Workers’ new flexibility spurs upturn in Europe
Workers’ new flexibility spurs upturn in EuropeBy Marcus Walker
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Jul 2006
ADorfen, Germany FTER A LONG slump, strong exports and new flexibility in companies’ labor relations are laying groundwork that could sustain economic recovery in Germany and some other parts of Europe. The reason is on display amid the stepped gables...
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The de profundis of the alpha male entrepreneur
The de profundis of the alpha male entrepreneurThe Maverick
Business
23 Jul 2006
There is a phrase that psychiatrists use when counselling the bereaved or those going through divorce: they talk about the need for “letting go”. In the same way, founders have to go through profound adjustment when they sell a company that has been...
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When saving the planet makes world of difference to strategy
China GDP growth surges to 11.3%
China GDP growth surges to 11.3%By Andrew Browne
The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Jul 2006
ABeijing N ACCELERATION IN the second quarter for China’s already-booming economy underscores the mounting danger of runaway growth fueled by huge trade surpluses. The National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday the economy expanded 11.3% in the...
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FSA sought government’s view on whether to allow Rosneft to float
Mid-East primes stocks for fall
Mid-East primes stocks for fallKevin Andrusiak Markets
Australian
17 Jul 2006
THE deepening crisis in the Middle East is set to cause another shake-out on the Australian share market today, hinted at by a weekend fall in the September share price index contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange. The SPI was off about 0.5 per cent...
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Geopolitical concerns cause global markets to come unglued
Geopolitical concerns cause global markets to come ungluedJOHN HEINZL MARKET MOVES
Globe and Mail
14 Jul 2006
Record oil prices? Check. Reassuring words from the Bank of Canada? Check. Stock market rally? Uh, no. One would have thought, given the confluence of seemingly supportive events yesterday, that Canadian stocks would have staged an explosive rally, or...
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As more people play, advertisers devise game plan
As more people play, advertisers devise game planBy Theresa Howard USA TODAY
USA Today
12 Jul 2006
NEW YORK — Marketers are scrambling to be players in the world of video game advertising. A growing army of game fans and new game advertising options are making games increasingly attractive. Marketers spent about $80 million in 2005 on game...
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Pros’ advice: Don’t get too comfortable
Pros’ advice: Don’t get too comfortable
Globe and Mail Weekend
08 Jul 2006
If investors are feeling encouraged by some good days in U.S. and Canadian stock markets after June’s wild ride, the investment pros have a message: Don’t be lulled too soon. There could be lots of turmoil to come after a strong start to the year,...
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Too much government everywhere
Too much government everywhereOTTAWA
Globe and Mail
12 Jul 2006
How much government does a single nation need? Alternatively, how much government does a single person need? Given the ascendant influence of free-market economics in the past few years, you might answer with a single word: less. For Canada, aided and...
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Lay’s death marks end of an era
Lay’s death marks end of an eraBy John R. Emshwiller, Rebecca Smith and Alan Murray
The Wall Street Journal Europe
06 Jul 2006
As chairman of Enron Corp., Kenneth Lay set out to change the operating model for large corporations. In a way he succeeded—but not at all in the way he planned. Mr. Lay died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack in Aspen, Colorado, early...
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Working in China comes with a price (Globe and Mail, 05 Jul 2006, Page C1)
Working in China comes with a price
Globe and Mail
05 Jul 2006
Murray King really did live like a king when he was first posted to China. Working between 1999 and 2004 for the Canadian Foreign Service in Beijing and Shanghai advising businesses on foreign investment, the lawyer from Toronto received a benefits...
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