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NEW INDICATIONS OF WARMTH BETWEEN CHINA, TAIWAN
AP,
20 Dec 2008
China offered Saturday to help Taiwan boost its economy if it needs assistance to weather the world economic slowdown. The statement at a meeting between China’s Communist Party and Taiwan’s ruling Nationalists in Shanghai comes amid new indications of warmth between the longtime rivals. Earlier in the week, the two sides initiated daily air and […]
→ read full articleEXXON MOBIL POSTS BIGGEST US QUARTERLY PROFIT EVER
John Porretto, AP Business Writer,
31 Oct 2008
Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, reported income Thursday that shattered its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter. Yet numbers contained within the company’s most recent financial report revealed production numbers that continue to sag, and shares slipped […]
→ read full articleISLAMIC BANKING ESCAPES FALLOUT
The Straits Times-Singapore,
22 Oct 2008
Islamic banking has largely escaped the fallout from the global financial crisis, thanks to rules that forbid the sort of risky business that is felling mainstream institutions. But experts say that because of its heavy reliance on property investments and private equity, the booming 1.0 trillion dollar global industry could be hit if the turmoil […]
→ read full articleCooperation as Rebellion:
April Howard,
30 Sep 2008
Creating Sustainable Agriculture in Paraguay In Paraguay, where 1 percent of the population owns 77 percent of all arable land, corrupt agrarian reform and the booming soybean industry is leading the country towards an industrial agricultural export model that leaves no room for small food producers. While many Paraguayan campesino [small farmer] families have moved […]
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