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Closed Communist-era Factories Reap Windfall Profit For Ukraine But Problem For Climate Deal (AP) KONSTANTINOVKA, Ukraine (AP) - Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from...
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Writer HONOLULU (AP) - On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the...
Jays CEO expects ace to depart, adding drama to offseason The rumors are heating up on the second day of free agency. Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Beeston told the New York Post that Roy Halladay is planning on testing free...
I believe the unfolding risks to the U.S. and global economy are enormous. Most seem rather oblivious to the risks, believing both that our asset markets are not overvalued and that economic recovery is only a matter of time.
by William Pesek on Sunday, 22 November 2009 It's a, well, golden opportunity. As these well-known market personalities duke it out, they're doing us a favour by highlighting a critical debate: Which is the bigger threat -...
Judging by the names involved in creating them, the properties that will be built in Kuala Lumpur’s new midtown are going to become the Federal Territory’s most desirable addresses. EXPECTATIONS are always sky high whenever...
Michael Sheridan Zhaohang in China Mickey Mouse has met an unexpected obstacle on his chirpy march to bring Walt Disney’s consumer culture into China — ancestor worship. Amid rice fields and bamboo groves south of Shanghai,...
Is Japan back in a deflationary trap? WHILE investors have been fretting recently about Japan’s huge debt, another of the dreaded D-words has come back to haunt them. On Friday November 20th, Japan’s Cabinet Office issued a...
Sunday 22nd November, 04:47 AM JST OSAKA — Nintendo Co started on Saturday a pay-per-view service of old television programs and popular classic movies for users of its Wii video game console. Twelve companies, including...
The Uniqlo chain held an early-morning sale at about 400 stores Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its operator, with more than 2,000 people lining up before dawn outside its flagship store in Tokyo's...
