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Zuckerberg's 2012 personal income tax bill: $1.5 billion

As a result of the convoluted morass that is the US tax code, the profits that Zuckerberg will realize from excercising his options will be taxed as regular income, and not as capital gains....

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Is Facebook worth $100bn?

After reading Facebook's S-1 document, it's probably not worth $100bn, but at least one analyst has compared it to Google and Apple around the time of their listings, and has backed a $75bn valuation ...

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“Email phishing defrauds millions of people and companies every year, resulting in a loss of consumer confidence in email and the Internet as a whole,” said Brett McDowell, chair of DMARC.org and Senior Manager of Customer Security Initiatives at PayPal....

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Megaupload users may lose their data

Megaupload hires outside companies to store the data, for a fee. But Megaupload attorney Ira Rothken said Sunday that the government has frozen its money....

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Në shpëtim të Eurozonës

Liderët e BE-së të mbledhur sot në Bruksel kanë arritur një marrëveshje lidhur me Fondin e Përhershëm për Shpëtimin e Shteteve, i cili do të jetë operativ që në Korrik të këtij viti....

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Recession causes 2,000 heart attack deaths

The recession has caused 2,000 deaths from heart attacks in London, researchers have suggested....

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Davos 2012...

British prime minister warns World Economic Forum that eurozone is facing a 'perilous' moment and urgent action is needed on Greece, banks and the bailout fund. ...

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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom refused bail

A New Zealand judge ordered Kim Dotcom, the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com, to be held in custody for another month on Wednesday, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk....

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Ky pakt fiskal duhet të sigurojë një politikë fiskale të njësuar dhe strikte, edhe përtej kufijve të Eurozonës. Ministrat e Financave duhet ta miratojnë tekstin e marrëveshjes. ...

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Regulate cosmetic industry, say surgeons

"We have warned against the unrealistic expectations set by reality 'makeover' shows and against crass competition prizes promising 'mummy makeovers' and body overhauls. In no other area of surgery would one encounter two-for-one offers. The pendulum has swung too far."...

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Megaupload ...

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (R) appears with other employees in Auckland's North Shore District Court after their arrest January 20, 2012. New Zealand police broke through electronic locks and cut their way into a mansion safe room to arrest the ......

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The World Bank said an escalation in the euro area's debt crisis meant 'Europe was probably already in recession'......

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Barclays boss could net £10m payout

Barclays boss Bob Diamond could receive a £10 million payout in the forthcoming bonus season, according to reports....

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Facebook adverts now in news feeds

Facebook adverts, known as ‘sponsored stories’, have started appearing in users' news feeds, as the service ramps up its commercial activity....

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"Europe's biggest" free Wi-Fi zone set for London

Mobile operator O2 is to provide free internet to "millions" of residents and visitors in central London by launching Europe's largest free wi-fi zone. The service will be rolled out across the boroughs of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea in 2012....

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Banka Europiane mund ta lehtësojë krizën

Carl B. Weinberg, kryeekonomisti i firmës këshilluese ‘High Frequency Economics’ thotë se është i shokuar nga masa e operacionit monetar, duke hipotetizuar se Banka Qendrore Europiane ka “paralajmëruar kolapsin katastrofik në Europë”....

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Government to ban excessive card fees

Government to ban surcharges on payments to airlines and other firms after campaign to end 'last-minute' fees....

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Bad news for oil-importing nations

A whole host of countries that buy Iranian crude are not too happy with the EU proposal and they have not shied away from saying so. China, which imports 5,00,000 barrels a day of Iranian oil, is already on record rejecting the proposal. Russia, the largest oil producer in the world today......

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Amazon and RIM? It could have happened

RIM and Amazon are still talking about ways to expand their ties, Reuters said. That could include Amazon's catalog available to BlackBerry users....

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Workers of Europe unite

Europe's Left has suffered a calamitous six months. Socialist governments have met historic defeats in Portugal and Spain. Greece’s Pasok party was toppled by an EU technocrat Putsch. Ireland’s soft-Left Fianna Foil lost every seat in Dublin. ...

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Farsa britanike e euros

Euroskeptikët duan më shumë pak Europë, e jo më shumë. Në kohën kur ishin “më të bashkuar se kurrë”, ata e duan Europën më pak se kurrë, dhe po të jetë e mundshme, një zgjidhje tjetër. Në rrahjen e “orës së fundit” të saj ose të tij – më shumë duket se të tij – duket se ndihet një kundërshtim ndaj kontinentit të vjetër....

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Will BlackBerry survive 2012?

Troubled BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has announced further delays to its new phones - now analysts and commentators are making their complaints ever more loudly...

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Dje, monedha europiane arriti nën nivelin e 1,30 dollarëve dhe 0,84 paundëve në tregjet botërore. Këto shifra nuk ishin shënuar që në Janar. Bursa e Londrës dhe ajo e Frankfurtit u mbyllën me një rënie prej 1 për qind, ndërsa bursa franceze CAC-40 humbi 1,76 për qind....

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Mbi përgjegjësinë sociale të biznesit

Por, veçanërisht duke filluar nga mesi i viteve ‘90, ka një ringjallje vullnetare të këtij koncepti, dhe veçanërisht në aplikimin e tij në politikat dhe vendimmarrjet e korporatave dhe të bizneseve. Dhe ky fenomen, sigurisht, ka një arsye: në një ekonomi gjithnjë e më......

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Europe's fiscal compact

Besides, the 500-billion euro permanent bailout fund envisaged under the European Stability Mechanism Treaty will be organised quickly, as early as mid-2012 if member-states deliver on their commitment to ratify it promptly....

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Përpjekja e fundit e Europës

Europa e ka mësuar se është rrugë e vështirë dhe se unioni i qëndrueshëm monetar kërkon koordinim më të mirë të politikave kombëtare fiskale....

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Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis

Europe’s leaders face an agonising dilemma. They needed to produce a plan to limit the region’s debt accumulation over the long run. But too great an emphasis on austerity in the short run risks sending the continent’s economy into a deep recession......

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The living dead economy

An alternative way of looking at the crisis goes like this. We now inhabit a world of the living dead: a Eurozone that will not collapse but cannot be reformed; banks that are kept alive by gigantic quantities of electronically generated cash but do not lend; ...

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Eurozona në krizë

“Duam një traktat të ri europian që të jetë i vlefshëm për 27 vende, sepse asnjë nuk ndihet i përjashtuar.”...

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Eurozone's "meddlesome" neighbour

Britain's insistence on having its say on the eurozone crisis has deepened its isolation in the European Union....

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Travails of technocrats

Both are eminently qualified to undertake tough economic reforms and push through unpalatable austerity measures. Both understand the language of the financial markets, to which they owe their appointments in the first place....

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Fundi i euros?!

Nëse Banka Qendrore Europiane nuk do të ndërhyjë për të ndihmuar në ato fusha ku politikanët kanë dështuar, shkatërrimi i Eurozonës është mëse i mundshëm”.Zyrtarët e disa prej bankave më të mëdha të Britanisë së Madhe si, “Royal Bank of Scotland”......

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Kriza e borxheve të Eurozonës shqetëson shtetet ballkanike

Në një raport të kohëve të fundit të Bankës Botërore, paralajmërohet se kriza e borxheve me epiqendër Greqinë, mund të ndikojë negativisht duke vënë në rrezik lidhjet ekonomike, investimet direkte, huadhënien bankare dhe remitancat nga jashtë....

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Kush do të fitojë: Amerika apo Kina?

Rritja e Kinës me të vërtetë paraqet sfidë për Shtetet e Bashkuara. Fuqitë në rritje synojnë të fitojnë sa më tepër autoritet në sistemin global, ndërsa fuqitë në rënie rrallëherë shkojnë poshtë pa luftë....

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BE, miratohet buxheti i 2012

Buxheti i BE-së parasheh shpenzime në shumën prej 129 miliardë eurosh. Kjo është rreth dy për qind më shumë se vitin e kaluar....

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Gulf ecology hit by coastal development

Sea-front projects ranging from desalination plants to artificial islands in the gulf between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran have transformed the entire coastline in the past few decades. ...

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Roli qeverisës i të dhënave në shekullin e 21-të

Një ndikim pozitiv, në orientimin e konsumit, luan dhe media sociale, sidomos në kalibrimin e kërkesë-ofertës në kohë reale ose axhustimin e strategjive në përdorim. E njëjta gjë vlen për administratën publike apo qeverisjen në përgjithësi, në mënyrë të veçantë për përmirësimin e cilësisë së qeverisjes......

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Two-thirds "fear another recession"

The vast majority (85%) believe the European debt crisis has put the country's economy in danger and more than half (59%) are already cutting back on spending in anticipation of another plunge into recessionary gloom, according to the poll by ComRes. ...

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UK factory gate prices calm inflation fears

Fears that inflation could engulf the UK economy were eased on Friday after factory gate prices slowed due to "competitive pressures". ...

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Google+ opens up pages to businesses

Google has finally launched Google+ Pages, the business-friendly side of its social network and a key way for the company to compete with arch-rival Facebook. ...

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UK "could lose its economic status"

Britain is in danger of losing its status as a leading global nation as countries in Asia and Latin America continue their rapid economic growth, according to a government minister. ...

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The 99 per cent versus the One

Nearly three years ago, Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election on the back of incredible popular mobilisation. In a country often bogged down in plodding party politics, there seemed to be something transcendent and epochal about his rise. ...

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Ekonomia botërore në "qorrsokak"?!

Ekonomia globale padyshim është komplekse, mirëpo faktorët kryesor që e karakterizojnë krizën financiare sot (apo më mirë të themi krizën e filluar në vitin 2008 dhe që do të filloj të ketë një “stabilitet” kah fundi i vitit 2012 pas shumë masave që do të merren nga qeveritë) janë: 1. borxhet e qeverive; 2. Sistemi bankar jo i menaxhuar si duhet dhe i kontrolluar; 3. Tregu financiar (i letrave me vlerë, derivativet) lehtë i manipuluar. ...

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EU chief wants law change to target rogue bankers

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has proposed the introduction into European law of "individual responsibility" which would expose financial sector wrong-doers to criminal sanctions....

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Europe in €2 trillion rescue bid

George Osborne has admitted for the first time that Britain may have to provide billions of pounds more to bail out the eurozone as part of €2 trillion international efforts to shore up the single currency bloc and revitalise the flagging global recovery. ...

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BlackBerry services 'restored worldwide'

BlackBerry internet service have been restored worldwide, according to the chief executive of the firm behind the smartphone brand. ...

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"Occupy Wall Street" spreads, chaotically

“There are millions of us watching online and sending out our hope,” he said. In New York, a “Millionaire's March” of about 400 people affiliated with Occupy Wall Street wound its way through the Upper East Side Tuesday afternoon, with participants protesting outside the homes of financial titans, including JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, the media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the industrialist David H. Koch. ...

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Eurozona rikthen aleancat e vjetra

Balanca në mes fuqive evropiane u prish me fillimin e Luftës së Parë Botërore dhe përpjekjeve të Anglisë, Francës dhe Rusisë për të dobësuar hegjemoninë gjermane, nëpërmes krijimit të aleancave ushtarake. Kurse sot, eurozona përsëri i ka përçarë evropianët për sa i përket se kush dihet të ketë rolin kryesorë në çështjet financiare. ...

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BlackBerry Outage Totally Unexplained

A number of the mobile operators themselves were not alleviating the BlackBerry pains of their customers. Many BlackBerry users were given little information about the outage from their mobile provider and had to resort to social networking platform Twitter on their PCs, to get updates ... ...

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Europe's Banks Show Further Cracks

However, underlining the risks of an interlocking bank and sovereign-debt crisis, Moody's Investors Service cited the government guarantees for Dexia as one reason for placing Belgium's Aa1 credit rating under review for a possible downgrade. ...

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Nobeli në Ekonomi 2011

Me çmimin Nobel për ekonominë këtë vit nderohen dy shkencëtarët amerikanë Christopher Sims dhe Thomas Sargent. Kjo u bë e ditur nga Akademia Mbretërore e Suedisë në Stokholm. ...

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UK recession deeper than first thought

The latest data also showed the toll that economic activity is taking on households; household consumption fell by 0.8 per cent between the first and second quarters of 2011. Over the past year, consumption has fallen by 1.7 per cent. “From the point of view of the consumer, there has been no recovery whatsoever,” said George Buckley, economist at Deutsche Bank, noting that consumption in Britain had fallen further from its peak than that of any other G7 economy. Household consumption now stands 6.4 per cent below its pre-recession peak in the UK. ...

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Google me një qendër të re në Dublin

Teknologjia, në vend të pajisjeve të zakonshme për aklimatizim që përdoren për ftohjen e serverëve, do të përdorë ajrin e ftohtë nga jashtë me të cilën arrihet kursim i dukshëm i energjisë....

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Eurozone delays decision on next Greek payout

Eurozone finance ministers have delayed making a decision on giving Greece its next instalment of bailout cash, sending European shares down sharply.It came after Greece said it would not meet this year's deficit cutting plan. ...

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Myners: HSBC retail bank should go to Paris

Lord Myners, the former City minister, has publicly suggested HSBC should move its UK retail banking operations to France in a bid to avoid the potential repercussions of the Independent Commission on Banking's final ring-fence recommendations. ...

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French banks reverse heavy losses

French banks reversed recent heavy losses to end among the biggest gainers. BNP Paribas jumped 18.7 per cent to €30.05 over the week, including 14.2 per cent on Tuesday, while Crédit Agricole gained 18.3 per cent to €5.23 and Natixis climbed 12.8 per cent to €2.38. ...

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A translation of Apple's iPhone event invite

Apple's also run up against a wall with the iPod Touch, trickling down features from the iPhone as it gets its updates, but not enough to make the device more appealing than the iPhone itself. ...

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Alkimia e krizës

Shkurt, ky është një vend në reanimacion të plotë, i shtrirë në prag të agonisë, pa një mjek specialist tek koka që të mund t’i kurojë plagët dhe t’i pakësojë dhimbjet. Ky është vendi ynë, që na dhemb të gjithëve, pavarësisht nga statusi social e politik, pavarësisht nëse jemi pronarë apo proletarë, rozë apo blu......

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IMF's dire warning

The global growth forecast for 2011 has been marked down to 4 per cent from 4.3 per cent. That small decrease in percentage terms, however, does not fully reflect the fears and forebodings of the IMF, which stand reinforced by its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR)......

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Sensex plunges 704 points

The U.S. Fed in a statement on Wednesday said that significant risks remain in place for the global economy. The statement of the U.S. Fed while launching its ‘Operation Twist', a plan to lower borrowing costs by selling or not renewing short-term debt in favour of longer bonds, rattled the global markets. ...

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European Stocks Slip

European corporate news helped inject some positivity into the market. Shares in Imperial Tobacco rose 1.4%, after it said it is on track to meet full-year expectations with tobacco sales expected to rise around 2% on a constant currency basis, driven by demand in emerging markets. ...

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New Jaguar Land Rover Plant Creates 750 Jobs

The car company, owned by Tata Motors, is investing £355m in a new factory outside Wolverhampton, as it looks to bring engine production in-house, away from Ford. ...

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Youth unemployment surge triggers worst jobless rise in two years

An unexpected surge in the number of jobless youths in Britain has contributed to the largest increase in unemployment in almost two years, official figures revealed today. ...

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Google will face pressure from the Government to remove copyright infringers from its results.Google dominates the UK’s search industry with 90 per cent market share. ...

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How to pay more taxes

There was a crisis of trust. The financial system had got linked to the shadow-banking that was highly leveraged and unstable. It meant that even a small decline in the value of the assets of a company led to a big fall in profits and valuation. With the accounting practice of ‘marked to market,'......

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Ekonomia mes euros dhe dollarit

E megjithatë, megjithë rreziqet e dukshme për ndoshta edhe stanjacion (mos rritje), apo rënie ekonomike, euro, e trazuar nga vullnete të brejtura të 17 vendeve anëtare të eurozonës, e ndukur për të rënë në greminë nga kriza greke dhe problemet spanjolle, portugeze, irlandeze e italiane, po reziston......

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EU law 'gutted' by bail-outs

Europe's sharp downturn will make it even harder for Italy and Spain to meet budget targets and grow their way out of debt traps. It may doom Greece's rescue programme. ...

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Sony launches Android tablets

First tablets form Sony aim to break new ground for features and to challenge Apple’s iPad. Sony claims both devices not only offer the best available features in the Android tablet market, with fast web browsing and PlayStation games......

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iConic Jobs

As Mr. Jobs told Stanford University graduates in a 2005 commencement address: “You have to trust in something. Your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” A fine thought from someone who has lived it. ...

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Britain’s economic recovery will be undermined by new European employment laws which will cost companies almost £2 billion a year, business groups have warned. ...

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£5bn Swiss accounts raid

The Chancellor has unleashed a £5bn tax raid on Britons keeping money in Swiss bank accounts under a radical bilateral deal struck with the Alpine haven. ...

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Market crash 'in weeks'

A more severe crash than the one triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers could be on the way, according to alarm signals in the credit markets....

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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO

The move appears to be the result of an unspecified medical condition for which he took an indefinite leave from his post in January. Apple’s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, has been named CEO. ...

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Global markets take fright

Two-and-a-half years ago, financial markets rallied strongly on the assumption that the worst of the slump was over. There was relief that Great Depression 2 had been avoided. Now the talk is over a double-dip recession. ...

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Katër “jo”-të e politikës ekonomike

Në situatën ekonomike aktuale të brendshme dhe të jashtme, euforia qeveritare shqiptare bëhet realisht e pakuptimtë. Aq më tepër në kushtet e një vendi të ndodhur në mes të Europës nuk ka se si të mos pasqyrohet përkeqësimi ekonomik i vendeve më të industrializuara të BE-së dhe i ekonomisë amerikane në vetë ekonominë shqiptare. ...

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UK growth is now in China's hands

The fate of the world is now in the hands of Chinese and German policymakers.The US, UK, and many others consume too much and borrow exorbitantly to fund their habits. ...

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Europe slumps in extreme volatility

The FTSE Eurofirst opened with gains after it was hoped a stoic performance from some Asian bourses might have cauterised the flow of risk asset selling that has swept global markets over recent days. ...

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Debt crisis: Is this the end for the euro?

Europe's leaders, policymakers and bond vigilantes are engaged in a fatal three-way game of brinkmanship. The showdown will see either careers bite the dust or the end of the euro. Somehow, though, the ultimate price will be paid. ...

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China's economy set for long-term growth despite hurdles

Growth in China's manufacturing activity slowed for the fourth straight month in July, as the purchasing managers' index (PMI), which previews business conditions in factories, dipped to a 29-month low at 50.7, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said on August 1. ...

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Obama signs US debt crisis bill

Speaking at the White House, Obama made clear he expects tax reform to emerge from deliberations by a new committee of Democrats and Republicans to be established by the legislation and a "balanced approach" in which the wealthier pay more taxes is needed for more deficit reduction. ...

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HSBC in plans to cut 30,000 jobs

Businessweek reported the London-based global bank, which has about 20 employees in Houston, wants to cut costs by about $3.5 billion. ...

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Fraud case we might have seen coming

Vigilance over early signs of misconduct is crucial to tackling scientific fraud. ...

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British Gas makes profits of £3m

British Gas has revealed profits of £518m – or almost £3m per day – over the last six months, just weeks after saying it would have to raise gas bills by 18pc and electricity by 16pc. ...

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Apple iPhone 5 'due on September 5'

Apple will release the iPhone 5 in America on September 5, with an international release a month later, according to a new rumour. ...

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Eurozone Leaders Meet For Crucial Debt Talks

The president of the European Commission has warned all eurozone leaders they must find a way forward. ...

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UK economy at 'near standstill', OECD says

The Government could avoid some of the cuts, which slow growth, by ending VAT discounts and exemptions on items and services such as food, transport and domestic fuel, Mr Padoan suggested. ...

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Saving the euro, saving Europe

Eurozone finance ministers stated on July 11 that they were looking at ways to enhance the flexibility and scope of the European financial stability facility, the EU’s main rescue mechanism....

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Investors focus on James Murdoch

Mrs Brooks and the Murdochs continue to deny any knowledge of hacking. Committee members will decide in the next two days whether to make them do so under oath....

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Phone hacking: R. Murdoch faces inquiry into US companies

Rupert Murdoch was facing the prospect of an investigation into his American companies last night as powerful senators questioned whether News Corp had broken US laws and engaged in “criminal” activity. ...

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Cheques will not be axed

Cheques will no longer be axed from 31 October 2018 - MPs said it was a "victory for Middle England"....

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Eurozone split over new Greece bailout

Dutch minister condemns French plan as 'illusory' Yield on Portuguese bonds soar after downgrade. ...

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A Brady plan to end Europe’s crisis

Europe’s sovereign debt crisis is most obviously rooted in the Greek state’s reckless borrowing and failure to reform. But it reflects market failure, too. Financial markets turn on self-fulfilling beliefs......

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Timberlake's MySpace deal

“There’s a need for a place where fans can go to interact with their favourite entertainers,” Mr Timberlake said....

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Google+: The new Facebook rival?

At the core of Google+ is a feature called Circles which is aimed at making it easier to organise friends, family members and others into smaller, easier to manage and more intimate groups as opposed to everyone you know. ...

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Google's release of Android 3.X Honeycomb is likely to have had some impact on the figures, as this was specifically designed for tablets......

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China's £1bn business deal with UK

Britain and China are expected to announce more than £1bn-worth of deals during Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's historic three-day visit to the UK. ...

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The risks of leaving the Euro

“One of the only ways to exit would be through a disorderly default on the debt where the country couldn't make a payment,” said Ruparel. ...

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Greek drama all over again

A very large portion of the Greek government debt is held by private investors. European banks are said to be holding around $150 billion of Greek government bonds....

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Serious Organised Crime Agency takes down website after hacking attack

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), the UK national law enforcement unit dubbed the 'British FBI', has been forced to take its website offline after an attack by the computer hacking group, LulzSec. ...

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Russia energy ties sans gas deal

Russia and China decided to “form long-term strategic energy partnership” in oil, gas, nuclear, coal, electricity and renewable energy. ...

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Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway

The top operational speed for the line's trains was cut to 300 kmph (186 mph) from the originally planned 350 kmph (217 mph), after questions were raised about safety. ...

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Steve Jobs' own private internet

Much like Google with its Chromebooks, Apple wants to do away with the local file system. “We’re going to demote the PC and the Mac to just be a device – just like an iPad, an iPhone, or an iPod Touch," Jobs said......

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Nintendo servers hacked

The company said, Nintendo's break-in did not affect consumers' information. ...

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Credit card companies exploit EU law

The law was intended to harmonise consumer credit laws across the EU, creating one market for retail financial services where consumers could shop around for the best deals outside their own country. ...

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"Matematika ndihmon per t'i bere te kuptueshme ngjarjet e skajshme dhe sjelljet iracionale"

Bisedë me Xavier Gabaix (Universiteti i New Yorkut), fitues i Çmimit 2011 si ekonomisti më i mirë i ri. ...

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Switzerland threatens to clamp down on tax exiles

Financiers who quit London to take advantage of Switzerland's low levies could be hit with bigger bills amid a backlash against foreign tax exiles. ...

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Rethinking inclusive growth

Equally important is policy-setting that mainstreams inclusive growth through strong regulatory and oversight mechanisms that prevent leakages....

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BlackBerry goes Bing in new Microsoft deal

New BlackBerry mobile phones will include “deep” integration with Microsoft’s search engine Bing, the company has announced. ...

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Greece and Portugal debts worse than expected

Greece's annual deficit was 10.5% of national output last year and Portugal's was 9.1% – both more than assumed by the European commission. ...

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Serious questions for Sony

The breach of the PlayStation Network by hackers already stands as one of the most significant security failings in internet history and raises serious questions for Sony. ...

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Mashtrimi më i madh në histori!

Taksapaguesit amerikanë nuk do të pranojnë më të paguajnë edhe njëherë për bankierët. Sidomos në këtë kontekst. (Politikanët, që marrin miliona si ndihmesa politike nga Wall Street, kjo është histori tjetër…)...

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Huge march against n-power in Japan

Brandishing placards bearing the slogan: “Bye Bye Genpatsu” (Goodbye Nuclear Power), demonstrators including many young people and families ......

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EU poised for Greece crisis talks

A delegation of leading European and international monetary officials are planning a crisis summit in Athens in May amid growing fears that Greece may default on its sovereign debt...

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Samiti i G20 në Washington

Vendet e industrializuara dhe në zhvillim, të bashkuara në grupin G20, synojnë të ndërmarrin masa serioze për reduktimin e disbalancave globale mes fuqive ekonomike....

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Social crisis ahead: World Bank, IMF

Arguing that the youth were being hit particularly hard by the crisis, Mr. Kahn warned that “what should have been a brief spell in unemployment is turning into a life sentence......

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Japan faces power struggle

Climate goals in doubt as fossil fuels come to the fore in fight to meet electricity demand. ...

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A classic British compromise

The ICB’s report may not have been the product of the smoke-filled rooms of old, but it is hard to miss the distinct whiff of a classic British compromise. ...

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iPhone 5 complete guide

We're expecting a new version of Apple's operating system, iOS, to arrive along with the iPhone 5. We can't promise it will be iOS 5, or that it will have any of our most-wanted features. ...

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Banks have £136bn exposure to Japan

UK banks have around £136 billion of exposure to crisis-struck Japan, the City watchdog has said. ...

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UK unemployment surges

The total number of people unemployed increased by 27,000 in the three months to January to 2.53m, the highest figure since 1994, the Office for National Statistics said. ...

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Credit card provider ‘tortured’ customer

A judge has accused MBNA of ‘torturing’ a customer with repeated phone calls demanding he pay his credit card bill. Robert Powell takes a closer look at the case... ...

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EU leaders reach deal on debt crisis

European leaders reached agreement in the early hours of this morning on how to tackle the debt crisis afflicting the nations using the single currency, with significant concessions from Germany....

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Top 10 Errors Made by Financial Agents and How to Eliminate Them

Financial advisors should always be learning more about their roles and how to help the community better. Good ways to do this are by studying books and attending conferences. ...

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Our addiction to oil is draining every last drop

Having taken oil for granted for decades, the global economy has failed to prepare for its absence. A bleak future awaits us. ...

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Japan loses No. 2 economy spot to China

According to the data, Japan has now relinquished its position as the world's second largest economy to China. ...

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Google overloaded with job applications

Google have made it plain they want to expand their service base and need new staff to cope with this. ...

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HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver in line for £9m bonus

Stuart Gulliver, the new chief executive of HSBC, is expected to accept a bonus of as much as £9m later this month in reward for his stewardship of the bank's investment arm. ...

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Murdoch, The Daily, and life without the web

Challenged on pricing for The Daily, James Murdoch says that it is "developing", but that "that doesn't stop us investing in really unique journalism." ...

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Davos 2011

Once again, Davos will be peopled by business celebrities, feature workshops and think-ins, press conferences and private seminars, and of course, parties......

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Price volatility & food crises

The present situation is different from that of 2007-2008, although recent climatic events may significantly reduce agricultural production next season. ...

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Spurt in opium prices worries U.N.

Farmers in the southern region accounted for close to 89 per cent of the total income from opium production — the highest such concentration ever......

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Amazon Streams Into Europe

Amazon.com's agreement to buy full ownership of LoveFilm, a U.K.-based DVD rental and movie-streaming service, confirms the e-commerce giant intends......

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UK "facing £1bn fines"

The UK could be hit with up to £1bn in fines over the way it uses EU money. ...

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Elmer guilty of breaching bank secrecy laws: court

In court, he described the bank's activities as “immoral, not conforming with ethics.” ...

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Facebook U-turns on phone and address data sharing

Facebook wants users to connect with website developers as well as friends Continue reading the main story....

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Analizë ndaj artikullit të gazetës “Shekulli”

”Aktualisht drejtuesit e Bursës së Tiranës po kërkojnë të shërbejnë edhe si treg primar i bonove të thesarit, aktivitet i cili aktualisht zhvillohet nga Banka Qëndrore."...

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Sony sues PlayStation 3 'hackers'

Sloppy cryptography by Sony meant anyone might be able to bypass copyright controls and sign their own code so that it ran on the console. ...

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Clear your debts for less

New credit card and loan deals mean it is cheaper to reduce your debt burden in 2011 than it has been for years. ...

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Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500 million

In an interview with the British business daily published over the weekend, co-founder Biz Stone said Twitter wanted to become not just a popular site but a viable business, rather than be taken over by another company. ...

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Global growth may not be sustained

As the global economic crisis abates countries have fewer reasons to cooperate with one another....

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Recovery despite disharmony

Going by several indicators — including the relatively buoyant stock markets, greater investor confidence, and the pick-up in cross-border flows — the world economy is a more confident place today, with the deep pessimism of just a year ago receding....

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Bank of America stops WikiLeaks payments

Bank of America's website offers access to customer accounts through its home page, but it could be a tough nut for hackers to crack, say security experts. ...

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Nokia sues Apple in European courts

Nokia has filed for patent infringement against Apple in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, claiming ownership of more smartphone fundamentals. ...

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Dental payments shake-up unveiled

Dentists in England are to be paid for quality rather than the number of treatments they carry out, the Government has announced. ...

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EU financial overview met with caution

The plans for reforming the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), released on Wednesday by the European Commission, include new rules on the trading of shares, bonds and derivatives. ...

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Play happy families to make a million

Any family can build significant wealth by pooling their resources and agreeing on an investment strategy. ...

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PayPal cuts WikiLeaks' money flow

PayPal is one of several ways WikiLeaks collects donations, and until now was probably the most secure and convenient way to support the organisation. ...

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Google Plans Stronger Copyright Protections

Rightsholders can expect Google to be more responsive to their concerns in the months ahead. ...

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Wall Street firms on FBI scanner

The FBI investigation comes even as U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of Manhattan, New York, kept up the pressure on the insider trading issue....

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Gem chief executive Clifford Elphick says Letseng, co-owned by Gem and the Lesotho kingdom, has frequently yielded “remarkable diamonds.” ...

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Mashtrimi më i madh në histori ?

Bankat janë pasuruar duke i rigrupuar hipotekat dhe duke ua rishitur në formë produkti financiar investuesve, si për shembull, regjimeve të pensioneve. ...

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China is investing an estimated $300 billion on its high-speed rail network. ...

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Why we need GM labelling

We live in a transgenic age, one in which it is no longer sufficient for food labelling to stop with listing such things as nutritional values, chemical additives, and possible allergens....

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Phones being sold on eBay revealed credit card information and intimate pictures. ...

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U.S. exited recession in June 2009

Millions of people are still out of work, says President Obama. ...

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Human costs of recession

Unemployment increased by more than 30 million since 2007, taking the global figure to 210 million....

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Economies kept afloat by laundered cash

Until we find the political will, the establishment will be happy to ignore the dirty crimes behind today's dazzling fortunes. ...

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Barack Obama to tax the rich

President Barack Obama has announced that he would not extend tax cuts for the richest Americans passed by George W Bush, arguing that the country could not afford the luxury of aiding the wealthy. ...

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Coping with online threats

While the IT Act legislates against crimes such as identity theft and phishing, it does not contemplate the tools of modern cyber crime......

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Obama unveils $50-billion plan

The White House hopes to win quick passage of the $50-billion measure, which would be the “front-loaded” first part of a broader measure to reauthorise transportation funding ......

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BE para një krize tjetër?

Para tre muajsh BE përgatiti paketën e shpëtimit për eurozonën. Por kriza nuk është kapërcyer ende. A vjen pas solidaritetit europian tani një valë populizmi dhe proteksionizmi?...

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Microsoft to power Yahoo search

According to recently published data, Yahoo and Microsoft have a combined 28 per cent share of the US search market, while Google has a roughly 66 per cent share. ...

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Beijing's ten-day traffic jam drags on

Beijing, like many of China's big cities, has invested heavily on widening roads, building towering flyovers and expanding its subway system....

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Debate on extending tax breaks heats up

“The debate is expected to be vociferous, as Republicans and businesses have argued that increasing taxes on the top income classes would “choke the economic recovery.”...

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Zimbabwe sells cleared “blood diamonds”

KP monitor for Zimbabwe Abbey Chikane certified the gems before the sales were conducted at the Harare International Airport....

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Medvedev wants South Africa in BRIC

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday voiced support for South Africa's bid to join the BRIC group, which unites Brazil, Russia, India and China....

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30 billionaires pledge half their fortunes

Bill Gates' and Warren Buffett's campaign, which is not bound by cause, draws in top names. ...

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Apple becomes richest tech company

The iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac computer maker has accumulated a cash pile that totals nearly $46 billion, the biggest cash hoard among US tech companies and equivalent to one-fifth of Apple's market capitalization. ...

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World Bank highlights African land grab

Draft report claims investor interest is focussed on countries with weak land governance. ...

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'New recession in 2012'

Jim Rogers, the market sage, has warned the global economy is just two years away from another recession, but remains ill-prepared to cope with the after-effects. ...

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Debit or credit card: Which is better?

Debit cards are ideal for drawing cash. Off the top of my head, I don't know of any which charge fees for cash withdrawals from non-commercial machines or over-the-counter transactions in branches....

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Diamonds can make the difference

To NGOs, the gems represent the repression they campaign against. But these riches could transform the country. ...

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Germany, China ink deals on trade

“Chinese companies, like those of many other countries, enjoy very good access to the German market..."...

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Well integrity tests put off

BP noted that “The relief wells remain the sole means to permanently seal and isolate the well.”...

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Biggest defaulters on mortgages are the rich

More than one in seven homeowners with loans in excess of a million dollars are seriously delinquent....

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Sells for $10 m

“Silver Liz” was painted in 1963, the year Ms. Taylor became the first actress to earn $1 million for a role....

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Rich countries' emissions at record low

It is likely that a recovering economy would cause emission levels in industrialised countries to go up. ...

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Tycoon trio wins control of Le Monde

The world's leading French-language newspaper has been struggling to survive in the Internet age and called for investors willing to buy into the loss-making daily......

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Soros warns Germany

Mr Soros said Germany was treating the deeply-flawed Maastricht Treaty as it were a "sacred text", warning that monetary union cannot endure for long as a narrow......

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Euro në krizë. A duhet të eliminohet ajo?

Gjermania ka paraqitur një plan me masat më shtrënguese ekonomike që prej luftës së dytë Botërore, me synimin për të ulur borxhin publik në nivelet e caktuara nga BE-ja,...

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Obama pressures BP on compensation

Over the weekend the White House joined the growing public clamour for BP to set up an escrow account to provide compensation for the clean-up......

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How to manage your money online

Today, some of the best investment opportunities are available online without hassle and without any intermediaries. ...

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Euro plunges to four-year low

The euro fell to as low as $1.2243 in Tokyo trade — its lowest since April 2006 — from $1.2358 in New York on Friday....

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Eurozone economy grows 0.2% in Q1

The eurozone economy still has a long way to go to make up for the output lost during the recession and the debt problems afflicting a number of economies......

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Recession cuts labour taxes

For single workers, Belgium, Hungary and Germany recorded the highest “tax wedges” at 55.2 per cent, 53.4 per cent and 50.9 per cent, respectively....

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BE-ja bie dakord për një fond emergjence

Zyrtarët dhe diplomatët në Bruksel shpresojnë që mekanizmat e stabilitetit do t'i qetësojnë shqetësimin e tregjeve financiare lidhur me pamundësinë në Evropë për të paguar borxhet....

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Euro zone crisis: a global problem?

Political leaders in Germany, France and other countries with stronger economies must show that they have the political will to sustain the unique economic experiment....

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One million iPads sold

The level of demand in the U.S. alone, where the iPad launched on April 3, forced Apple to announce it would delay the tablet's international release by a month, until late May....

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Greece unions vow battle on cuts

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said he was confident that the Finance Ministers of the 16-nation eurozone would approve the loans....

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Shanghai opens World Expo

The Expo opens to the public today, with pavilions from almost 200 countries designed to entertain the Chinese people and build business ties. ...

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BlackBerry launches new smartphones

"The new BlackBerry Bold 9650 is an extraordinary smartphone that we think customers will love,'' said RIM president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. ...

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Euro slides on Greece fears

The euro fell for the first time in five days and Greek bonds tumbled on Thursday on fears that the EU-IMF bail-out agreed at the weekend may not prevent the region's debt crisis spreading. ...

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New Russian gas pipeline to Europe

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who flagged off the seabed construction on Friday, said the new pipeline would ensure stable Russian gas supplies to Europe and help avoid transit problems....

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Bernanke harps on fiscal discipline

In a speech to the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bernanke said addressing the fiscal challenges posed by an aging population would require “a willingness to make difficult choices”....

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Number of Chinese billionaires "second only to U.S."

The country with the biggest concentration is the U.S., with 403. But China comes second with 64 living in the mainland....

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Google in China

As the Internet evolves, governments are challenged to respond to the new information culture without curbing free speech....

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Dubai World to get $9.5bn bailout package

The government fund would be channeled through the Dubai financial support fund to Dubai World and its arms. ...

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Obama signs jobs bill into law

Speaking before signing the bill, Mr. Obama struck a cautious note saying, “I'm signing it mindful that, as I've said before, the solution to our economic problems will not come from government alone....

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Eastern Europe, Central Asia warned of energy crunch

According to the report, demand for primary energy in the region was expected to increase by 50 percent by 2030, while demand for electricity was expected to increase by 90 percent....

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10 Little-known facts about .com

According to a new ITIF study, the dotcom domain has become the platform for $400 billion in annual economic activity, a number that is expected to rise to $950 billion by 2020. ...

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4 million jobs vanished in 2009 in EU

Eurostat says the highest number of job losses were in the manufacturng industry, construction and trade, transport and communication services....

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World's 10 richest techies

According to Forbes, Slim's fortune swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months....

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Dispelling Greek myths

The country's budget deficit is €300 billion. It owes $75.5 billion, $64 billion, and $43.2 billion to French, Swiss, and German banks respectively....

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Spain smashes massive rogue PC network

Mariposa had infected machines in 190 countries in homes, government agencies, schools, over half of the world's 1,000 largest companies and at least 40 big financial institutions....

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World's top 10 fastest supercomputers

The world's fastest supercomputer is Cray XT5, also known as Jaguar. Jaguar bags the no. 1 spot, beating IBM's Roadrunner, who has been holding the top crown since past 18 months. ...

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G20 summit preparatory talks end in SKorea

"I'm confident that South Korea, host of a G20 summit this year, will be able to do its coordinating job successfully." ...

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Switzerland to stop undeclared funds into its banks

The government would draw up various solutions to prevent new, undeclared funds from coming to Switzerland. ...

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GM chief gets $9 million

Edwards E Whitacre, chief of General Motors, will receive an annual compensation of $9 million ....

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Obama targets outsourcers, China

“The same is true where you have companies that have 90 per cent of their sales in the U.S., but are posting 90 per cent of their profits overseas....

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China is world's No. 1 exporter

Last month, China’s customs agency said that total 2009 exports were more than $1.2 trillion......

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Obama unveils $3.83-trillion budget

Echoing the pledge in his State of the Union address to make job creation his top priority, Mr. Obama put forward a budget ...

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Global stocks decline

Traders worried over the pace of economic recovery....

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China to build world's highest airport in Tibet

The airport construction is planned for 2011 with a construction period of three years....

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Curbs on financial excess

The reform proposals, which mirror some of the policies enacted in the EU, include tighter regulation of derivative ......

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Harvard Business Review turns a page

“I think we’ve kind of insulted our readers’ intelligence with the assumption that everything has to be serious, everything has to be long form.” ...

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CIA can access EU bank records

The CIA is to be given broad access to the bank records of millions of Britons under a European Union plan to fight terrorism....

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Google to limit news access

Publishers will be able to set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through Google using the First Click Free initiative. ...

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U.S. economy posts growth

“It will take sustained, robust ... growth to bring the unemployment rate down substantially..."...

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'UK out of recession by Christmas'

Prime minister vows to restore growth and reform financial sector by end of year....

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Raport i BB për ndryshimet klimatike

Vendet në zhvillim do të vuajnë më së shumti nga thatësirat ekstreme, mungesa e ushqimit dhe katastrofat e tjera natyrore... ...

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Bernanke: Economic recession is "over"

"I feel quite confident that a comprehensive reform will be forthcoming", Bernanke said....

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Summer Davos in Dalian

"Dalian is chosen based on her preferential facilities and environment and the reputation as a New Champions city"—Andre Schneider, COO of the World Economic Forum...

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UK recession is over

The forecaster warned however a return to growth should not be confused with a full economic recovery....

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Rruga e Arberit

Kryeministri, Berisha mori pjesë sot në inaugurimin e fillimit të punimeve për ndërtimin e Lotit 1 dhe 2 të rrugës së Arbrit, që përfshin segmentin dalje Ura e Vashës- Bulqizë....

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Google profit jumps 18% in second quarter

The Internet giant earned 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the quarter, compared with 1.25 billion dollars in the same period a year earlier....

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British unemployment hits 12-year high

The ONS data also showed that unemployment claims rose by 23,800 in June, much less than analysts' forecast of 40,500....

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U.S. budget deficit tops $1 trillion

Fears of higher interest rates, inflation and dollar strength....

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G8's step forward

It is the first time that the G8 leaders have accepted such a political goal in the global fight against climate change....

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EU summit to tackle unemployment

As the European Union's jobless population has been swelling in recent months, leaders from the 27-member states of the bloc are set to tackle the problem of unemployment at the EU summit on June 18-19....

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Bill Gates optimistic about opportunities for innovation

"The main reason is that the opportunities for innovation are stronger today than ever," Gates noted. ...

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Krugman says worst of economic crisis over

Paul Krugman was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 2008. ...

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Recession in Australia inevitable, says Rudd

In February, Westpac Bank's leading index of economic activity pointed to more trouble for the Australian economy. ...

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Obama's economy shows "glimmers of hope"

"From where we stand, for the very first time, we are beginning to see glimmers of hope," Obama said in a speech at Georgetown University in Washington. ...

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Microsoft and Yahoo start new talks

Talking to Wall Street analysts, Ballmer confirmed that he thought fresh blood could kickstart discussions....

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China a great power

Describing China as a “great power”, Mr. Obama said America’s relations with Beijing had become “extremely constructive”. ...

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G20 summit: 20 fascinating facts

World leaders, diplomats and demonstrators are heading to London for the G20 Summit. ...

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Dubai vuan pasojat e krizes

"Është bërë si lojë shahu. Duhet të reagojmë. Mua më pëlqejnë sfidat, ndaj edhe po qëndroj”. ...

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Madoff pleads guilty, jailed

“As the years went by, I realized my risk, and this day would inevitably come. I cannot adequately express how sorry I am for my crimes.” ...

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Gates, me i pasuri i planetit

Vitin e kaluar Gates humbi vetëm 18 miliardë dollarë dhe llogaria e tanishme arrin 40 miliardë dollarë. Buffet ka 37 miliardë, ndërsa Slim - 35 miliardë dollarë. ...

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HSBC to raise £12bn in rights issue

Bank to close US lender HFC to new business and announce swingeing dividend cut . ...

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Referendum për tregun e punës

Zyrtarët e BE-së kanë lënë të kuptohet se, nëse referendumi i nesërm rrëzohet, do të shkaktonte anullimin e marrëveshjeve të tjera Zvicër-BE....

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Sarkozy: BE dhe kriza

Sarkozy ka vëne në përdorim një paketë stimuluse prej 26 miliarde eurosh, përfshirë këtu projekte për infrastrukturë, rinovime, e një sërë masash të tjera. ...

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Klaus Shwab

Për kritikët Forumi Ekonomik i Davosit është simbol i elitës së pasur arrogante, e cila feston për veten në një vend kurimi të Zvicrës. ...

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FEB,Davos

Forumi filloi sot në vendpushimin e skive në Alpe dhe do të vazhdojë deri më 1 shkurt. ...

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Ekonomia britanike në recesion

Kryeministri Gordon Brown bëri thirrje për bashkëpunim ndërkombëtar për të përballuar krizën ekonomike globale....

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Microsoft cuts 5.000 jobs

Microsoft is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, nearly 5% of its workforce, following a deterioration in the PC market....

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Credit crisis

Suddenly, one August day last year shook the world, turning an Edwardian summer of prosperity into a grim financial crisis....

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Dragons Paphitis and Meaden face losses

BBC Dragons Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden face losses after green haulier JPM Eco Logistics called in the administrators. ...

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Forcohet Euro

Me hyrjen e Sllovakise ne Bashkimin Monetar Europian me 1 janar 2009 eurozona arriti 329 milione vete. Euroja po tregon nje ecuri te mire edhe ne kohen ...

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Bernie Madoff 'in hell' hot sauce launched

A New York artist has come up with a novel way to scorn the disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff: a bottle of hot habenero sauce called "Bernie in hell". ...

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