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 The Boston Globe 
Alcatel-Lucent stock jumps on CEO talk
PARIS—- shares jumped in European trading to their highest level in two weeks Wednesday on a report that the company is close to naming a successor for outgoing Chief Executive Patricia Russo.... (photo: creative commons / )
Pedestrians pass by in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The upper house of parliament rejected in a vote Wednesday the government nomination for BOJ chief in a move that is certain to lead to a political showdown. The stalemate in legislature over who will head the central bank of the world's second largest economy is a major embarrassment to the Japanese government, coming at a time when fears are growing about a global slowdown and central banks around the world are trying to work together to calm jittery markets. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)hg3
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 Asia Times 
Leviathan's return
By Sreeram Chaulia As the integrated world economy reels from recessionary symptoms of slowing growth, credit crunch, financial ruin, demand contraction, inflation and unemployment, the buzzword that... (photo: AP Photo / Katsumi Kasahara)
KLdy1 - Feb08 - middle east - economy - Dubai. (dy1)  Gulf News 
Dubai World Trade Centre reports strongest half-year performance
Dubai: Figures released on Wednesday reveal that more than 500,000 visitors attended a record number of events at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) in the first six... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)

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New efforts to store wind power
NEW YORK — One problem perhaps more than any other has proven a drag on the long-term prospects for wind power: how do you turn on the lights when the wind isn't blowing? A New Jersey company... (photo: GNU / Bodoklecksel)

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Taiwan The Times of India
Taiwan economy shows signs of slowing: Government
                TAIPEI: Taiwan's economy showed signs of slowing last month, the economic planning agency said Wednesday.... (photo: GFDL / Neilpeart is god at English Wikipedia)
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 india - economy - market - business - hires - am1 - 4-10-7 The Times of India
Economy to grow 7.75 to 8.75 pc in 2008/09: Adviser
                NEW DELHI: Economy is likely to grow in the range of 7.75 to 8.75 per cent in the fiscal year which ends in... (photo: WN / aruna1)

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Kevin Rudd (sl1) The Australian
PM takes business on board over emissions trading scheme
CONTROVERSIAL elements of the Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme could be changed after fierce criticism that a "flawed" compensation plan for trade-exposed... (photo: creative commons / )
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Nome, Alaska is seen on Saturday, May, 27, 2006. Villagers from Eskimo communities where alcohol is banned come to the Gold Rush town and its many bars and liquor stores solely to binge on alcohol. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)hg3 The News & Observer
Alaska voters decide mining over fish
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. They chose mining. With more than 84 percent of... (photo: AP Photo / Al Grillo)
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Homeowners mix vegetables, flowers to save money Seattle Times
Homeowners mix vegetables, flowers to save money
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tidy lawns have been replaced by a jumble of hot peppers, tomatoes, peas, peaches, berries and plums in the front yards of two next-door neighbors. And... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
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 07th Oct2007.Bazian, Iraqi Kurdistan. The Kurds establish refinery oil in Kurdistan. Jamal Irish Times
Spare oil capacity will tighten from 2013, says IEA chief
The world's spare oil output capacity will tighten from 2013 due to an expected growth in demand after expanding towards 2010, the head of the International Energy Agency... (photo: WN / jamal)
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Daily Yomiuri
ANALYSIS / Toyota not immune to material costs
Toyota Motor Corp.'s announcement Monday that it would raise the prices of its top-selling gasoline-electric hybrid models in Japan illustrated that the company's... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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 Infosys; Infy; Pune, India; Information technology; infotech; software; wnhires; (sv1) The Times of India
Infosys takes comfort from Axon bid backing
                CHENNAI : Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-largest software services exporter, said on Wednesday it... (photo: WN/Smita)
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