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EU leaders pledge to stimulate growth, create jobs

January 31, 2012

In a tacit acknowledgment that their exclusive focus on austerity has had painful side effects, European leaders have promised to stimulate growth and create jobs.
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Boeing 4Q profit up but expected defense cuts to hurt 2012 earnings

January 26, 2012

Quicker deliveries of Boeing’s commercial airplanes helped it report a 20-percent jump in fourth-quarter profits, and offset sluggish growth in its defense business.
However, its shares […]

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India Unexpectedly Cut Reserve Ratio as BRIC Nations Act to Protect Growth - Bloomberg

January 24, 2012

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UK tabloid editors describe lax standards

January 13, 2012

A former tabloid newspaper editor told Britain’s media ethics inquiry Thursday that he published an inflammatory story about the parents of a missing girl because […]

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U.K. Inflation Eases to Lowest in 16 Months on Holiday Discounts, BRC Says - Bloomberg

January 11, 2012

U.K. shop-price inflation slowed in December to the lowest in 16 months as retailers discounted electrical goods and clothes to lure holiday shoppers, the British […]

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U.S. Companies Added 325,000 Jobs: ADP - Bloomberg

January 5, 2012

Companies added more workers than forecast in December, a sign that the U.S. labor market was gaining momentum heading into 2012, according to a private […]

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Gift cards will extend retail’s holiday cheer

December 29, 2011

A resurgent demand for gift cards may extend retailers’ holiday cheer well into January.
Gift card spending rose to nearly 18 percent of total holiday spending […]

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With Saturday in play, stores in St. Louis area brace for a big finish

December 27, 2011

Molly Curlee, the owner of City Sprouts, debated whether to keep her University City toy store open a bit later on Christmas Eve this year.
“It’s […]

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British government backs plan to restructure banks

December 18, 2011

The British government will restructure the country’s banks by separating their retail activities from riskier investment banking operations, Business Secretary Vince Cable said Sunday.
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Jury says verdict close in $1B Microsoft lawsuit

December 17, 2011

Jurors have resumed deliberations in a Utah company’s $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and say they’re close to a verdict.
Novell Inc. sued […]

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