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Europe Danger Continues; Asia As the Buffer
Auckland :: New Zealand | 9 days ago
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Murray Brewer, partner, Grant Thornton New Zealand, said that the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report, The Future of Europe, continued to underline the problems of the Eurozone. Just because we have not heard too much from the
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Is American capitalism working?
Conservative lawmakers have been singing the praises of capitalism all over America. They even invented the phrase ‘job creators’ and use it as a synonym for all the wonderful things the most powerful capitalists can do for working-
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SURVEY: Americans Lacking in Budget Knowledge
The recent austerity cuts in the US have gotten people talking about the budget and voicing plenty of opinions about what should or shouldn’t be done about the deficit—but how much does the average American actually know about it?&
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Economy Picked Up In First Quarter: Grew At 2.5 Percent Pace
Washington :: DC :: USA | 28 days ago
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The U.S. economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2013, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated Friday morning . That's modest growth, and was below the 3.2 percent pace economists had expected to hear about.
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Poll finds that Obama supporters made better investment predictions for 2013
Washington, D.C. – When it comes to investments, the expectations of Obama supporters have yielded positive returns this year. In January, the Media and Public Opinion (MPO) Research
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US retail sales down
Commerce :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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The department said the combined retail and food services sales in March dropped 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted $418.3 billion...In March, sales of motor vehicles went down 0.6 percent and sales at gas stations fell 2.2 percent, reflecting a
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Report: Austerity measures threaten ‘endless depression’
US lawmakers determined to force deep spending cuts and other European-style austerity measures on Americans are in danger of causing an ‘endless depression.’ In an economic outlook report released on Tuesday, chief
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March job figures show poor results for US economy with only 88,000 new jobs added
While February saw record job numbers added to the US economy, March was not so lucky, showing a marked decrease that may point to sputtering economic growth. According to data released by the United States Department of Labor, March
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With addition of 88,000 jobs in March, US economy looks to be worried
The US economy has added only 88,000 jobs in the month of March-2013 and this is the lowest addition in the past nine months as reported in bbc.com of dated 5th of April 2013. The drop in the retail
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US markets pause after week of record runs
Brisbane :: Australia | 2 months ago
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US markets have taken a needed pause after a relentless 10-day run, marked by the Dow setting new records for eight straight sessions. While expectations of a correction were common, most analysts on Friday continued to dismiss suggestions of a new
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