PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - June 29

Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:41pm EDT
 
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WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on June 29. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the import of five types of farm-raised fish and shrimp from China because they have been found to contain unsafe drugs, some of which can cause cancer.

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Rodrigo de Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said that he will step down in October for personal reasons, leaving the post two years before his term ends.

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The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nearly century-old ruling that prohibited manufacturers from dictating the minimum prices retailers must charge for their goods.

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Federal Reserve policymakers who left a key short-term interest rate unchanged but issued a statement highlighting their continuing concern about price increases.

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