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India, China to gain importance as US allies: Pew study
05 Dec 2013
Support for closer trade and business ties between the US and other nations stands at its highest point in more than a decade, a new poll reveals
Deutsche Bank hit hardest as EU fines 6 banks €1.7 bn for rate-rigging
05 Dec 2013
Whistle blowers, Britain's Barclays and Switzerland's UBS, escaped fines over rate-rigging, while Germany's Deutsche Bank was slapped with the stiffest penalty of €725 million
India more corrupt than 93 other nations: survey
04 Dec 2013
Transparency International's annual list is the most widely used indicator of sleaze in political parties, police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge which undermines development and the fight against poverty
UK savings fall to lowest level in four decades
03 Dec 2013
Thai PM rejects protesters' call to step down
03 Dec 2013
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller warns of US equity bubble
02 Dec 2013
2013 Nobel laureate for economics Robert Shiller warns that the recent sharp rise in equity prices in the US could signal the making of a financial bubble
Thai protesters lay siege to government offices
02 Dec 2013
Next Steps for the US-Iran Deal
30 Nov 2013
The foreign ministers of Iran and the six Western powers clinched a six-month deal that begins the curtailment of Iran's nuclear program while relaxing as much as $6 billion in sanctions. By George Friedman
Berlusconi booted out of Italian house; can’t hold office for 6 yrs
28 Nov 2013
The Italian Senate has expelled three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his conviction for tax fraud
German parties hammer out deal for Merkel-led coalition
28 Nov 2013
After 17 hours of marathon negotiations German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Party and its main opposition, the Social Democrats, hammered out a deal for a grand "left-right" coalition
US tech firms may lose $35 bn as backlash against NSA mounts abroad
27 Nov 2013
Disclosures of spying abroad might cost US companies a whopping $35 billion in lost revenue through 2016
Israelis, Saudis and the Iranian agreement
27 Nov 2013
The US goal is to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons before they are built, without the United States having to take military action to eliminate them, while Iran's primary goal is regime preservation. By George Friedman
Russia’s free trade offer to Ukraine unnerves EU
26 Nov 2013
Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject salary caps
25 Nov 2013
Despite opinion polls showing strong opposition to huge executive paychecks, Swiss voters yesterday rejected severe limits on executive pay
Relief to India as US-Iran deal eases oil prices, buoys markets
25 Nov 2013
The deal, which would help ease oil flows, has come as a big relief for India and other oil buying countries
Hon Hai to invest $40 mn in US manufacturing
23 Nov 2013
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