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France's budget Minister Eric Woerth, waits to welcome Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, unseen, shortly before their meeting in Paris, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
France   Photos   Politics   Scandal   Wikipedia: Liliane Bettencourt  
 The Star 
French minister admits role in L'Oreal heiress saga
| PARIS (Reuters) - French Labour Minister Eric Woerth, the man spearheading a controversial pension reform, admitted on Thursday he had intervened in favour of the wealth manager of Europe's richest ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Back to school shoppers crowd an isle at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004.
Business   Economy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Retailing  
 The New York Times 
U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
| Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press | Shoppers at Macy’s ... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns.  The New York Times 
Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
| BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ drive from Bangalore in southern India... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
Climate Change   Energy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Solar energy  
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.  The New York Times 
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange industrial robots are a common s... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
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A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris The New York Times
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Banking   Britain   Jobs   Photos   Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland  
Traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles General Motors as they wait for it to open The New York Times
Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data
| Indexes on Wall Street were tentative Thursday, with a small dip in weekly unemployment claims failing to generate any momentum. | There was some hesitancy about extend... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
Oil workers from the Gulf Island Fabrication Yard listen to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal during a speech Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Houma, LA. Jindal continued to speak out against the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, saying Thursday it would kill thousands of Louisiana jobs. The New York Times
Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of new requests for unemployment benefits declined for a second week, suggesting that the slowing economy has not prompted widespread... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Economy   Photos   US   Unemployment   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
Indonesia jakarta economy development.(ai1) Asia Times
BRIC ambitions for Indonesia
|      Sep 2, 2010 BRIC ambitions for Indonesia | By Sara Schonhardta | JAKARTA - With Indonesia's economic growth among the strongest in Southeast As... (photo: Public Domain Photo / )
Asean   Development   Economy   Indonesia   Photos  
An unidentified person looks at job postings at the Northeast WorkSource Center in East Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, 2009. Asia Times
Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics
|      Sep 2, 2010 Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics | By Peter Morici | With thousands of young college graduates moving in with parents ... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Economy   Jobs   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering the inaugural address at the conference on Building Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities, in New Delhi on March 23, 2010. Zeenews
PM holds meeting to discuss China threat
New Delhi: Amid reports of China's deployment of troops in the Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committ... (photo: PIB of India)
China   Delhi   India   Photos   Wikipedia :Manmohan Singh  
Passers-by look at stock indicator in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. Japan's key stock index shot up almost 10 percent Thursday, lifted by growing rate cut hopes and robust gains in markets across Asia. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index soared 817.86 points, or 9.96 percent, finishing at 9,029.76 in its third consecutive day of gai The Guardian
Nikkei edges up after 16-mth low, China PMI a boost
* China PMI data gives Nikkei a lift * Next target for Nikkei 8,697, 61.8 pct retracement * But investors eye U.S. data, worry about more dlr selling By Elaine Lies TOKYO... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Business   China   Japan   Photos   Stocks  
Hitachi Canadian Industries in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Times Of India
Nikkei hits 16-mth low, investor dismay weighs
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.4 per cent on Wednesday as technology shares and exporters gained in reaction to a sharp fall the day before, reversing an early ... (photo: GFDL / Drm310)
Economy   Japan   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Filipino commuters inside MRT, Manila Malaya
Gov't to continue subsidizing MRT fares
Lorem ipsum dolor sit --> BY DENNIS GADIL | The Aquino government is going back on its word to stop subsidizing the fare of commuters of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) by a... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
MRT   Passenger   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Manila Metro Rail Transit System  
An onlooker gestures as he watches share prices on a screen on the facade of the building of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. India's benchmark index plunged 7.4 percent Monday, its second-biggest percentage loss ever, amid a regional market sell-off sparked by worries that the U.S. economy may enter a recession. Gulf News
India growth rate goes for a gallop
| Abu Dhabi: India's economy expanded 8.8 per cent in the fiscal first quarter, its fastest growth rate in nearly three years on the back of strong manufacturing growth a... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh)
Economy   India   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India  
Tax Issues Investment Tools
- Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
- New tax Laws for 2011
- Greater Kansas City Chamber, others ask Nixon to oppose earn
- Summary Box: Program puts tax refunds on plastic
An Afghan refugee whose house was demolished by heavy flooding, looks for his belongings amid rubble in Azakhel near Peshawar, Pakistan  Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
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- BSP says new investments will make them 'go out'
- Candidate says Alaskans should invest in gas line
- Curbs on insurers' PE investments may be eased
- CalPERS investment officer linked to bribery scandal resigns
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Hedge Funds Pension Funds
- NYS lowers pension fund's rate of return to 7.5 pct
- Baer Capital eyes new equity fund, plans first exit
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- Sukuk to be used in Europe buys
Indonesia jakarta economy development.(ai1)
BRIC ambitions for Indonesia
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- NYS lowers pension fund's rate of return to 7.5 pct
- Mayfair Evolves and Real Estate Prices Blossom
- SKIL to raise Rs 2,500 cr to fund infra, edu projects
- French minister admits role in L'Oreal heiress saga
France's budget Minister Eric Woerth, waits to welcome Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, unseen, shortly before their meeting in Paris, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
French minister admits role in L'Oreal heiress saga
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- Asia stocks rise on US factory data, Ping An gains 2.7%
- Pakistan stocks close day higher
 People walk past a branch of Burger King in central London Thursday July 25, 2002. Britain´s Diageo PLC said Thursday it has agreed to sell Burger King Corp., the world´s second-largest fast-food business, to a consortium of U.S. investors. (
3G Capital to acquire Burger King for $3.3 bn
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A seen of divestation by flash floods that hit in Khanimoh area in the outskirts of srinagar on 11, August 2010. .People of the area have lost their houses and cattle due to the natural clamity in local hospital has been completely devistated, however, there has been no human casuality reported so for. This is the second such clamity that has stricken the state in four days on seventh of August a fattel cloud burst hit the leh district of ladakh region of the state in which 165, deaths have been decleared so for while hunderds of still missing rescue operations are on at a large scale in the area.
As Pakistan struggles with flooding devastation, Taliban could find room to regroup
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