April 13th, 2011
Growth in railroad-shipping volume shows the U.S. economic expansion is gaining momentum, even with rising energy prices in the first quarter.
Total rail volumes excluding […]
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April 11th, 2011
Bank of England policy maker Andrew Sentance signalled he voted for a half-point U.K. interest-rate increase again last week and said that financial markets suggest […]
Filed under: legal, marketing by Fred
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April 1st, 2011
The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the […]
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March 29th, 2011
Catherine Lees moved to Berlin in 2008, thinking she could easily find work in a nation whose schools are strapped for teachers. Two years later […]
Filed under: legal, news by Fred
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March 17th, 2011
The disaster in Japan could slow shipments of popular cars like Toyota’s Prius to auto lots. And many dealers are already taking advantage of expected […]
Filed under: USA, legal by Fred
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December 30th, 2010
China’s manufacturing growth slowed for the first time in five months in December as the government tightened monetary policy and chased energy- efficiency and pollution […]
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December 23rd, 2010
Stocks were mixed in light trading Thursday after reports showed small improvements in consumer spending and the job market.
The Commerce Department said that consumer spending […]
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December 15th, 2010
Federal regulators are proposing new reporting requirements for public companies that operate mines, pull oil or gas out of the ground or use certain minerals […]
Filed under: legal, reports by Fred
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December 6th, 2010
WikiLeaks is one of those stories where the passions of the moment blind us to the more important lessons.
Ever since the New York Times […]
Filed under: USA, legal by Fred
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November 23rd, 2010
Exports and investment drove Germany’s economic growth in the third quarter, a detailed breakdown of the data showed today.
Exports rose 2.3 percent from the […]
Filed under: legal, lenders by Fred
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