This round-up of Monday's main media stories focuses on the return of X Factor.

BBC: The return of the X Factor

The ascendance of the South's economy was a key factor behind the return migration, Frey said.

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Factor in the return to job cuts and stressed disposable income, and prospects for holiday spending this year are questionable.

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There was a glimmer of hope this week with the return of reality show "Fear Factor, " but NBC's decline is still the biggest of the four most-watched TV networks in the U.S., among which NBC has long ranked No. 4.

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Indeed, making the consideration of any factor other than pure financial return illegal.

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The powerful 25-year-old could offer a tantalising X-factor midfield option having opted to return to New Zealand to try to win a place in the World Cup squad.

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Also, we see the much lower than historically normal dividend as a negative factor in our analysis, and a return to more normal levels would be greeted positively by our methodology.

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Under his watch, RISD graduates will be schooled in finance and have the tools to build their own businesses or sell their art as a differentiating factor for businesses and earn a worthy return on their services.

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What happens if I factor in a five year expected rate of return on my part of just 10%?

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"I am so excited to return as a judge and mentor on 'The X Factor, '" added Lovato in a statement.

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Although Hale said the "primary factor" for the shuttle's early return was the weather, he acknowledged the two equipment problems also played a role.

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The graduate of the Harvard Business School reckons she can make a reasonable annual return of between 6% and 11%, when you factor in the rising demand for the short supply of farmland together with the annual cash flow of the farms.

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The above point should be a factor but second should be what you are expecting as return from your cloud investment.

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When we decompose factors explaining the returns we find that the dividend yield factor actually contributed negative 1.02% annualized to the excess return.

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It can cover that if airfares and its load factor--industry jargon for the percentage of seats filled--return to pre-Sept. 11 levels.

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With inflation already likely to have peaked and with the ECB predicting a return to beneath the 2% target ceiling the policy adjustment process is becoming less of a factor, while one good shock is all it might take to unsaddle already fragile European confidence that could derail the euro once more.

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The report's authors, who received information from almost 25, 000 students and around 200 corporate recruiters, note that given the current economic climate, value for money -- or "return on investment" to use a suitable business school-style term -- was a key factor in determining this year's rankings.

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Another factor to consider is that most financial advisors rely on historical averages to estimate a portfolio's future return.

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