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World food fears mount as rice prices hit record 24 Apr 08, 18:32 ET Reuters - Concerns about food security mounted on Thursday, as rice prices hit records in Asia and the United Nations warned that staples for the world's hungry were getting much more expensive. more ConocoPhillips 1Q profit up 17 pct. on higher oil prices 24 Apr 08, 09:45 ET AP - ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, said Thursday its first quarter profit rose almost 17 percent as record high oil prices offset disruptions that hurt earnings from its refining operations. more ConocoPhillips earnings rise on record oil 24 Apr 08, 08:39 ET Reuters - ConocoPhillips , the third-largest U.S. oil company, said on Thursday its first-quarter earnings rose 17 percent as much higher oil and natural gas prices outweighed weak profits from gasoline production. more Credit Suisse Q1 write-downs of $5.3B drives $2.1B loss 24 Apr 08, 06:39 ET AP - Credit Suisse Group on Thursday posted a $2.1 billion loss for the first quarter as the global effects of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis continued to spread. more

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