Statistics and reports in the US and Australia will deliver a wide range of assessments of how the respective economics are travelling. Of the two, the health of the US is more important because we will learn more about the slide in housing and the state of the country’s banking and finance sectors. Early reports on the start of the post Thanksgiving retail sales splurge will emerge during the …
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'Only 31% urban youth in the North fancy sports'
Even as cricket becomes a sport with the potential to make more money, sports as a career seems to have failed to lure a majority of urban youth. A study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has found that a mere 31% from states like Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu chose careers in sports. But most of them prefer to join high …
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Open sesame for China’s Web king
On the eve of Alibaba.com’s $1.7 billion stock offering – the biggest Internet IPO since Google went public in 2004 – friends of founder Jack Ma warned that he was in for a harrowing ordeal.
Officials want to make use of Dana building
Cape Girardeau city and economic development officials are working on a deal to finance the purchase of the Dana Corp. building, the 150,000-square-foot industrial building sitting idle as a result…
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Shakers: Business personalities in the news
The deputy prime minister, Wu Yi, China’s top trade official, once described by the U.S. Treasury secretary, Henry Paulson Jr., as “a force of nature,” said that she would retire in March.
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Helping Arlington grow is official’s specialty
By SALLY CLAUNCH ARLINGTON — Robert Sturns was hired by the city in February to head the city’s new in-house Economic Development Department. Since then, Sturns has been working on incentives for developers in several high-profile developments, including the Viridian project, a mixed-use community planned for far north Arlington, and plans to build warehouses where the Forum 303 Mall once …
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No justice for finance investors
Aggrieved investors hoping to get money out of collapsed finance companies through official legal action shouldn’t get too excited, says a leading insolvency lawyer.
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Business owners say they get a lot from chamber membership
Last week was testimonial time for Mooresville Chamber of Commerce members. The room was packed at the Mooresville Consolidated School Corp. Education Center, but chamber president Mark Chester gave every person a minute or so to speak his peace.
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FICCI’s tax wish-list to Finance Ministry
With many Indian companies opening subsidiaries abroad, industry chamber FICCI on Sunday asked the Finance Ministry to frame tax policies in its proposed Direct Taxes Code in such a way that these firms are encouraged to repatriate their earnings into the country in the form of dividends or capital gains.
Officials are accepting applications from Berlin residents and town-based groups who want to rent the 1870 Town Hall on Woodward Avenue. Fees for using different venues in the hall vary, with the highest fee, $100, charged for private events on the second floor. Applications can be found at the municipal website, townofberlin.com. For more details, contact Evy Dueck at 978-838-2738. …
