Americans finally got a little bit of good news on the economy last week.

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There's a little bit of happy news for investors in these catastrophes: The funds have tax losses.

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"It's a little bit of old news that is just now getting out there, " one official explained.

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The main catalyst seems to have been the Federal Reserve, and a little bit of old, but surprising, news.

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"There is a little bit of sadness, but the great news for our county is that we've been recognised in the right way, " he said.

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"Tawa is a little bit of a relic of the early evolution of dinosaurs, " Dr Nesbitt told BBC News.

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And Pfizer also has to fight with Crestor from AstraZeneca (nyse: AZN - news - people ) and Vytorin from Merck and Schering-Plough (nyse: SGP - news - people ), both of which can lower cholesterol a little bit more than Lipitor.

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And again, I just want everybody to be clear -- because sometimes, when you listen to the news and you listen to some of these other politicians, they seem a little bit confused about what I'm saying.

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