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Business aviation CEOs see recovery signs, urge governments' aid
Reuters* Taxes, red tape seen hindering industry * Appeal to government for help before annual show opens * Sector seeks to rebuild after recession-sparked decline By Robert Evans GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - Leaders of the multibillion-dollar global...Tags: France, Air Transportation Industry, Labor Markets, Embraer SA, Boeing Co.
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Analysis: Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Emerging Market, Iraq, Rwanda, Egypt
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters* Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope...Tags: G20, The Pope, Germany, Religious Leaders, Rome (Italy)
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Turkey welcomes Moody's upgrade, bond yields tumble
Reuters* Upgrade stamps approval on decade of reform * Move expected to boost investment flows * Bond yields hit record lows, Turkish lira weakens * Minister warns of lira appreciation pressure By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey hailed...Tags: Emerging Market, Moody's Corporation, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Government, Money and Monetary Policy
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares fall as Fed officials talk of QE exit
Reuters* Fed officials urge bank to begin stimulus withdrawal * Dollar rises to near 10-month highs * European shares edge back from 5-year highs By David Brett LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies...Tags: Federal Reserve, Central Bank
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Central banks saved world economy, now beware the fallout: IMF
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks got it right when they saved the world economy, but their unprecedented actions risk disruptive cross-border spillovers and potentially heavy losses when the time comes to reverse course, the IMF said on Thursday....Tags: Emerging Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Inflation and Deflation, International Organizations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Syrian grain imports pick up despite worsening war
Reuters* Grain sales being routed via brokers * U.N. says Syria conflict a humanitarian catastrophe By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Syria has managed to increase its grain imports in recent months after a period when it was less active on...Tags: International Trade, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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COLUMN-Solar power costs closing in on wind: Wynn
ReutersBy Gerard Wynn LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Solar panels were cheaper than wind turbines for the first time last year in certain markets, per unit of capacity, and are rapidly closing a remaining gap in the full cost of power generation. Until now, wind...Tags: Alternative Energy, Weather Reports, Heavy Engineering, Denmark, Wind Power
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European shares dented by earnings, weak U.S. data
ReutersLONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - European shares ended a touch lower on Thursday, knocked by downbeat earnings news and disappointing U.S. data, although some analysts expected the market to resume its grind higher. The FTSEurofirst 300 provisionally closed...Tags: Central Bank, Credit Ratings
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Central banks' actions worked, now beware reactions: IMF
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks got it right when they saved the world economy, but their unprecedented actions risk disruptive cross-border spillovers and potentially heavy losses when the time comes to exit, the IMF said on Thursday. In the most...Tags: Emerging Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Inflation and Deflation, International Organizations, International Monetary Fund
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The U.S. factory renaissance and your portfolio
Reuters(Reuters) - The possible coming rebirth of U.S. manufacturing might turn out to be the most important investment story of the next decade, up-ending the winners and losers of the former world order. The U.S.'s share of global manufacturing output fell by...Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers, China
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A nuclear opportunity
Companies supplying components for the nuclear power industry are located throughout the United States, including a number in Maryland. These manufacturing firms have developed businesses providing components and equipment required for the maintenance and...
Tags: International Trade, Nuclear Power, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Petroleum Industry
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