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TOKYO — When the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate to virtually zero earlier this week, what was a historic move in Washington seemed like old hat here in Tokyo.
The Bank of Japan kept rates near zero for most of the last decade in an effort to end a long economic stagnation, and only raised [...]

Fuel Prices Pressure Airlines To Cut Capacity; Shares Plunge
Last Update: 5/21/2008 5:51:31 PM
By Ann Keeton
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
The dramatic impact that fuel prices are having on U.S. airlines came into
sharper focus Wednesday as the world’s largest airline slashed its flight
schedule and shares for several carriers plunged to multi-year [...]