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Saturday, 22 November 2008
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SBI hiring amid global firing
At a time when major financial institutions worldwide are announcing job cuts to survive the economic slowdown, India's largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI) said it would create 25,000 jobs this year.
18 Nov 2008 |
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Global gap on costs narrows for US manufacturers
Costs that hamper the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers have fallen in recent years compared with those of foreign producers, but high corporate taxes and other expenses still put domestic products at a distinct disadvantage in global markets, an industry group said Thursday.
14 Nov 2008 |
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Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe
Barack Obama's election as America's first black president unleashed a renewed love for the United States after years of dwindling goodwill, and many said Wednesday that U.S. voters had blazed a trail that minorities elsewhere could follow.
06 Nov 2008 |
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Stocks dive on belief global recession is at hand
Wall Street joined world stock markets in a sharp selloff Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping nearly 300 points in early trading and all the major indexes falling more than 4 percent. The growing belief that the world will suffer a punishing economic recession has investors dumping stocks.
24 Oct 2008 |
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The rebound we saw in global markets
The rebound we saw in global markets earlier this week ran into some serious snags today, as growing pessimism about corporate earnings and waning expectations that the world economy might escape a sharp contraction pounded stocks in Asia, Europe, and the US.
16 Oct 2008 |
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Paulson worries global markets future
Global financial markets remain severely strained, underscoring the need for quick action to implement the government's $700 billion rescue program, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday.
09 Oct 2008 |
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Global warming pollution increases 3 percent
The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists' projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said Thursday.
27 Sep 2008 |
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Haitian city encased in mud needs global help
GONAIVES, Haiti - The U.N. World Food Program's director flew to a Haitian city still encased in mud Friday to draw global attention to the ongoing disaster that has enormously complicated the country's struggle to feed itself.
27 Sep 2008 |
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AP: 'Lob bombs' biggest worry for US in Baghdad
U.S. forces may be close to unlocking the mystery of who is behind a deadly innovation in Iraqi insurgents' weapons, a "lob bomb" now being used in Baghdad to target U.S. and Iraqi combat outposts, a senior American general said Friday in an Associated Press interview.
12 Jul 2008 |
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G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050
The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
08 Jul 2008 |
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