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Need more positive signs before scaling back stimulus, says Bernanke
WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke Wednesday said it was too soon to scale back the monetary stimulus and the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking a decision. A decision to scale back the $85 billion in bonds the Fed is buying each month could come at one of the central bank's "next few meetings" if the economy looked set to maintain ...
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April sees Japan trade deficit jump to 879.9bn yen
TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit rose substantially more than expected in the month April to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), which is a 70% jump over the trade deficit during the corresponding month a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.. The deficit, for the tenth consecutive month, was wider than what many economists had forecast. A survey from the Nikkei business daily ...
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Breakthrough research shows Vit C kills drug resistant TB
WASHINGTON - Adding vitamin C to existing tuberculosis drugs regime could shorten the therapy for drug resistant TB, claims new research findings published in the online scientific journal Nature Communications. The striking discovery, by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria in laboratory ...
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UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending
LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...
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US delegation to urge labour reforms in Bangladesh
DHAKA - A high level US delegation led by the State Department's Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of labour safety regulations following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said Wednesday. The collapse of a nine-storey factory complex housing several garment units outside the capital last ...
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Glitter
Neil Diamond failed miserably in The Jazz Singer (1980). Rick Springfield couldn't do it in Hard to Hold (1984). So why should it be of any surprise that Glitter, pop diva Mariah Carey's vanity project about the trials and tribulations of being a pop star, should fail as well? ...
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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island
Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...
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Investec slides after earnings miss
Johannesburg - Shares of Investec drop 2.5 percent to 70.9 rand after the South African investment bank and asset manager's full-year earnings fall short of lofty market ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro a device of many talents
mystery press conference in Los Angeles on 19 June last year. Indeed, it was something of a shock, because for the first time, Microsoft was competing against its biggest customers: Windows PC suppliers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and ...
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Post Office workers to strike for fifth time since Easter over closure plans
Customers encounter locked doors at a Post Office in Newport during a strike on the Tuesday after the first May bank holiday. Photograph: Tim ...
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Qinetiq could sell US business after defence cuts lead to profit fall
- the business often said to be the inspiration for the spy's weapons expert Q - does not appear to be as successful.Full year underlying profits up 6% to 152m, with a positive performance from its UK services business. But defence budgets are under pressure worldwide, with possible contract delays and modifications, especially in the US, where Qinetiq's services business saw profits ...
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