Adidas claims the first sub 2-hour marathon winner. But good luck getting
the winner’s sneakers.
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Talk about a missed opportunity: the first competitive marathon runner to
complete the race in under two hours wore Adidas sneakers — but runners who
want ...
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Italy's benchmark stock index leapt 3.7 percent and the nation's borrowing costs plunged after the country's Senate passed a crucial austerity budget demanded by the European Union. Other European stock markets and the euro also pushed higher as investors became more confident that Italy would avoid a fiscal disaster.
ReplyDeleteThe passage clears the way for Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi to step down. Berlusconi was widely considered an obstacle to serious economic reforms. The yield on Italy's benchmark two-year bond dropped 0.43 percentage point to 5.69 percent. That's a sign bond investors think Italy will succeed in managing its massive debt load.