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noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Budget officer forecasts bigger deficits
Canada's economy and fiscal health will fare worse than expected in coming years, the country's budget officer said on Wednesday in a downbeat report days ahead of the government's budget.

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security

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:19:00 +0000

Document security Systems, Inc.'s E-Commerce Client Printing %26 Packaging Order Expands to $1.3 Million
Document security Systems, Inc. , a world leader in the development of optical deterrent technologies, is pleased to announce today that it has received directives from a global e-commerce client which expands its existing printing and packaging production agreement from its original amount of $300,000 to $1.3 million over the next 12 months. � �

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obama

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:17:00 +0000

obama picks business chief as commerce secretary
President Barack obama Tuesday picked businessman John Bryson to serve as commerce secretary, seeking to further soothe testy ties with the US private sector and spark export-led jobs growth.

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world politics

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:18:00 +0000

Gardening as politics: Digging the Founding Gardeners
America's Founding Fathers knew the importance of gardening and the environment. Today's efforts %26mdash; urban farming, composting, even drought-tolerant yards %26mdash; echo their ideals. As America's gardeners dig, plant, weed and grow lettuce, beans and tomatoes in their vegetable plots this summer, they are part of a tradition that harks back to the beginnings of the United States. Just by working on a ...

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russia

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sun, 29 May 2011 16:20:00 +0000

russia to lift grain export ban July 1: Putin
russia on Saturday said it would soon lift a ban on grain exports that was imposed in August 2010 in the middle of an unprecedented drought that wiped out harvests.

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financial crisis

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sun, 29 May 2011 04:19:00 +0000

The Bank of England's astonishing escape from the financial crisis
The Bank of England has stood at the centre of the Britain's financial system for 317 years.

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trends to watch

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:19:00 +0000

Japanese Yen Direction to be Dictated by Broader Market trends
The Japanese Yen USD/JPY NY Spot Close 80.876 Japanese Yen Direction to be Dictated by Broader Market trends Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Neutral Japanese Yen 8060 a Level to watch USDJPY: Stay Long Through Pullback Japanese Yen Range Tightens The Yen fought back against the U.S. Dollar this week, gaining a shade over 1.00 percent, as the currency fell below the 81.00 exchange rate ...

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russia

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sat, 28 May 2011 04:22:00 +0000

russia offers to mediate ex-ally Gadhafi's exit
russia abandoned one-time ally Moammar Gadhafi and offered Friday to mediate a deal for the Libyan leader to leave the country he has ruled for more than 40 years.

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nato

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:20:00 +0000

nato nabs Haqqani militant leader in Afghanistan
nato says coalition troops have captured a leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terror group during a raid in east Afghanistan.

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forecasts

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:17:00 +0000

Recession forecasts? Yield Curve Says No Way: Caroline Baum
Green shoots are proliferating in gardens across America, but for some forecasters it already looks like the end of summer. A few are even hinting at recession by year-end. That's highly unlikely.

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security

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:16:00 +0000

security checks on asylum seekers fast-tracked
security checks on most asylum seekers are no longer being directly carried out by ASIO staff, with the bulk of cases now delegated to immigration staff.

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world politics

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:16:00 +0000

world politics Review: Q%26A on Brazil-Israel Relations
Israel's minister of industry, trade and labor recently hosted a delegation of Brazilian business leaders. The following Q%26A looks at relations between the two countries: WPR: What is the extent of the economic and political relationship between Israel and Brazil? SG: The two countries have a history of friendly, but rarely robust, relations. Ambassadors have [...]

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obama

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:17:00 +0000

obama and Cameron pledge no let-up in Libya
President Barack obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Libya's Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday there would be no let up in pressure on him to go but said it will require a slow and steady campaign.

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obama

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:16:00 +0000

obama praises 'blessed' England on state visit
Queen Elizabeth II deployed British royalty's grandest pomp for US President Barack obama, on a state visit meant to prove a "special relationship" remains "essential" in a world of shifting power.

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russia

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:24:00 +0000

russia's Khodorkovsky appeals new jail term
russia's fallen oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Tuesday called on President Dmitry Medvedev to make good on his promises on the rule of law, speaking in court as he appeals his latest conviction.

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nato

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:21:00 +0000

nato bombs Tripoli, Clinton says time against Gaddafi
nato warplanes hammered Tripoli on Tuesday with some of their heaviest air strikes yet after the United States said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi would "inevitably" be forced from power.

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financial crisis

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:22:00 +0000

Moily calls financial crisis a 'Credit Tsunami'
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Calling a financial crisis a 'Credit Tsunami', Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has emphasised the need for a comprehensive legal mechanism to avoid a repeat of global financial crisis.

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world politics

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:20:00 +0000

In Belgian politics, world War II suddenly an issue after controversial call of minister
BRUSSELS %26mdash; As Belgium struggles with its yearlong government crisis, a 65-year-old issue is suddenly adding to the animosity between the feuding Dutch-speaking Flemish and Francophone politicians. Almost by stealth, the extremist Flemish Interest party pushed a bill on amnesty for world War II collaboration with Nazis to the senate floor last week. All at once, old wounds on both sides of the ...

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security

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:20:00 +0000

Hackers hit Sony sites raising more security issues
Sony Corp has been hacked again, exposing more security issues for the company less than a month after intruders stole personal information from more than 100 million online user accounts.

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forecasts

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:20:00 +0000

Budget forecasts unrealistic, households feel worse off
May 22, 2011 Media release Budget forecasts unrealistic, households feel worse off The economic growth forecasts which underpin this week's Budget are seen as unrealistic by 49% of New Zealanders. The first nationwide post- Budget HorizonPoll of 1,154 ...

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trends to watch

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sat, 21 May 2011 16:20:00 +0000

8 greentech trends to watch
Euros, private investments, telecoms as utility companies, and of course, Fukushima. 2011 has brought sweeping change to the world of green, and it's not even mid-year.

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obama

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:19:00 +0000

obama misses deadline for congressional approval of Libya operations
President obama missed a legal deadline Friday %26mdash; set in a 1973 law %26mdash; that required him to obtain congressional approval for U.S. military operations in Libya. Friday was the 60th day since obama formally notified Congress that U.S. planes would strike targets in Libya, a bid to protect civilians from the government of strongman Moammar Gaddafi. Under the Nixon-era War Powers Resolution, the ...

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forecasts

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:20:00 +0000

Factbox: Fed staff forecasts from FOMC minutes
The following are the Federal Reserve's staff forecasts as contained in the minutes of recent Federal Open Market Committee meetings:

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world politics

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:20:00 +0000

trends to watch

noreply@blogger.com (pierre) — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:24:00 +0000

8 sustainability trends to watch
Euros, private investments, telecoms as utility companies, and of course, Fukushima. 2011 has brought sweeping change to the world of green, and it's not even mid-year.

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