"I think Big Society Capital is a good thing, but it is a limited amount of money and it is a bit of a drop in the ocean, given what is happening to the sector, with the deficit-reduction programme really hitting the sector, " he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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The major averages paused a bit midday on an unexpected drop in pending home sales, but gained speed in the last couple hours of trading.

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Gold traders are still a bit unnerved by the sharp and rapid drop in Comex gold futures prices that occurred Wednesday morning.

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However, a 30% drop in the final 10 days is still a bit on the high side (generally dips in the last 24-48 hours are in the 15-20% range).

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Lexmark now thinks its fourth-quarter sales are going to fall about 17.0%, a bit worse than its previous previous guidance, which predicted a drop in the low- to mid-teen range.

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But in fact the current is fast out there, and even a bit of idling can drop a company back 20 notches or so.

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If she landed in New York or San Francisco, especially, she might find video downloads a bit slow and drop a few calls.

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Armed with fresh data, the ONS has taken another look at what happened to the economy before and during the recession: they now think growth was a bit stronger in the first years of the 21st century, but the recession itself was deeper, with a total drop in output of 7.1%, not 6.4% as previously thought.

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