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Senate immigration bill to aid economy, budget office says
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system got a boost on Tuesday when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded that the measure would cut federal budget deficits and boost the U.S. economy. The...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation
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Japan's exports pick up pace, give economy momentum
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate in more than two years with the help of a weak yen and a moderate pick-up in global demand, boding well for the government's efforts to steer the economy through market turbulence....Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Trade Balance, Imports, Foreign Exchange Market, Career and Workplace
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Congress must act now to control our nation's debt
As two people who have been long-time friends, and who served in Congress as members of different political parties, we understand that compromise is not easy. But it is necessary, and it often produces the most thoughtful solutions to some of the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Israeli budget wins initial parliament approval
Reuters* Measure passes the first of four votes * Contains tax hikes and welfare cuts unpopular with public * Budget deficit was 4.2 percent of GDP last year By Allyn Fisher-Ilan and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - A budget of tax hikes and...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Economic Indicator, Media Industry, Likud, Finance
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Obama considers sweeping climate plan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to...
Tags: Conservation, Global Warming, Auto Trends, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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COLUMN-Indonesia's fuel subsidy cut is good, more still needed: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, June 18 (Reuters) - It's taken Asian countries far too long to realise that fuel subsidies are unsustainable and poor economic...Tags: Gasoline Industry, International Energy, Singapore, Australia, India
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PREVIEW-Japan exports expected to rise as weak yen takes hold
Reuters* May exports seen +6.5 pct yr/yr vs +3.8 pct yr/yr in April * Trade deficit to widen but exports showing positive signs * Recent market declines raise doubts about "Abenomics" By Stanley White TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to...Tags: Trade Balance, Imports, Foreign Exchange Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance
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TEXT-G8 summit communique section on global economy
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 18 (Reuters) - Following is the section of a communique agreed by the leaders of the G8 powers at a two-day summit on the global economy. -- Promoting growth and jobs is our top priority. We agreed to nurture the...Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, G8, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance
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Indonesia MPs seal fuel price hike after backing help for poor
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament paved the way on Monday for a jump in gasoline and diesel prices after months of delay that have undermined confidence in the government and the ability of Southeast Asia's biggest economy to continue growing...Tags: Emerging Market, Credit Ratings, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance
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Spain's public deficit to April around 2.17 percent of GDP
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public deficit, excluding the accounts of local governments, was in the first four months of 2013 on track to meet end-of-year targets, according to Reuters' calculations using Treasury Ministry data published on Monday. The...Tags: Economic Indicator, Gross Domestic Product, Spain, Social Security, Politics
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India leaves rates unchanged, warns of inflation risks as rupee sags
ReutersMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates unchanged on Monday as expected after cutting them in each of its previous three policy reviews, warning of upward risks to inflation as its currency is among the hardest hit amid a global...Tags: Economic Indicator, Baseball, Emerging Market, Credit Ratings, Inflation and Deflation
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Surging IronPigs overcome three-run deficit to beat Scranton in 11
A month ago Lehigh Valley sat 81/2 games behind in both the International League North Division and the wild card race, trailing three teams in the division and four (not including the division leaders) in the wild card standings. When the IronPigs...
Tags: Jermaine Mitchell, International League, Baseball, Cesar Hernandez, Lehigh Valley IronPigs
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Jun 16, 2013
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