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New auditing requirements inspired by the Sarbanes-Oxley act have doubled the cost of preparing a firm's books for the public, according to one executive.
ECONOMIST: IPOs are making a comeback
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Since tradition demands a bride practically drip with gold jewelry, it's never too early for an Indian family to start preparing, particularly with the high cost of gold these days.
NPR: Baubles To Bars: India Gold Culture Defies Curbs
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The ultimate promise of reusable craft like SpaceShipOne is a vastly reduced launch cost, greater ease of preparing a flight and the prospect of opening space for tourism.
FORBES: The New Space Race
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Add-ons, like e-filing, preparing local returns or rental rebates, may also cost you.
FORBES: Ask the taxgirl: Comparing Tax Preparer Costs
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Large numbers of fat Americans are preparing a lawsuit that could drag on for years and cost anything from a few hundred million to several billion dollars.
ECONOMIST: Drug mergers
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The disentangling can perhaps be said to have started back in 1989, when the finance ministry rammed a consumption tax through parliament without first preparing the public for the change, a lapse that cost the Liberal Democratic Party its majority in the upper house.
ECONOMIST: Reclaiming Japan from the bureaucrats
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In France, rail operator SNCF is preparing for increased competition by launching the first ever low-cost, high speed train.
CNN: Can Europe get its high-speed rail network together?
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Having observed the success of the no-cost Internet access offered by Freeserve in Britain, Microsoft is preparing the way for low-price or even free Internet access in America.
ECONOMIST: America Online
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Little had been known about his views on finance and economics other than that he was in charge of preparing Athens for the 2004 Olympics, a project which mushroomed in cost, much of it state money.
BBC: Profile: Greek Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos
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The only way this century will be another American century is if we confront at last the price of our dependence on oil and the high cost of health care, the schools that aren't preparing our children and the mountain of debt they stand to inherit.
CNN: Obama speech to Congress focuses on economy
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It looks like the investors are preparing for shares to continue lower by essentially selling call options to offset the cost of debit put spreads.
FORBES: Cisco Bulls Go Contrarian, Rush To Catch A Falling Knife And Other Options Intrigue