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Back to school shoppers crowd an isle at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004.
Business   Economy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Retailing  
 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)
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.
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
 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 industrial robots are a common s... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
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 extending the market’s big gai... (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 job cuts at this point. | The... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Economy   Photos   US   Unemployment   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
A stock broker watches the Bombay Stock Exchange index on his trading terminal as the Sensex fell by more than 600 points, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008  Asia Times 
Sheen wearing off Indian growth
|      Sep 3, 2010 Sheen wearing off Indian growth | By Kunal Kumar Kundu | BANGALORE - India's 8.8% economic growth in the three months through June stands out like a beacon in a ... (photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude)
Economy   India   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India  
Top Stories
Corn - Crop - Agriculture The Wichita Eagle
Wheat prices advance on extended Russian ban
| Wheat prices advanced Thursday after Russia extended its export ban on the crop until next year's harvest, nurturing hopes of more robust U.S. sales of the grain to oth... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Photos   Prices   Russia   Wheat   Wikipedia: Wheat  
Wheat Field - Food Kansas City Star
Wheat prices advance on extended Russian ban
Related: | "factbox" --> More News | Wheat prices advanced Thursday after Russia extended its export ban on the crop until next year's harvest, nurturing hopes of more ro... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Photos   Prices   Related   Russian   Wikipedia: Wheat  
CHINA TOWN MELAKA 148, Jalan Bunga Raya. Star Tribune
China's once-a-decade census highlights growing rights awareness among ordinary citizens
| BEIJING - Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update. | After... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Census   Decade   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: China  
An HDFC Bank Branch.jpg The Times Of India
Sensex ends off highs; IT, telecom hit
MUMBAI: Indian markets ended off highs on Thursday, as investors chose to book profits at higher levels even as stocks in Europe traded strong. | Consumer durables led th... (photo: Creative Commons / Jayanta (Talk))
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: ICICI Bank  
Traders gather at the post that handles Bank of America on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Herald Tribune
Stock futures slip ahead of jobs reports
| NEW YORK - Stock futures slipped Thursday, a day after investors sent stocks surging to start the new month. AC = 1234 | --> | The hesitancy to extend the market's big ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Jobs   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Dow Jones Industrial Average  
Asian Development Bank - ADB  Headquarters, Manila m&c
Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in school
|    Manila - The Asian Development Bank on Thursday approved a 400-million-dollar loan to expand a Philippine government programme to help keep children o... (photo: Public Domain / Exec8)
Bank   Economy   Philippines   Photos   Poverty  
Facebook - Social Networking redOrbit
Greenpeace Urges Facebook To Abandon Coal Power
| Greenpeace said Wednesday that half-a-million Facebook users have now joined their campaign calling for the online social network to cancel plans to buy electricity fro... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Coal   Networking   Photos   Social   Wikipedia: Facebook  
INDIA-MODEL-DISPLAY-DIAMOND-JEWELLARYIndia Model display the diamond jewellary at Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Mineweb
Rio Tinto to grow Indian diamond presence
| In a major boost to gold and diamond mining in India, mining giant Rio Tinto, which has discovered an immensely rich diamond resource of 37 million tonnes in northern I... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Diamond   Gold   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Diamond  
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) aircraft is serviced at the Davao International Airport in Davao City, Philippines as seen on this July 25, 2009 file photo. Inquirer
PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations after hostage crisis
| Most Read Business 3 RP firms in Forbes Asia's 2010 'Best Under A Billion' list Robredo on hostage tragedy: 'I wish I was in the loop' Meralco seeks rate hike starting ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Airline   Hostage   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Manila hostage crisis  
Agriculture Construction
- Sungai Bidut vege growers lose RM180,000 to floods
- Incentives to travel to Taiwan
- UN Agency Helps Stave Off Hunger In Bolivia
- Auckland road closure will affect the whole region
Chicken Meat  -  Poultry Product  -  Food Commodity
World meat prices likely to rise as demand gains, Rabobank says
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- Construction on track 
at Vanggatfontein
- Defiant colonists break construction freeze
- Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
- Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting pea
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, before attending their direct talks aimed at peace in the Middle East.
Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
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Energy Technology
- BP removes cap from plugged oil well
- BP removes cap from plugged oil well
- New rig explosion raises spectre of second Gulf of Mexico oi
- Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast
Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
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- VMware Customers Cast a Wary Glance at Microsoft's Virtu
- Dell, HP buyouts build up enterprise businesses
- Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab to rival to Apple's iPad
- Seafood Stewardship Questionable: UBC-Scripps Experts
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Dell, HP buyouts build up enterprise businesses
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Telecommunications Trade
- Though Condemned, German Author Opens Debate
- Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
- Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service
- Summary Box: UN telecom chief says BlackBerry manufacturer s
People walk past a poster showing the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Monday, April 12, 2010
In Poland, a Memorial Becomes a Battleground
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- Market Report: Man tops the FTSE 100 as bid talk dominates a
- House prices slip again as market faces stagnation
- Hamish McRae: Sense of foreboding in markets is not warrante
- NZ dollar continues to climb
Chicken Meat  -  Poultry Product  -  Food Commodity
World meat prices likely to rise as demand gains, Rabobank says
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Engineering Transportation
- Consulting engineer sees opportunity in industry upswing
- Oz plane’s engine explodes
- Rock fault slows Chilean mine rescue bid
- Tire-pressure monitors vulnerable, researchers say
Men work on a new drill to be used in the rescue operation of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.
Rock fault slows Chilean mine rescue bid
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- Seamless travel likely for Kingfisher, BA fliers
- Marten Transport, Ltd. to Participate in the Morgan Keegan 2
- Transport Quebec to launch radio station
- Mysterious dog death during airline transport leaves owners
Cebu Pacific Air Airbus airplane
CEB gears for Beijing launch
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