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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008WASHINGTON -- The U.S. federal government ran a monthly budget deficit of $175.56 billion in February, a record for any month, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.Read the full story
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. federal government ran a monthly budget deficit of $175.56 billion in February, a record for any month, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.Read the full story
World bourses lost $5.2 trillion in January - S&P index division
Monday, February 11th, 2008World stock markets lost $5.2 trillion (3.6 trillion euros) in January thanks to the fallout from the US subprime crisis and fears of a global economic slowdown, Standard & Poor's said Saturday. Read the full story
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Friday, February 1st, 2008Microsoft Friday unveiled a 44.6 billion dollar bid for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software company with a major Internet player to take on the Google juggernaut.Read the full story
Inteligentaindiĝena Indigenismo Novaĵoservo: AFP.com | Shell profits hit record 31 billion dollars
Thursday, January 31st, 2008LONDON (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.Read the full story
Retail: Walmart Says It Will Cut Prices In Order To Save The Economy
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Walmart says it's going to cut prices 10-30% in order to help "cash-strapped consumers" and keep them "excited about shopping."Read the full story
Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes
Friday, November 16th, 2007MUNICH, Germany -- Scandal-scarred Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes to cabinet ministers and dozens of other officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya as it sought to win lucrative contracts for telecommunications equipmentRead the full story
Militants Seize Pakistani Town , Hundreds Of Islamic Militants Seize Town In Pakistan As Security Fo
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007(AP) Hundreds of Islamic militants seized a town in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday after outnumbered security forces laid down their arms, militants and police said.Read the full story
Man dies after internet gaming binge | Guardian Unlimited
Monday, September 17th, 2007A Chinese man dropped dead after a three-day internet gaming session, state media reported today.Read the full story
What to Do If You’re Experiencing Racial Discrimination At Work
Monday, August 20th, 2007Think twice before reporting racial discrimination to your company%u2019s human resources department. Why? Because it%u2019s not always the most effective strategy.Read the full story
No unemployment by 2010, growth at 8%: Rangarajan - India Says - Voice of India
Monday, July 16th, 2007India can mop out unemployment by 2010 with a constant economic growth of 8% and the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Coiuncil claims that the target could be achieved even before if the growth of GDP is at a higher level. It is seen that with a GDP growth rate of 8%, ...