In its last meeting statements, the Fed has stayed the course and avoided spooking the markets.

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The scenes of popular revolution in the Middle East are inspirational but they are spooking oil markets.

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With the engine off, I was able to reduce camera shake and avoid spooking the animals with loud noise.

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Monday, with a breezy update about the fog rolling in and spooking the chickens as she worked in her chicken coop.

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Their only chance of success lies in spooking legislators in settings where their constituents and the press cannot monitor the lobbyists' misinformation and intimidation.

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In the past, nations such as Ireland have pumped billions of taxpayers' money into propping up their banks, rather than risk upsetting large investors and spooking the financial system.

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For those who like to combine their celebrity spotting with their spooking, be on the lookout for the ghosts of Thomas Becket, the young Dukes of York, Sir Walter Raleigh, Lady Jane Grey, a bear and Queen Anne Boleyn.

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FedEx, one of those companies considered to provide an x-ray of global markets, posted first quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, spooking the world as it cut its full-year outlook and said the global economy would grow slower than expected.

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He was warning Mr Diamond that if Barclays' money-market and treasury dealing desks did not show a bit more discretion in how they borrowed and how much they were prepared to pay to borrow, they risked spooking investors to such an extent that they might find the market became closed to it.

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