Trust in business and government worldwide has been resilient through the economic crisis, except in the U.S. where it has steeply declined, a survey showed.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:02:14 GMT]
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Britain's economy suffered a shock 0.5 percent contraction in the last three months of 2010, with poor winter weather accounting for only part of its first shrinkage in five quarters.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:30:18 GMT]
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Half of bankers in Britain and the U.S. have received a higher bonus for 2010 than the year before, despite sluggish investment banking performances, according to a survey.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:30:37 GMT]
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Life Inc.: A cash-strapped council in the United Kingdom has come under fire for its plan to use the heat from a nearby crematorium to heat a public swimming pool.
[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:11:45 GMT]
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[Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:11:45 GMT]
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India's growing upper class wants high-end liquors and fine wines that define "the good life" they've seen on European vacations and in Hollywood films.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:22:28 GMT]
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A French court has fined Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. $6.7 million for misleading investors about the Vivendi media conglomerate when he was a top executive there.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:46:28 GMT]
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[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:46:28 GMT]
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Chinese President Hu Jintao's bargaining power has strengthened since he last visited Washington in 2006.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:02:30 GMT]
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China finished 2010 with a bang, its growth soaring past forecasts and inflation slowing less than expected.
[Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:31:53 GMT]
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Chinese investors, flush with cash, are seeking out deals big and small in the U.S. For one town, cash from China has saved an iconic theater.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:28:45 GMT]
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A senior administration official says China will announce deals Wednesday to purchase $45 billion in U.S. exports, including a $19 billion agreement to buy 200 Boeing airplanes.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:28:25 GMT]
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China has lent more money to developing nations than the World Bank in the past two years, a newspaper said, underlining Beijing's ambitions to increase its global influence.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:12:44 GMT]
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[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:12:44 GMT]
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Executives from General Electric, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Boeing, Intel and Carlyle Group will be among U.S. business leaders at a meeting on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a White House official said.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:53:54 GMT]
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Good news for Swiss bankers: They may soon be allowed to wear red underwear, black nail polish ? and even eat garlic.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:58:50 GMT]
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Chinese President Hu Jintao urged an end to a "zero sum" Cold War relationship with the United States but resisted U.S. arguments for allowing China's currency to strengthen.
[Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:17:18 GMT]
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A former Swiss private banker handed over data on hundreds of offshore bank account holders to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:58:16 GMT]
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[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:58:16 GMT]
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Rising demand and bad weather have stretched the global food supply chain to the limit, sending prices soaring and sparking concerns about social unrest in developing countries.
[Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:51:29 GMT]
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Businesses are starting to tap into the rapidly expanding senior citizens' market in China ? the nation's new "silver" industry.
[Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:29:20 GMT]
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BP Plc and Russia's state-controlled Rosneft agreed to a share swap under which they would jointly explore for offshore oil and gas, in a deal that immediately raised concerns in the U.S. about Russia's global oil ambitions.
[Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:49:15 GMT]
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The coop where Blue Prince lived stands empty now, the racing pigeon gone for good.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:00:19 GMT]
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Organisers of the annual gathering of the world's rich and powerful in the Swiss ski resort of Davos are imposing a gender quota on top companies to try to lift the number of women at the male-dominated event.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:58:36 GMT]
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[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:58:36 GMT]
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British employers will no longer be allowed to force people to retire at 65 years old, unless they can justify the dismissal, the government announced.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:21:03 GMT]
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[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:21:03 GMT]
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For a company that has been doing business in the U.S. for only a quarter century ? one of its competitors has been in business in since 1852 ? Glock has been remarkably successful.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:39:59 GMT]
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French automaker Renault has formally accused a foreign private company of industrial espionage, setting in motion for a judicial investigation.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:15:39 GMT]
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State-owned Bank of China Ltd has offered yuan trading to its U.S. customers, a sign that Beijing this year may increasingly promote the use of the Chinese currency in major financial centers.
[Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:28:33 GMT]
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With a touch of blush and some judiciously applied eye makeup, France's main unemployment agency is trying to lure jobless women back into the workforce.
[Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:47:13 GMT]
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