Investors were left with two muddy sentences in Wyeth's press release to try to figure out what the results mean.

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The GDP data could be a markets-mover in the immediate aftermath of its release, if the figure does not meet market expectations.

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Hong Kong action figure creator, In Icons, is pushing forward with its plans to release what could be the creepiest figure in the history of the genre.

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But the most shocking thing about today's release was not the headline figure for the second quarter, which showed annualised growth of 1.3%, well below the consensus of around 1.8%.

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They're also stuck attempting to sell both formats while movie studios are still reluctant to release AAA-titles on either as they figure out the technical aspects.

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JPMorgan Chase ( JPM - news - people ), for example, finished 2009 with a tier one capital ratio of 11.1%, a figure it boasted about in a press release.

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After his release he left South Africa and was a leading figure in the ANC abroad until he returned home in 1990 to take part in the talks that brought apartheid to an end.

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The release of two independent, government commissioned reports will help authorities put a figure on that later this month.

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The release is the ONS's earliest estimate of gross domestic product and the figure is often revised as data for the full three months is not yet available for every sector of the economy.

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In September, the government cut its growth forecast for the year to 2% - a figure that was still seen as too optimistic by markets even before the latest data release.

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