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LONDON/ SEOUL- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
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*Raised $1.2 bln from investors, but cash has dwindled to $30 mln. DETROIT, April 5- Fisker Automotive, the struggling, government-backed hybrid sports car maker, terminated most of its rank-and-file employees on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to conserve cash and stave off a potential bankruptcy filing, sources said.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to an eight-month low below $105 a barrel on Friday as data showed a much sharper slowdown in hiring by U.S. employers than analysts had expected, feeding worries about the economy and potential fuel demand.
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LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold held just below session highs on Friday as weaker-than-expected U.S. non-farm payrolls data stoked fears the recovery of the world's largest economy is losing momentum.
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LONDON, April 5- The investment herd is scattering again in a sign of less stressful times, encouraged by resolute central bank protection even if scarce growth and jobs may deter funds from straying too far.
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SEOUL- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.
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LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
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The Saudi's investment in a Texas refinery's expansion is meant to ensure that it will retain an important market for its crude in the United States at a time when American politicians intend to wean the country off imported oil, The New York Times reports.
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NEW YORK-- Israeli technology company Radware is lowering its first-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts due to weaker-than-expected sales in China and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Radware Ltd. said that it now expects adjusted earnings of 30 cents per share, down from its prior guidance of 40 cents to 43 cents per share.
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LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
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*North Korea asks embassies to close- Russia says. LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by April 10, Britain said on Friday, as it upped the pressure as part of a war of words that has set the Korean peninsula on edge.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper fell on Friday to within sight of the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, after far weaker than expected U.S. jobs data spooked investors about the state of the world's largest economy.
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WASHINGTON, April 5- The U.S. trade gap narrowed unexpectedly in February as crude oil imports fell to their lowest level since March 1996 and overall exports increased slightly, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed. The consensus estimate of Wall Street analysts surveyed before the report was for the trade gap to widen slightly to $44.6 billion.
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*Germany's DAX falls sharply on technical factors. LONDON, April 5- European shares fell to a one-month low in choppy trading on Friday, with selling aggravated by a sharp fall in the German DAX index and last-minute concerns that U.S. jobs data could disappoint.
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*Gov't bonds in Europe gain on talk of Japanese buyers. LONDON, April 5- European shares hit a one-month low on Friday as investors fretted about U.S. jobs data later in the day and sold airline stocks on fears of a bird flu outbreak in Asia, while euro zone bonds gained on talk of Japanese demand.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold edged higher on Friday, as the dollar cut earlier gains against the euro and the yen and European shares dropped as investors anticipated potentially weak U.S. non-farm payrolls data. Gold edged up 0.4 percent to $1,558.40 by 1137 GMT, but it was still down about 1.6 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper was steady on Friday, hovering around the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, but remained vulnerable to further declines with the release of U.S. payroll figures later in the day.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold held above $1,550 on Friday, as the dollar steadied and European shares dropped ahead of U.S. jobs data which should give more clues on the health of the world's largest economy. Gold edged up 0.1 percent to $1,554.04 by 1029 GMT, but it was still down about 1.7 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
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GENEVA, April 5- The World Health Organization said on Friday there was no sign of "sustained human-to-human transmission" of the H7N9 virus in China, but it was important to check on 400 people who had been in close contact with the 14 confirmed cases.