It is also a piece of political positioning ahead of the Lib Dems' Spring Conference tomorrow.

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By somewhere around Dec. 16 to 21, much of the activity likely will be book-squaring rather than fresh positioning ahead of year-end, he said.

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It says the Tory high command has turned its fire on her for positioning herself ahead of a possible leadership contest.

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In his most detailed intervention in UK politics since leaving Downing Street, Mr Blair sets out where he thinks Labour should be positioning itself ahead of the next general election.

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As correlation with U.S. equities and risk assets fall in tandem with stronger demand, particularly ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Years, gold could be moving toward the safe haven side, positioning the metal well ahead of market volatility and political risk.

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For the refugee camps in the east, supply lines to the land-locked country are already under pressure as pre-positioning of food starts ahead of the rainy season.

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It looks like the trader is positioning for the price of the underlying to pull back ahead of May expiration.

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Already ahead in ITS, Portland's 850 "smart buses" are equipped with Global Positioning System and Automated Vehicle Location technology.

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Traders positioning for shares in FedEx to extend losses, and possibly dip to new 52-week lows ahead of October expiration, initiated a few different bearish strategies in the first half of the session.

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