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Are We on the Cusp of a Global Financial Crisis?
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These are just a few thoughts regarding financial issues this world my face. ... Read full article
Origins of currencies: from jagged edges to flowers
by Ashley Wagner on
A recent post on the Oxford Dictionary's OxfordWords blog explained the origins of the names of the world's most common currencies. In the slides below, find out where these everyday words come from.... Read full article
High-street shops facing huge jump in business taxes next April
by SIMON NEVILLE on
The British Retail Consortium has led the charge for an overhaul on business rates... Read full article
Why a big slump in South Korea’s exports matters
by The Economist on
NEW trade figures from South Korea on September 1st surprised even the gloomiest of economic forecasters. The country’s exports shrank by the largest annual amount in six years, down 14.7% last month from a year earlier to under $40 billion, accordin... Read full article
Meet the women changing how and where U.S. companies manufacture goods
by Kelly Stickel on
In July, a group of brands based out of Nashville got together to facilitate a conversation around the reshoring of American manufacturing.... Read full article
China Makes 4th Recent Cut In Interest Rate To Boost Economy
by The World Post (Image from AP) on
BEIJING (AP) — China's central bank announced Saturday the fourth round of interest cuts in seven months and lower deposit-reserve ratios for some banks to lend to small and rural businesses, as Beijing tries to shore up the country's sluggish econom... Read full article
Made in China 2025: How Beijing is revamping its manufacturing sector
by Li Hui on
A look at why the Chinese government is giving manufacturing a makeover and the sectors that will be affected... Read full article
China Cuts Rates to Halt a Slide in Its Economy
by By DAVID BARBOZA and KEITH BRADSHERMAY on
SHANGHAI — Hoping to shore up a weakening economy, China said on Sunday that it would cut benchmark interest rates for the third time in five months.... Read full article
This is how China is trying to save its economy
by Matt O'Brien on
China has had 35 years of hypergrowth, but now it's over. It's going to have to settle for really, really good growth instead.... Read full article
China, Taiwan pull back on talks to cut import tariffs
by Ralph Jennings (Photo Credit: EPA) on
Taipei and Beijing are slowing negotiations on a massive tariff-cutting agreement following protests in the Taiwanese capital over closer economic ties with a political rival, potentially hurting the island’s competitiveness against other Asian...... Read full article