But, alas, the bid deadline expired on July 17th without a single bidder coming forward.

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But the Securities and Exchange Commission is now investigating, and on July 17th Whole Foods launched an internal inquiry.

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He tried to provoke a debate in a speech to the Royal Institute of International Affairs on July 17th.

ECONOMIST: Britain and EMU

European environment ministers decided on July 17th to maintain their ban indefinitely.

ECONOMIST: Trade

On July 17th, Moody's, a credit-rating agency, gave warning that it was considering downgrading South Africa's sovereign debt to sub-investment grade, a move that would deter much-needed foreign investment.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

Universal delivers its trump card with Despicable Me 2 over July 4th weekend while Dreamworks releases its snail-racing comedy Turbo on July 17th, a frankly unusual release date for them, but no matter.

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However, despite offering audio-visual quality that would have been unacceptable in the pioneering days of television, a small, loss-making company called Broadcast.com broke all previous records when it made its Wall Street debut on July 17th.

ECONOMIST: Internet shares

Consumer prices fell 1.1% in July, the 17th consecutive month of declines.

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' To that end, International Dadaism Month will be observed on February 4th, March 28th, April 1st, July 15th, August 2nd, 7th, 16th and 26th, September 18th and 22nd, and October 1st, 17th and 26th.

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