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Welcome to the 'Third World,' America
White Center :: WA :: USA | Oct 15, 11:48 AM | Business News
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carolpadovezi 
The Bush administrations reaction (or lack thereof) to the disaster of hurricane Katrina is perfect culmination of George W. Bush's legacy of turning the US into a third-world country. First our elections are run like a third world country, with...
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Iraq Investment Promotion Agency joins in World Association of ...
Baghdad :: Iraq | Oct 15, 4:13 AM | Business News
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Alsumaria
Iraq Investment Promotion Agency (IIPA) joined in the WAIPA which stands for World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies that aim at boosting cooperation between regional and international investment committees and at facilitating experience exchange in enticing foreign investments....
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Jet Airways to lay off 600 employees
Mumbai :: India | Oct 14, 11:40 PM | Business News
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kalex
A day after striking an alliance with Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways has decided to lay off 600 of its employees. The airline would lay off employees from the cabin crew, pilots, ground staff, airport services and management departments, a source...
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PepsiCo to slash 3,300 jobs as profit falls
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 14, 8:51 PM | Business News
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kalex
PepsiCo Inc., which has struggled with lagging sales of its soft drinks business in the US, announced plans to eliminate 3,300 positions globally, as it reported a 9.5% drop in third-quarter profit and offered a downbeat profit outlook amid a...
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Why Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 14, 1:59 PM | Business News
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MarcusCato
Why does Pakistan import Thai Jasmine rice and Thailand import Basmati rice? Both countries are major rice producers. The common sense explanation is the people of Pakistan and Thailand are fond of rice, and some Pakistanis like fragrant Thai rice...
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U.S plans to inject $250 billion in to banks
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 13, 11:03 PM | Business News
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kalex
The United States plans to inject $250 billion in U.S. banks in a new bid to calm rattled markets with about half going to the country's top nine institutions, people familiar with the plan said on Monday. The Treasury will...
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Dow jumps up by 400 points as government pledges bank aid
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 13, 11:50 PM | Business News
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kalex
Major stock indexes surged more than 4 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which at times jumped more than 400 points. A rebound had been expected at some point after the Dow lost nearly 2,400 points over eight sessions. But...
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Historic Gain Ends Market's Losing Streak
Nārowāl :: Pakistan | Oct 14, 12:27 AM | Business News
Posted by
Peter Gill
After relentless losses punished stockholders in the last two weeks, government support for banks around the world helps to boost all three of the nation's major stock indexes by more than 11 percent. The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average gains...
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Is Dubai the next Casuality of the Global Economic Crisis?
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | Oct 13, 4:29 PM | Business News
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arabwatch
As US markets are crashing and burning (except for today) rumors are starting to circulate in the financial markets about another crash--Dubai. There has been a dramatic surge in borrowing by Dubai to build massive super structures like the world's...
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Western economic powers finally getting their act together
Washington :: DC :: USA | Oct 13, 11:47 AM | Business News
Posted by
MarcusCato
Good news from the world’s financial markets at long last. Stock markets in Asia and Europe have reacted favorably to the news that western financial and political leaders agreed over the weekend to pump billions of dollars and euro into...
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