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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Demonstrators of the CGIL labor union federation protest against the government's austerity measures, in Rome, Friday, June 25, 2010.
Economy   Finance   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
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Italy passes austerity measures
| The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
A potential customer walks into the first branch of the new British high street bank, the Metro Bank, in London, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Banking   Industry   Photos   UK   wikipedia : Retail banking  
 Gulf News 
UK gets first new bank in 100 years
| London: Metro Bank, Britain's first new high street lender for over 100 years, opened its first branch to the public — and dogs — yesterday in a move aimed at shaking up the retail banki... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.  The New York Times 
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil)
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010.  Gulf News 
Indo-British relations have come a full circle
| New Delhi: Indo-British relations have come a full circle. While Indians see British Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to India, with his 90-member delegation, as an effort to shore up India's ec... (photo: AP / Saurabh Das)
India   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: India United Kingdom relations  
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** FILE ** In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York. The New York Times
Citigroup Said to Pay $75 Million in Subprime Case
| Citigroup has agreed to pay $75 million to settle federal claims that it failed to disclose vast holdings of subprime mortgage investments that crippled the bank during... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer, file)
Banking   Investment   Photos   SEC   Wikipedia: Citigroup  
President Barack Obama addresses the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010. The New York Times
Obama Takes On Critics of Education Plan
| WASHINGTON — Saying that reforming education is perhaps “the economic issue of our time,” President Obama went before a major civil rights organizatio... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Education   Obama   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates and assessment of the country's financial and economic troubles. Stocks pulled well off their lows Tuesday as the financial sector partially recovered from Wall Street's worst session in years and as investors grew hopeful about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a wide range, sometimes dropping more than 100 after a 500-point slide on Mond The New York Times
Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift
| WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Federal Reserve   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deflation  
In this April 4, 2005 file photo, a sports utility vehicle drives past an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest oil refiner, will spend more than $1 billion in the next couple of years to increase its global production of cleaner-burning diesel by about 10 percent, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. The New York Times
Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts
| The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday that its nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from ... (photo: AP / File)
Business   Company   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: ExxonMobil  
In this Jan. 13, 2009 photo, people walk out from Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony said Thursday, May 14, 2009, it lost 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a slump in consumer demand for electronics goods The New York Times
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
| TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Business   Electronics   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Sony  
Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. The New York Times
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
| PONDICHERRY, INDIA — S. Durairaj is by all accounts a modern man. He drives a car, uses a cellphone and keeps up with international news. In his spare time, he st... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
Culture   Economy   India   Photos   Society  
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany The New York Times
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Some Indonesian families and communities chain up severely mentally ill people Business Journal
Mental health advocates ask county to rescind plan
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security ima... (photo: IRIN / Courtesy Aceh Provincial Health Office)
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Finance & Investment Taxes
- Re at near 1-month high on local stock support
- 'Micro finance sector represents good investment opportu
- Muthoot Finance sells 4%, raises Rs 157 cr
- Euro breaks through $1.31, first time since May
Bags of rice being delivered to  rice retailers in Cavite, Philippines
BIR to probe rice traders, agri execs
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- Muthoot Finance sells 4%, raises Rs 157 cr
- Games projects: Finance dept objections overruled to meet de
- ET Tax-Wizard makes life easy
- Record income spurs chip firm to take Siemens unit
Bags of rice being delivered to  rice retailers in Cavite, Philippines
BIR to probe rice traders, agri execs
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Trade Stock & Market
- ASIC stands tough on trading rules
- Running in place on trade
- Hefty drop in gold price boosts trade
- Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
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- Wall Street declines on Fed official's remarks
- While you were sleeping: Short-circuited by techs
- UK gets first new bank in 100 years
- Amfi project to hardsell MFs find few takers
A potential customer walks into the first branch of the new British high street bank, the Metro Bank, in London, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
UK gets first new bank in 100 years
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Industry Economy
- The Indian crane industry: Evolution and growth
- Global bids issued for advisor to strengthen pharma in India
- Robots that can chat, play big hit in Japan
- Most Saudi investments flow to industry
A potential customer walks into the first branch of the new British high street bank, the Metro Bank, in London, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
UK gets first new bank in 100 years
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- India Inc increases reliance on external funds
- In Basel, an Eternal Work in Progress
- South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
- Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an UNASUR meeting in Quito, Thursday July 29, 2010.
South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
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