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Gazit-Globe Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gazit-Globe (tase:GLOB), one of the world's leading multi-national real estate companies focused on acquisition, development and redevelopment of supermarket-anchored shopping centers, announced today its financial results ...
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Is the euro zone's debt crisis beginning to 'rot its core'?
Globe and Mail
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the US black bear population has rebounded from being almost extinct to the point where several states have either expanded or launched bear hunting seasons. Did I mention this just so I could say that the ...
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UN Reports Death and Infections Down Due to AIDS Drugs - Funding Must Go Up ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, hailed a UNAIDS Report that shows that increased access to anti-retroviral (ARV) medication has caused a significant drop in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths ...
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Tiger Woods gets new endorsement with nutrition company
USA Today
Woods, who once earned an unrivaled $100 million a year in the globalmarketing world, will unveil his new sponsor's logo on his golf bag Dec. 1 in the Chevron World Challenge. "This company is laying the foundation for some very significant things," ...
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USA Today
Sensex, Nifty fall over 2.5% on global cues: Monday Closing Report
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
The fall today has been on a volume of 59.82 crore shares on the NSE, which was below its 10-day moving average. Although a small bounce back may be seen, for the medium term we may see the Nifty falling to the level of 4400. The market continued its ...
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WTO sees export growth slowing
AFP
GENEVA — The World Trade Organisation said Monday in its annualreport that the worsening outlook for the global economy has led to slower growth in exports. "The outlook for the global economy has worsened considerably in recent months," said the ...
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AFP
Global Orthopedic Implants Market Discussed in New Report Published at ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New market research report "Orthopedic Implants - A Global Market Overview" elaborated by Industry Experts has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The world market for orthopedic implants is forecast to approach USD 46.5 billion by 2017 ...
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US Leads the World in Credit Card Fraud, states The Nilson Report
MarketWatch (press release)
The Nilson Report is a highly respected source of global news and analysis of the credit, debit and prepaid card industry. The subscription newsletter provides in-depth rankings and statistics on the current status of the industry, as well as company, ...
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Japan Exports Fall as China Sees Prolonged World Slump: Economy
BusinessWeek
The world economic situation is “extremely severe,” China's Wang said at a financial work meeting in Hubei province, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Nov. 19. “The global economic recession triggered by the international financial crisis will ...
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Global Nanocoatings Market Reviewed in New Future Markets Report Published at ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New research report "The World Market for Nanocoatings" developed by Future Markets has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. Traditional coatings are most likely to be replaced by nanocoatings in the medium to long-term in end use segments ...
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Report: Tom Brady has a bone bruise near his elbow
Washington Post (blog)
Brady, sources told the Boston Globe, suffered the bruise when he was hit during the game against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 16. The injury is minor, the Globe reports. “It could very well get better before the end of the season,” athletic trainer Mike ...
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Far-Reaching Holistic Alternatives to Global Pressures Called for in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WS20 maintains that global leadership must recognize today's world as fragmented, with growing gaps between rich and poor, alternative values and a "deepening disconnect between human life... and the rhythms and balances of the Earth's life-sustaining ...
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World Industrial Valves Market
Sacramento Bee
21, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market researchreport is available in its catalogue: Global demand for industrial valves is forecast to increase 5.4 percent per year through 2015 to $94 billion. ...
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Brocade Reports Fiscal Q4 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA, Nov 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Brocade(R) /quotes/zigman/106821/quotes/nls/brcd BRCD -3.45% today reported financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended October 29, 2011. Brocade reportedfourth ...
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World Long-Staple Cotton Production to Rise, Cotlook Says
Bloomberg
Global output of long-staple varieties is expected to total 639000 tons in the period, the researcher said in a report today. Long-staple cottons account for about 2.5 percent of total world production of the fiber and are used to make luxury items, ...
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Deloitte Releases Second Edition of "Women in the boardroom: A global perspective"
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Nov 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) today launched the second edition of a report from the Deloitte Global Center for Corporate Governance, Women in the boardroom: A globalperspective ...
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UN strongly condemns Iran's human rights violations; European Parliament joins ...
Iran Press Watch
“The result can leave no doubt about what the world community thinks of Iran's relentless efforts to violate virtually every human right,” she said. The resolution follows recent reports from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the new Special ...
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Report: Next Ram Dakota Could Become A Global Pickup
Automobile Magazine
Global sharing isn't an idea new to Chrysler, especially since the company is now fairly well integrated with Fiat's product, platform, and powertrain development. It isn'ta new idea to the world of midsize pickups, either. Chevrolet's all-new Colorado ...
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Automobile Magazine
World financial markets tumble on news of debt supercommittee's stalemate
Washington Post
Global markets were down even more, with the German Dax index off 3.3 percent and French and Spanish markets down by similar amounts. The declines were driven by a sense that, on both sides of the Atlantic, public officials are not grappling ...
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State Street Global Advisors' White Paper Features Best Practices For Year-End ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Learn more by going to www.spdru.com today. State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is a global leader in asset management. The firm is relied on by sophisticated investors worldwide for its disciplined investment process, powerful global investment ...
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Global Offshore Wind Power Market Analyzed in New Research Report Now ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The global installed offshore wind power capacity is projected to increase over the forecast period, as grid operators, equipment manufacturers, governments and investors give offshore wind farms greater attention. New market research report "Offshore ...
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Food Labels, MF Global, FrontPoint, BNY Mellon: Compliance
BusinessWeek
21 (Bloomberg) -- The World Trade Organization judges ruled on Friday that US country-of-origin labeling provisions violate global trade rules and unjustly harm agricultural commerce. The ruling backed claims by Canada and Mexico in 2008 that the ...
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LG Named Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator
Sacramento Bee
To view the full report on the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator program, go to www.top100innovators.com. LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48 billion global ...
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Tanzania: Women Yet to Bridge Gender Gap
AllAfrica.com
The Global Gender Gap Report's index assesses 135 countries, representing more than 93 per cent of the world's population, on how well resources and opportunities are divided amongst male and female populations. The report measures the size of the ...
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Tech Data Corporation Reports Fiscal 2012 Third-Quarter Results
MarketWatch (press release)
21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation /quotes/zigman/78934/quotes/nls/tecd TECD -0.88% , a leading distributor of IT products, today announced results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2011. Net sales for the third quarter ended ...
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For US and global economies, debt is a four-letter word
Christian Science Monitor
That's the risk facing the US and world economies today. The urgency of the debt issue is visible in Congress, as a 12-lawmaker "super committee" has struggled without success to strike a deal taming chronic federal deficits. It's visible in the Obama ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Winners Announced for NFTE World Series of Innovation, Presented by Microsoft
Sacramento Bee
"We look forward to possibly seeing these exciting businesses come to life, and to providing ongoing encouragement to young people around the globe to pursue the endless entrepreneurial opportunities that lie before them." The competition, a featured ...
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Record high greenhouse gases to linger for decades
Reuters
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases blamed for global warming reached record levels in 2010 and will linger in the atmosphere for decades, even if the world stops emissions output today, the UN's weather ...
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Reuters
Africa: World Wildlife Hubs for Migratory Species At Risk
AllAfrica.com
These are some of the threatened sites identified in the report entitled Living Planet: Connected Planet. Preventing the End of the World's Wildlife Migrations through Ecological Networks. It was launched today in Bergen by the Convention on the ...
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America Movil and AT&T Sign Strategic Accord to Expand Relationship, Deliver ...
Sacramento Bee
Today's announcement builds upon the decades-long relationship between AT&T and America Movil's group of companies. The proposed agreement recognizes the needs ofglobal companies to dramatically improve and increase their productivity, ...
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Energizer Partners With Global Charity One Million Lights
3BL Media (press release)
1 World Bank (2009), www.worldbank.org/wdr2009 2 United Nations Development Program (UNDP), www.undp.org 3 Christian Science Monitor, www.csmonitor.com 4World Health Organization Report (2002), http://www.who.int/wshr/2002/en/whr02_en.pdf 5 ...
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Women's Health Issues in a World of 7 Billion
Huffington Post (blog)
But as UNFPA's recently launched State of the World's Population 2011 report points out, a world of seven billion is not a time to ask, "Are we too many?" but rather, "What can I do to make our world better?" Even more specifically, I would add, ...
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Fundamental Oil Report (2011-11-21)
International Business Times
Many signs are seen around the globe showed that global economy is struggling due many factors, as the world's biggest economy is not feeling well, as US Super committee is not finding a deal on how they will reduce the budget deficit by $1.2 trillion,...
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Global Pet Food Market to Reach US$95.7 Billion by 2017, According to New ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Pet Foods market. Theglobal market for Pet Foods is projected to reach US$95.7 billion by the year 2017, with macro regional economic conditions, pet population, and most importantly, ...
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Beijing wary of prospects for global slowdown
MarketWatch
Wang said Sunday the world is likely to experience a prolonged recession, and he described the outlook as “extremely severe,” according to a report by the state-run Xinhua news agency. “They understand the nature of the problems right now on a global ...
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MarketWatch
Gigamon® Is a Finalist for the 2011 Red Herring 100 Global Award
Sacramento Bee
21, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Gigamon®, the world leader in Traffic Visibility Networking solutions, announced that it has been selected as a candidate for Red Herring's 2011 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year's most ...
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MetLife Reorganizes to Tap Full Potential of Global Business Profile
MarketWatch (press release)
The operations function formerly led by Morris now reports to Executive Vice President Marty Lippert, who becomes head of global technology and operations. MetLife is currently conducting a search for a new chief financial officer. ...
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The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
About 80 million jobs will have to be created in the next two years to return to pre-crisis employment rates, the ILO's annual World of Work report estimates. But the recent slowdown means the global economy is likely to create only half of the jobs ...
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Actor Corbin Bernsen talks 3-D, Twitter, eBay obsession
USA Today
The snow globe buying spree began in the LA Law years when he would visit local TV stations promoting the show. Many handed him a snowglobe as a thank-you gift. Within a few years, he had a collection. He started reading about collecting globes and ...
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USA Today
Lapolla Reports Record Third Quarter 2011 Results
Sacramento Bee
We continued to experience commodity cost challenges during the quarter from volatile oil prices and global allocation of certain coating materials, resulting in higher freight and materials costs across both of our segments, and a reduction in our ...
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Fashion Visionary Fern Mallis Launches Series on SiriusXM
Sacramento Bee
As Senior Vice President, IMG Fashion she was instrumental in creating Fashion Week in Los Angeles and Miami and traveled the world as Fashion Week's globalambassador to cities including Mumbai, Berlin, Sydney, Tokyo, Dubai and Moscow.Today, she is ...
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Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Unexpectedly Increase to 4.97 Million Rate
Bloomberg
Reports from Asia and Europe today underscored concern the globaleconomy is slowing. Growth in Germany, Europe's largest economy, may cool to a near standstill next year as the region's debt crisis saps demand for exports, the Bundesbank said. ...
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Bloomberg
Stocks Sink Amid Global Debt Fears
Fox Business
Economists say these cuts may be a substantial drag on the world's biggest economy starting in that year, but the more immediate concern may be to already jittery globalfinancial markets that fear the political gridlock will prompt another downgrade ...
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China's Real Estate Slump Could Hit the Global Economy - US ...
US News & World Report Politics ... face their own set of economic challenges, making continued growth in China even more important for the global economy. ...
www.usnews.com/.../chinas-real-estate-slump-could-hit-the-gl...
State seeks to lower elective early births - Daily Dose: A Boston ...
By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff .... State health officials today issued a … More from ...Deborah Kotz is a former reporter for US News and World Report. Write her ...
www.boston.com/.../11/.../lo2DOYZhuOAKDa0apqY9nO/
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