UNITED STATES: Wage growth is key to profits outlook

Corporate profits as a share of GDP have risen to a 50-year high. The slowing economy will cut...

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PROSPECTS 2007: Abe under pressure as polls loom

Shinzo Abe will complete a first full year as prime minister in 2007. He faces tough economic and...

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The return of divided partisan control of government, and tensions between the two chambers of...

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Most nationals employed by the Qatar government received a 40% salary increase with effect from...

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GDP rose 0.5% in the third quarter over the second quarter, the government announced yesterday. ...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased its target interest rate to 6.25% on Wednesday. ...

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Parliamentary debate on the draft 2007 budget starts on November 16. The draft aims to reduce the...

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The Democrats won control of the House of Representatives last night and, pending possible...

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Parliament is to approve the budget on November 9. The National Forecast Commission expects 7.0%...

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President Vladimir Putin took part in his fifth phone-in show on October 25. As in previous...

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