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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- South Korea upgraded its third-quarter economic growth rate Friday, boosting expectations for a sustainable recovery. Full Article at MarketWatch
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What was the cause? Germany's surpluses were a result of its attempt to export its way out of the stagnation arising from the reintegration of east and west Germany, and to support an ageing population. Full Article at Economist's View
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This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. Full Article at Information Week
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"We are extremely satisfied with not only NEC's products, but also the professionalism demonstrated through their support and services teams. NEC is a name we can trust." Full Article at Information Week
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BOSTON (AP) Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to pay $40 million to 87,500 Massachusetts employees who claimed the retailer denied them rest and meal breaks, manipulated time cards and refused to pay overtime, according to court documents. Full Article at The New York Times
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TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Average touched a high above 10,000 for the first time since Oct. 30, but then pulled back as traders mulled the outlook for the yen. Full Article at MarketWatch
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At the end of each month, BBC World News business presenter Jamie Robertson takes a look at the world's major stock markets. This month he considers what will happen when the global rally comes to a halt. Full Article at BBC World
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Bhopal's world heritage sites have yet to be discovered by mass tourism Sunset at the Bhimbetka rock shelters on the outskirts of Bhopal offers a glimpse into how people used to live in central India 100,000 years ago. Full Article at BBC World
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Page last updated at 00:03 GMT, Friday, 4 December 2009 Many people save money in case of a financial emergency The proportion of income put aside as savings has remained relatively static despite the changing economic picture in the UK, a survey has... Full Article at BBC World
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The holidays are fast approaching, and with them the usual crush of shopping, travel, parties and other events. Before you get swept up in the spirit of the season, take some time for year-end wealth management planning. Full Article at Forbes
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Here's the problem: in 2007, the median household income in the United States was $50,233. Full Article at WalletPop
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It’s December, which means it’s bonus season, and time for more than the usual amount of bellyaching about pay. Full Article at Seeking Alpha
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Harry Pierce, a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram, is an avid collector of a type of puzzle the English call conundrums, graphic representations of common phrases. Full Article at Fast Company
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If you’re shopping for a gadget hound, the thousands of choices can be downright baffling. Here are a few that should make you a hit with friends and family. Check out behind the scenes of one of the fashion world's more notable product events. Full Article at CNBC
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Time to think about taxes, investments, passing the family wealth and more. One thing is sure, rates for the wealthy are going up. There are steps you can take to reduce your chances of IRS pain. Full Article at Forbes
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Good afternoon. My name is [Latanji] and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Toll Brothers fourth quarter earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions). Thank you. Full Article at Seeking Alpha
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On Thursday President Obama summoned corporate America to the White House in an attempt to help tackle the problem of unemployment. And among the many corporate leaders who answered the President's call was Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Full Article at CNBC
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Citing a rising tide of complaints from people who unknowingly bought counterfeit software infected with malware, Microsoft on Thursday announced the launch of educational initiatives and enforcement actions in over 70 countries to raise awareness of... Full Article at Information Week
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At the time, I admitted that my defense – roughly, “it isn’t as bad as all that” – was anecdotal and didn’t address any sof the fundamental worries that caused the dislocation in the first place. Full Article at Seeking Alpha
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Lenovo is offering small and medium-sized businesses the option of having AT&T tech support bundled with select PCs. AT&T Tech Support 360 offers around-the-clock online IT support, including assistance with wireless network setup, software... Full Article at Information Week
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In this image released by PictureGroup, from left, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama, singers Common and Jordin Sparks, and Randy Jackson attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at President's Park on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in...
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We have not followed through on the good starts we made in Afghanistan, partly because we took so many resources out and put them in Iraq ... I think it is very important for us to begin a planned redeployment from Iraq, including targeting Afghanistan.
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I think the Obama visit to Notre Dame was a real watershed moment
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For the Afghan people, a return to Taliban rule would condemn their country to brutal governance, international isolation, a paralyzed economy, and the denial of basic human rights to the Afghan people - especially women and girls
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My impression is that the president highly values Biden's contributions on foreign policy and, in particular, raising tough questions about the recommendations from the military on Afghanistan ... Those questions prompted a more serious review and more nuanced, less open-ended commitment. Biden is provi...
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Afghanistan is not lost, but for several years it has moved backwards ... There's no imminent threat of the government being overthrown, but the Taleban has gained momentum.
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As a Microsoft Gold Certified partner with over 300 employees, $285 million in annual revenues and a dedicated Unified Communications practice, TIG is ideally positioned to deliver AltiGen's Microsoft-based, software-centric solutions to innovative organizations throughout the United States
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All told, by the time I took office, the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan approached $1 trillion. Going forward, I am committed to addressing these costs openly and honestly
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Yesterday, MS-NBC’s Chuck Todd asked White House press secretary Robert Gibbs when the time will come to judge the success of the stimulus package Barack Obama pushed Congress to pass. Gibbs says we can start now.
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These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative, while building the Afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of Afghanistan
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The world needs President Obama to tear up his schedule and get a return ticket back to Copenhagen
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I do not make this decision lightly. I make this decision because I am convinced that our security is at stake in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... This is the epicenter of the violent extremism practiced by Al Qaeda. It is from here that we were attacked on 9/11, and it is from here that new attacks are bei...
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We believe that such a move [by Google] would be an attempt to drive traffic through its site, but do not believe that it poses a material threat to Rightmove
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We will strengthen Pakistan's capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries, and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe-haven for terrorists whose location is known, and whose intentions are clear
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Obama’s China trip a failure
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This increase is necessary to stabilize a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic attention, direction and resources it urgently requires
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there were nine meetings held behind closed doors, in secrecy, between Obama and military leaders but Afghanistan’s provincial elders were not considered in any of those meetings — even though they are the real power in the country.
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I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan
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Okay, meet the guys at the heart of this so-called solution. They include the guys from Enron who designed energy trading, and the Wall Street financiers like Goldman Sachs who gave gave us the subprime mortgage crisis.
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Obviously, there are historic conflicts between India and Pakistan. It is not the place of the United States to try to, from the outside, resolve all those conflicts. On the other hand, we want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Pakistan can feel secure, and focus on the development of th...
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Professor Eric Clemons at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School got under the skin of the cool cats at Google Inc. by suggesting in the Chicago Tribune earlier this month here that the California web advertising giant has some big antitrust worries
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Obviously, there are historic conflicts between India and Pakistan. It is not the place of the United States to try to, from the outside, resolve all those conflicts. On the other hand, we want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Pakistan can feel secure, and focus on the development of th...
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The issue of precedents may go the other way ... Even though Justice and the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] have approved every merger that has gone through them over the past eight years, it gives a new incentive for Obama officials to show they are different and more interested in serving the...
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Obviously, there are historic conflicts between India and Pakistan. It is not the place of the United States to try to, from the outside, resolve all those conflicts. On the other hand, we want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Pakistan can feel secure, and focus on the development of th...
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday lashed out at President Obama for claiming the Bush administration rebuffed commanders' repeated requests for more troops in Afghanistan. In a rare break in his public silence since leaving the Pentagon, Rumsfeld rejected the claim as a 'bald misstat...
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To lessen tensions between two nuclear-armed nations that too often teeter on the edge of escalation and confrontation, we must pursue constructive diplomacy with both India and Pakistan
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