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Smuggled IPads Set to Flood China as Sales Start in Hong Kong
For Wang Pingdao, each day Apple Inc. waits to introduce its latest gadgets in China means extra profit from selling imported iPhones and iPads in Beijing. “The iPad is selling ...
China, Apple Inc., United States, Beijing, IPhone, All keywords...
bloomberg.com
1 month ago
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A special report on gambling: Come, all ye gullible
EuroMillions is run jointly by the Française des Jeux, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and Camelot, which operate the French, Spanish and British lotteries respectively. It is open to players ...
USD, Britain, Paris, EUR, Ireland, All keywords...
economist.com
1 month ago
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Why the U.S. Can't Turn Its Back on BP
Such a scenario would destabilize U.S. energy policy at home and abroad. President Barack Obama recognized as much when he said on June 16 that "BP is a strong and ...
BP, United States, Oil, USD, Washington, All keywords...
businessweek.com
2 months ago
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Welcome to Club Med, Mr Sarkozy
Friday has come at last and not a day too soon… As the market collectively holds its breath in preparation for a miracle, Team Macro Man can’t help feeling somewhat ...
United States, Europe, Club Med, France, Finland, All keywords...
macro-man.blogspot.com
3 months ago
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Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? [1982]
The diamond invention—the creation of the idea that diamonds are rare and valuable, and are essential signs of esteem—is a relatively recent development in the history of the diamond trade. ...
De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., Diamond Development Corporation, Europe, Harry Oppenheimer, N. W. Ayer, All keywords...
theatlantic.com
3 months ago
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French Connection: The Eurozone Crisis Worsens Sharply
By Peter Boone and Simon Johnson The big news is France.� With sentiment worsening across Europe, France has lost its relative safe haven status 13 credit default swap spreads on ...
Greece, European Central Bank, France, Europe, French government, All keywords...
baselinescenario.com
3 months ago
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Europe's Core Is Burning, As Austria Next On The Implosion Radar; German, France CDS Blow Out
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/04/2010 06:57 -0500Belgium Eastern Europe France Germany Austria, the country most exposed to weakness in Central and Eastern Europe, is back on the radar. After ...
Europe, Austria, France, United States, Belgium, All keywords...
zerohedge.com
3 months ago
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Driving A BMW = Six-Figure Salary and a College Education?
What types of folks tend to own luxury cars? At the end of a BusinessWeek article about the struggling Lincoln brand, I ran across this chart detailing the median income ...
Cadillac, USD, BusinessWeek, United States, Toyota, All keywords...
mymoneyblog.com
3 months ago
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The strong euro, part 2.
A commenter named Mark Sadowski sent me this very useful info: Another piece of the puzzle is core eurozone bond yields. If one looks at 10-year bond yields for Austria, ...
Mark Sadowski, United States, Bank, US Federal Reserve, Oil, All keywords...
themoneyillusion.com
3 months ago
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Major Foreign Holders of US Treasury Securities
Table listing foreign holders for the past year
U.S. Treasury, TREASURY SECURITIES, MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS, China, Japan, All keywords...
ustreas.gov
3 months ago
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It’s Not About Greece Anymore
The Greek government and the European Union leadership, prodded by the International Monetary Fund, are finally becoming realistic about the dire economic situation in Greece. They have abandoned previous rounds ...
Greece, International Monetary Fund, Greek government, European Union, Peter Boone, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
4 months ago
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Cupertino's cold warriors
Europe Europe.view What has Apple got against eastern Europe? May 6th 2010 | From The Economist online WHAT have the following places got in common? America, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Europe, Britain, Eastern Europe, Germany, Finland, All keywords...
economist.com
4 months ago
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Some Social Aspects of Medical Socialism
The 18th century proudly called itself the century of reason. The 19th boasted of being the century of progress. In the same fashion, the 20th deserves one of two titles: ...
Britain, Mises Institute, United States, France, Europe, All keywords...
mises.org
4 months ago
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The EU rescue for Greece: Europe agrees a "shock and awe" bail-out for Greece
IT is a cherished Brussels maxim that the European Union takes its greatest leaps forwards in a crisis—and then only after several false starts. Thus for Euro-optimists, the fact that ...
Greece, European Union, Europe, Portugal, Spain, All keywords...
economist.com
4 months ago
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The Next Empire
Yet the railway traces a path through a region where hopes have risen again, rekindled by a new sort of development also driven by China—and on an unprecedented scale. All ...
China, Africa, Beijing, USD, Congo, All keywords...
theatlantic.com
4 months ago
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