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Stories for July 26th 2007

• Thursday, July 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush leads race for most unpopular US president in modern history

  

  With 18 months left in office, President George W Bush is in the running for most unpopular president in the history of modern polling. The latest Washington Post-ABC shows that 65% of United States citizens disapprove of Bush's job performance, matching his all-time low.

• Thursday, July 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  US slowdown makes China largest contributor to global growth

  The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for growth in the global economy for this year to 5.2%, up form its April forecast of 4.9%.

• Thursday, July 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine peso looses ground for third day in a row

  The Argentine peso slid for the third day in a row, hitting four-year lows against the US dollar in the range of 3.15/3.20 while the stock market recovered at the end of the day after having lost ground earlier.

• Thursday, July 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Rockhopper completes volumetric work in North Falklands' basin

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Islands explorer, announced that volumetric work has been completed on the Company's leads and prospects in licences PL023 and PL024. The work suggests un-risked P50 recoverable reserves of in aggregate 2.5 billion barrels of oil providing encouragement against the backdrop of an easing rig market.