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TOKYO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Japan's main stock market has ended 2003 with its first 12-month gain in four years.

MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos owes $3.3 billion in back taxes and fines, the Russian tax ministry said Tuesday.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Indonesian economy has greatly improved since the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. But as the country gets ready to leave the umbrella of the Internatio

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Wall Street ended mixed Tuesday with softened economic data and many taking profits from the earlier rally.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The new "Captured Saddam" action figure by Herobuilders.com is only the latest political plaything inspired by the War on Terror. From action figures to animate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A recent survey shows U.S. Hispanics are unlikely to invest their savings in the ways conducive to long-term prosperity.

MILAN, Italy, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Italian judge Tuesday ordered Parmalat's founder to stay in jail amid accusations he looted the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A handful of economic data released Tuesday suggested that the U.S. economy is not as strong as Wall Street had expected.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers' moods during the holiday-spending season ebbed in December on concerns about jobs, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

U.S. stocks fall on lack of news ... FedEx buys Kinko's for $2.4 billion ... Parmalat chief in third day of grilling ... FDA moves to ban ephedra ... News from United Press International.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. health agency in Washington has decided it is time to move against a dietary supplement, the first occasion the agency has taken such a step.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- M&M's will run a contest in 2004 offering six prizes and -- for a brief period -- offer the candy in only black and white, a New York City spokesman said.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Memphis, Tenn., based FedEx said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Kinko's, the business services retailer, for $2.4 billion in cash, CNN reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- It looks to be a jolly-green holiday season for e-merchants with early reports indicating that this is online retail's biggest and busiest year yet.

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