So this weakness could delay a rate hike, even as 12 month rolling IPCA inflation is around 6.4%, not where the Central Bank wants it.

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Reassembling for their lame-duck session last month, the first thing the Republicans did was scrap this provision so that the majority leader, Tom DeLay, could stay on even if he were to be indicted in a Texan money-politics scandal.

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Best Buy originally planned to report full fourth-quarter numbers this afternoon, but decided to delay until tomorrow so that Schulze had the full day to scrutinize his plans.

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