japanese components in order to prevent shipping delays of the iPad 2. Click here for story.

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Hong Kong stocks rose early Thursday, getting a lift in the wake of solid earnings reports from a number of corporations, Click here for story

By Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Looking for raccoon meat? You won’t find it at a country convenience store in South Carolina after state health inspectors told employees to throw out their supply.

Tipped off by a complaint, inspectors recently found the cleaned raccoon meat in plastic bags inside one of the store’s coolers, along with bagged ice.

“In my 28 years with the agency, it’s the first time I’ve heard of this,” Thom Berry, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, said on Wednesday.

“My inspectors, they see all kinds of things, but this is something new even to them.”

The Lucky 7 store — located in Gadsden, near the state capital of Columbia — removed the meat upon request, Berry said. But when inspectors went back several days later, they found it outside the building near some trash.

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“Japan is considering pouring concrete into its crippled Fukushima atomic plant as the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog agency warned that a potential uncontrolled chain reaction could cause further radiation leaks.”

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But corporations do not need to rely on the American consumer….at least that’s what the tv said

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