The country's central bank has said Germany may even come close to recession early in the new year.
Chart Analysis: The weekly chart of the Select Sector SPDR Financial ( XLF) shows the strong close above the resistance at line a, to start off the New Year.
The deal is expected to close later this year and when it does the new owners will have their work cut out for them.
But tax-shifting considerations may also mean that Allianz will have to issue new shares to close the Dresdner deal and buy the shares back next year.
According to the New Politics Institute, the number of eligible Millennial voters will be close to 50m this year and about a third of all voters by 2016.
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New-home sales are close to the 47-year record low set last August, and down 29% from a year ago.
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Businesses close to flood defences in Ironbridge say trade over the Christmas and new year period has been severely affected.
Talisman said it intended to close the deal by the end of this year, with the new joint venture investing more in UK waters, helping to extend field life and to delay decommissioning.
The 24-year-old Gerrard recently revealed he was close to leaving before new Reds boss Rafael Benitez persuaded him to stay.
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Carvell, who had spent the majority of the afternoon being booed by his own fans after announcing earlier in the week that he wished to reverse his decision to sign a new three-year deal with the club, went over from close range and Berrigan's dart from dummy-half gave the Airlie Birds hope.
Plans to close the 10 primary schools and build four new replacements were given final approval by the Welsh government last year.
British director Paul Greengrass opened last year's festival with "United 93, " a subject close to the emotions of New Yorkers.
But as this year comes to a close, it looks like legislators in New Hampshire want to be the first to attack Darwin in 2012.
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Mr. Larsen's departure was widely expected after Lex Fenwick arrived earlier this year as the company's new chief executive officer, according to people close to the situation.
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The Queen will be welcome to visit a new London theatre complex set to open close to Buckingham Palace later this year, according to its management team.
With the Dow Transportation Average ending the week with a new year-to-date closing high at 5, 068.81, a close for the Dow Industrial Average above its November 5 closing high at 11, 444.08 generates another Dow Theory Buy Signal.
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