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Leo W. Gerard: What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs

August 10, 2010

Red, as in furiously red, defined the day last fall when a consortium of companies announced it wanted $450 million in U.S. stimulus money to build a wind farm in Texas , creating 2,000 jobs in China and 300 in America. Now, nine months later, things have cooled down and turned around.

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IMF: Brazilian economy to grow 7.1% this year

August 7, 2010

IMF: Brazilian economy to grow 7.1% this year Visit link: IMF: Brazilian economy to grow 7.1% this year

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Charles Kolb: The Building Blocks of Corporate Statesmanship

July 23, 2010

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp is not a household name in America. And those few who may know him probably can’t pronounce his name.

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Nestle Navigates Amazon Rivers to Reach Cut-Off Consumers Before Unilever

June 17, 2010

By Tom Mulier and Iuri Dantas June 17 (Bloomberg) — Nestle SA will begin sailing a supermarket barge down two Amazon river tributaries tomorrow as it competes with Unilever to reach emerging-market customers cut off from branded goods.

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Stocks Fall in U.S., Treasuries Erase Losses, Euro Pares Gains

June 9, 2010

By Rita Nazareth and Claudia Carpenter June 9 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell, wiping out an early rally , and the cost to protect BP Plc from default surged to a record on concern the company will struggle to pay for the cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Stocks in U.S. Fall as Energy Producers Retreat Treasuries Erase Losses

June 9, 2010

By Rita Nazareth and Claudia Carpenter June 9 (Bloomberg) — U.S.

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Garcia’s Booming Peru Economy May Not Help Defeat Chavez-Like Challenger

June 8, 2010

By Matthew Bristow and John Quigley June 8 (Bloomberg) — When Alan Garcia ’s first term as president of Peru ended in 1990, the economy had shrunk by 10 percent, inflation was raging at 7,000 percent, and half the population lived in government-declared emergency zones where Maoist guerrillas were active. Two decades later, the man Peruvians nicknamed “Crazy Horse” for his unstable policies presides over South America’s fastest-growing economy , with lower inflation than Switzerland

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Chao Deng: Will China’s Cranes Keep Rising?

June 7, 2010

Many investors are betting heavily this will be the Chinese century. But before racing to invest in China, listen carefully to James Chanos, a New York-based hedge fund manager whose fame and fortune soared after being among the first to bet against Enron and other high-flying stocks that later collapsed. Since late last year, Mr

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Rousseff, Serra Tied in Run for Brazilian Presidency, O Globo Poll Shows

June 5, 2010

By Alexander Ragir June 5 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s former Cabinet Chief Dilma Rousseff has pulled into a tie with former Sao Paulo opposition governor Jose Serra ahead of October’s presidential election, according to an O Globo and Estado de S. Paulo survey released today

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Tata’s 23% Discount to Volkswagen Sparks Hunt for Emerging-Market Bargains

June 4, 2010

By Michael Patterson and Alexander Ragir June 4 (Bloomberg) — The biggest drop in emerging-market stocks since October 2008 is giving money managers the chance to find bargains in world-class companies from Sao Paulo to Moscow that are leading their peers in profit growth. Itau Unibanco Holding SA , Latin America’s largest bank by market value, trades at a 75 percent discount to Wells Fargo & Co. as analysts say the Brazilian lender will increase profit three times faster.

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