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Monthly Archive January, 2012

Sarkozy calls for courage, calm in face of crisis

January 15, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France must have the courage and calmness to make difficult decisions to overcome the financial crisis, in his first public […]

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France loses top credit rating, govt says

January 13, 2012

The French finance minister said Friday that Standard & Poor’s had stripped the nation of its top-notch credit rating, again throwing Europe’s ability to fight […]

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U.K.

January 12, 2012

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King may refrain from adding to emergency stimulus again today as policy makers await new forecasts and the economy showed […]

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The widening pay gap on Wall Street

January 11, 2012

Most people on Wall Street will be getting smaller bonus checks for 2011 — except for the elite bankers.
In a year when bonuses […]

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Shrinking China Trade Surplus May Buttress Wen Rebuff of Pressure on Yuan - Bloomberg

January 9, 2012

China

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Job growth quickens; unemployment near 3-year low

January 7, 2012

Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic […]

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Bernanke Sends Congress Fed Study of Options to Lift the Housing Market - Bloomberg

January 6, 2012

A report from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called the weakness in the housing market a

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Boeing to close Wichita plant with 2,160 jobs

January 4, 2012

The Boeing Co., for decades the brand that helped support Wichita’s claim as the aviation capital of the world, announced Wednesday it will shut down […]

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TSX starts 2012 trading sharply higher

TORONTO

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El-Erian: No Appetite to Raise Rates in 2012 - Bloomberg

January 3, 2012

Policy makers are unlikely to raise borrowing costs in 2012, with benchmark rates to stay at or close to zero in the U.S. and Europe, […]

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