Britain's manufacturing industry slumped "from rapid expansion to near stagnation" last month, according to the closely-watched purchasing...
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The "most pressing" challenge facing the global recovery is funding banks and governments, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which warned...
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Everyone loves to shop, but we really love shopping when it means scoring what we want for a serious deal. The beauty of e-commerce is it cuts out the middle man,...
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In the past decade, dollar stores have popped up in every neighborhood, large or small. Whether you live in an urban area with an independent dollar store or in the...
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Now that a judge has curtailed Google’s ambitions to create a giant digital bookstore and library, the company is left with few appealing options. Google and...
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Crude oil prices rose to 2-1/2 year highs on Monday as worries about supply disruption increased due to deepening unrest in Libya, while Asian stocks declined as...
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If you don’t know your oak from your pine, the plethora of woodworking blogs can show you how to make the distinction and what to do with the wood. Whether...
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If your dream is to own a business, you should know that there are ways around going to business school. In fact, many of the world’s most successful CEOs have...
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Opening a small business in any place and any time can be a precarious venture. However, in today’s times of financial uncertainty, it can be all the more...
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The world's biggest mining firm BHP Billiton has made record half-year profits thanks to strong demand and high prices. link:...
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Rising global food prices has pushed an estimated 44 million more people into extreme poverty in developing countries over the past eight months, the World Bank said...
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Despite the continuing atmosphere of optimism and denial (that's par for the course during long-lived counter-trend rallies), we are witnessing a slow-motion...
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Freelancing isn’t all fun and games. There’s a lot of grunt work, being persistent to keep your clients and keeping up with paperwork (or e-trail) for...
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Arcelor Mittal has predicted that 2011 will be a better year for steelmakers than 2010, despite posting a loss in the most recent quarter. link:...
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Oil and gas service companies injected tens of millions of gallons of diesel fuel into onshore wells in more than a dozen states from 2005 to 2009, Congressional...
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The New Zealand dollar gained as investors’ appetite for higher-yielding, or riskier, assets was whetted by record-high business confidence in Germany, allaying...
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Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) (THPC) has won a major contract to supply two 667MVA hydroelectric generators to Datang Guanyinyang Hydro Power Development, a...
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Goldman Sachs giveth, and Goldman Sachs taketh away. The firm made waves last week by offering its wealthiest U.S. clients a crack at shares of web superstar...
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The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has launched derivative warrants on equities listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. BEA said initially it will mainly focus on...
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has posted an adjusted net profit of $81.7m for the second quarter of its financial year 2011, up 14% from $71.8m year-on-year. Revenue...
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