Hertz Sets Financial Records for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 - MarketWatch (press release)

Hertz Sets Financial Records for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
Revenues from worldwide equipment rental for the fourth quarter were $317.9 million, up 11.1% year-over-year (a 11.4% increase excluding the effects of foreign currency). Fourth quarter 2011 adjusted pre-tax income was $165.1 million, versus $69.8 ...

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China's trade war bankrupted Solyndra - U-T San Diego

China's trade war bankrupted Solyndra
U-T San Diego
Even though the world market for solar panels doubled from 2009 to 2010 and expanded another 44 percent in 2011, Solyndra and five other US solar panel makers went bankrupt and at least six other American solar manufacturing companies suffered layoffs ...

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How to Win My Vote for Obama, Seriously! - The New American

How to Win My Vote for Obama, Seriously!
The New American
845 affect small business, an 11.5-percent increase over 758 in 2009.” Even the Obama administration has yielded to the truth about this anchor on the economy: In January and August of 2011, officials declared that the administration would work to ...

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You know the deficit hawks. Now meet the deficit owls. - Washington Post (blog)

You know the deficit hawks. Now meet the deficit owls.
Washington Post (blog)
A discounted poster presenting US dollars bills in circulation is seen in the visitor center of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on August 09, 2011. (MLADEN ANTONOV - AFP/GETTY IMAGES) It was April 2000, and Galbraith had been invited ...

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Can Germany rescue its ailing neighbours? - Macleans.ca


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Can Germany rescue its ailing neighbours?
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The carrier's hulking MD-11 freighters hauled 18 per cent more tonnes of time-sensitive goods—ranging from German-made luxury car parts to pricey chemicals—in 2011 than the year before, when a previous record was set. Even more impressive is the ...

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Background Notes : France - Military & Aerospace Electronics


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Background Notes : France
Military & Aerospace Electronics
Avg. annual growth rate (2011 est.): 1.0%, compared with 1.5% in 2010 and -2.7% in 2009. Agriculture: Products--grains (wheat, barley, corn); wines and spirits; dairy products; sugar beets; oilseeds; meat and poultry; fruits and vegetables.
Marine Le Pen: What she means for Europe EurActiv

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Israel Safest as Investors Discount War Threat: Riskless Return - BusinessWeek

Israel Safest as Investors Discount War Threat: Riskless Return
BusinessWeek
Bank of Israel's Fischer, a former thesis adviser to Ben S. Bernanke, helped steer the economy back to growth after the worst global recession since World War II. Fischer, who is serving his second term as governor, began buying foreign currency in ...

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