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 The New York Times 
China Orders Action to Cool Food Prices
| Filed at 3:34 a.m. ET | BEIJING (AP) -- China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries ov... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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 The Guardian 
Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike
| DONNA BRYSON | Associated Press Writer= JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry — and erupting in ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Back to school shoppers crowd an isle at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004.  The New York Times 
U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
| Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press | Shoppers at Macy’s ... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Chocolate  The New York Times 
Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption
| BERGL, AUSTRIA — In 1996, Josef Zotter’s bakery business in Graz, Austria, was floundering. Facing bankruptcy, he decided to close shop and go back to his roots, a village named Bergl in... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Austria   Bakery   Business   Photos   Wikipedia: Chocolate  
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Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007. The New York Times
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid. The New York Times
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Automaker   Currency   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Toyota  
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris The New York Times
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Banking   Britain   Jobs   Photos   Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland  
Traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles General Motors as they wait for it to open The New York Times
Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data
| Indexes on Wall Street were tentative Thursday, with a small dip in weekly unemployment claims failing to generate any momentum. | There was some hesitancy about extend... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
Oil workers from the Gulf Island Fabrication Yard listen to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal during a speech Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Houma, LA. Jindal continued to speak out against the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, saying Thursday it would kill thousands of Louisiana jobs. The New York Times
Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of new requests for unemployment benefits declined for a second week, suggesting that the slowing economy has not prompted widespread... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Economy   Photos   US   Unemployment   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
Rice - Foodgrain - Food - Commodity The Press Democrat
Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike
| A spike in food prices has triggered deadly riots in Mozambique this week, and experts worry other countries that saw such unrest during the last global food crisis in ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Food   Market   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Inflation  
A Kashmiri youth reads a news item posted on his Facebook page in an Internet cafe in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. With student discussion groups banned and thousands of security operatives believed to be snooping on protesters, a wave of Web-savvy protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have begun using social networking to publicize their fight and keep fellow demonstrators energized and focused. The protesters who call themselves 'sangbazan,' or the stone pelters, use Facebook to debate the weekly calendar of protests, discuss ways to hold Kashmiri leaders accountable and trade daily news updates, some of questionable reliability. Deccan Chronicle
237 million Internet users in India by 2015
--> 237 million Internet users in India by 2015 | Share ARTICLEURL | India will see its number of Internet users triple to 237 million from the current 81 million by 2015... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Internet   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Internet  
Motorcycles being showcased outside Honda Motors branch sales office along Commonwealth Avenue ,  Quezon City , Philippines , October  18 , 2008. The Times Of India
Nikkei up 1.1 pct, climbs further above 16-mth low
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.1 per cent on Thursday, moving further away from a 16-month low touched the previous day, after U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data e... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Economy   Japan   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
The Wall St. street sign is photographed against the American flag outside the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in New Yo The New York Times
Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports
| Shares on Wall Street surged Wednesday, following the direction of indexes in Asia and Europe, after a crucial manufacturing gauge in the United States unexpectedly ros... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Wall Street  
Business & Economy Investments
- IMF to immediately provide $450 million to Pakistan
- BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion
- Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran
- Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ
KitKat-Nestle
Nestlé celebrate the 75th anniversary of KitKat
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- Avoid buying Resurgere Mines but hold if you are invested: S
- Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ
- Call for Locals to Invest in Tourism
- Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ
A filipino worker seen unloading   San Miguel brand  alcohol liquors from the delivery truck , Pasay City , Philippines ,  March 23 , 2009.
Southeast Asia drinks sector sparkles
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Credit Services Commercial Insurance
- SEC decides not to sue credit raters
- RBI to open rural planning, credit department in Goa
- Homebuyer tax credit numbers are in: Va., Md., D.C. snag $1.
- Lewis University signs credit transfer agreement with CNM
Farmville - Facebook Game
Facebook Credits Are Coming to a Target Near You
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- MLGW board retains health insurer despite recommendation to
- Brown & Brown, Inc. President and CEO, Powell Brown, to Pres
- Nationwide Insurance Urges Boat Owners to Protect Against Hu
- Industrial Insurer HDI-Gerling Launches Branch in Ireland
Space tourism sector a good opportunity for insurance firms
Space tourism sector a good opportunity for insurance firms
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Finance Research and Markets
- Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ
- China orders action to cool surging food prices, boost suppl
- Tractor rollovers _ the top cause of death on US farms _ dec
- Public watchdog groups fault secrecy around bidding for lucr
Chicken Meat  -  Poultry Product  -  Food Commodity
World meat prices likely to rise as demand gains, Rabobank says
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- JSE slightly firmer on positive data
- China's benchmark flat on economic concern
- BP's Oil Spill Response Costs at $8B
- China's Benchmark Flat On Economic Concern
An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a stock securities company Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have climbed, shrugging off losses in other Asian markets as newly released details of Beijing's economic stimulus plan helped boost construction and other stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.68 percent, or 68.5 points, to close at 1927.61. (AP Photo)
Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data
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