 Most Stocks Gain as Dollar Holds Losses on U.S. Economic Outlook
 26.12.2011 11:15  2 views  0 comments
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Most stocks climbed, helping the MSCI All Country World Index gain for a fifth day, while the dollar maintained losses against higher-yielding peers amid speculation the U.S. economy will continue to recover. China’s yuan surged to a 17-year high. Read more »
| Russia Unexpectedly Cuts Refinancing Rate to Shield Growth
26.12.2011 11:04 0 views 0 comments
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Russia unexpectedly cut its benchmark rate as policy makers seek to shield the world’s biggest energy exporter from a slumping global economy. Read more »
| Japan May Announce Steps to Ease Weapons Export Ban This Week
26.12.2011 11:01 0 views 0 comments
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Japan may announce steps as early as tomorrow to ease a ban on weapons exports to benefit ailing defense companies, a move that would resurrect a proposal made under a previous prime minister last year. Read more »
| Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Receives Stent for Blocked Artery
26.12.2011 11:00 2 views 0 comments
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Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, remains in a specialist heart hospital in eastern England after undergoing treatment for a blocked artery, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Read more »
| Italy to Kick the Cash Habit as Monti Cracks Down on Tax Evaders
26.12.2011 10:30 6 views 0 comments
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Floriana d’Andrea, a Naples musician, carries rolls of euro notes when she buys instruments and audio gear, a practice she’ll have to change as Italy sets new limits on cash payments in a bid to curb tax evasion. Read more »
| Catalonia Calls on Citizens for 2012 Funds
26.12.2011 10:29 0 views 0 comments
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Catalonia will coax its citizens to buy bonds and seek help from the new government in Madrid to meet its funding needs in 2012 as the spread of the sovereign debt crisis keeps Spain’s largest region shut out of markets. Read more »
| Noda’s ‘Urgent’ Task Is Tax Rise as Japan Debt Swells: Economy
26.12.2011 10:03 0 views 0 comments
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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faces escalating pressure to secure support for higher taxes after Japan’s budget plan for the next fiscal year showed a record dependence on borrowing. Read more »
| Most Stocks Gain as Dollar Holds Losses on U.S. Economic Outlook
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Most stocks climbed, helping the MSCI All Country World Index gain for a fifth day, while the dollar maintained losses against higher-yielding peers amid speculation the U.S. economy will continue to recover. China’s yuan surged to a 17-year high. Read more »
| France Telecom to Sell Swiss Unit to Apax for $2.1 Billion
26.12.2011 9:52 2 views 0 comments
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France Telecom SA agreed to sell its Orange Switzerland mobile-phone unit to buyout firm Apax Partners LLP for 1.6 billion euros ($2.1 billion), the first major step in Chief Executive Officer Stephane Richard’s plan to unload slow-growing European operations. Read more »
| White House Pledges Help in Finding Christmas Bombers in Nigeria
26.12.2011 9:46 0 views 0 comments
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The Obama administration promised to help Nigeria find the people responsible for a wave of Christmas Day bombings that killed dozens in the oil-rich African nation. Read more »
| Sudan Police Fire Tear Gas, Arrest 73 Students in Khartoum
26.12.2011 9:41 0 views 0 comments
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Sudanese police used tear gas, batons and warning shots to disperse a sit-in at the University of Khartoum yesterday, arresting at least 73, students said. Read more »
| Most Stocks Gain as Dollar Holds Losses on U.S. Economic Outlook
26.12.2011 9:37 2 views 0 comments
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Most stocks climbed, helping the MSCI All Country World Index gain for a fifth day, while the dollar maintained losses against higher-yielding peers amid speculation the U.S. economy will continue to recover. Read more »
| European Stocks Post Weekly Gain on U.S Economy; Faurecia Climbs
26.12.2011 9:34 0 views 0 comments
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European stocks rose this week as reports showing a decline in U.S. jobless claims and increases in consumer confidence and durable-goods orders spurred optimism that the world’s biggest economy is strengthening. Read more »
| Catalonia Calls on Citizens for 2012 Funds
26.12.2011 9:28 0 views 0 comments
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Catalonia will coax its citizens to buy bonds and seek help from the new government in Madrid to meet its funding needs in 2012 as the spread of the sovereign debt crisis keeps Spain’s largest region shut out of markets. Read more »
| Italy to Kick the Cash Habit as Monti Cracks Down on Tax Evaders
26.12.2011 6:20 3 views 0 comments
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Floriana d’Andrea, a Naples musician, carries rolls of euro notes when she buys instruments and audio gear, a practice she’ll have to change as Italy sets new limits on cash payments in a bid to curb tax evasion. Read more »
| Italy to Kick the Cash Habit as Monti Cracks Down on Tax Evaders
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Floriana d’Andrea, a Naples musician, carries rolls of euro notes when she buys instruments and audio gear, a practice she’ll have to change as Italy sets new limits on cash payments in a bid to curb tax evasion. Read more »
| Israel Didn’t Know Tech Gear Was Sent to Iran Via Denmark
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The clandestine arrangement worked smoothly for years. The Israeli company shipped its Internet- monitoring equipment to a distributor in Denmark. Once there, workers stripped away the packaging and removed the labels. Read more »
| Was the Arab Spring a Victory for Extremism?: Jeffrey Goldberg
26.12.2011 4:04 5 views 0 comments
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There was a time in Cairo, just a few months ago, when it was considered slightly outre to suggest that Egypt’s religious conservatives might take advantage of Hosni Mubarak’s demise to engineer their way into power. Read more »
| Home Prices Probably Fell, Confidence Up: U.S. Economy Preview
26.12.2011 4:04 0 views 0 comments
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Home prices in 20 U.S. cities probably declined at a slower pace and consumer confidence improved, signs the economy gained strength heading into 2012, economists said before reports this week. Read more »
| Total ‘Doubling Down’ on Solar Energy, Raises Stake in SunPower
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Total SA, Europe’s third-largest oil producer, raised its bet on solar energy by boosting its stake in SunPower Corp. and selling its renewable energy development unit to the U.S. company. Read more »
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