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Monthly Archive November, 2011

Japan factory output rises but outlook weak

November 30, 2011

Japan’s factory production rose for the first time in two months as auto and machinery makers expanded output while bracing for global headwinds.
Factory production in […]

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India invite to foreign retailers stirs backlash

November 28, 2011

India’s new open door policy for foreign retailers is stirring a backlash from state governments who fear the move will be unpopular with their constituencies […]

Finance, money - Comments closed

Italian cargo ship is free off Somalia

November 26, 2011

Officials say an Italian cargo ship and 21-member crew are now free, seven months after pirates seized the vessel in the waters off Somalia.
President Giorgio […]

Personal Finance, UK - Comments closed

What China means to Canada

November 25, 2011

One of the world

Personal Finance, online - Comments closed

Canadians eye cheap Florida real estate

November 23, 2011

Joe Waddell got the best cross-border bargain of his life last year

Mortgage, money - Comments closed

Yaeger to retire as Laclede chairman in January

November 21, 2011

Laclede Group Inc. said Chairman Douglas H. Yaeger will retire from the company’s board of directors on on Jan. 31 — the same date he […]

Finance, Loans - Comments closed

When companies buy their own shares, should you?

November 20, 2011

Companies that find themselves flush with cash have been buying back their shares this year.
Not the least of this group is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. […]

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Greece rules out fresh austerity

November 18, 2011

Greece predicted Friday that its budget deficit will fall sharply next year and insisted that no fresh austerity measures will be needed to plug a […]

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Higher costs weigh on Abercrombie & Fitch in 3Q

November 17, 2011

Abercrombie & Fitch says its third-quarter net income edged up as higher costs for commodities such as cotton offset higher sales of its preppy t-shirts […]

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Monti meets Italian parties as yield rise

November 15, 2011

Premier-designate Mario Monti is holding talks with political leaders, unions and business groups as he tries to put together a cabinet that can steer Italy […]

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