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Thu, 16 May 2013 13:31:52 GMT
US State's Hormats in Pretoria At World Economic Forum - As Prepared Remarks by Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State at the World Economic Forum in Pretoria, South Africa. Global Trade Partners in the 21st Century. Thank you Lyal for .

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:06:39 GMT
Twitter eyes big business in Brazil's World Cup, Olympics - SAO PAULO ( - ) - While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what the U.S. company's head of revenue, Adam Bain, sees as a potentially huge business opportunity.and more .

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:29:39 GMT
Global doldrums: The world's largest economies are losing steam - RT
Global doldrums: The world's largest economies are losing steam - The US, the EU, Germany, China and Japan are experiencing sluggish economic growth as international markets attempt to shake off the shackles of the global recession, prompting some to ask whether unpopular austerity measures have cut too deep.The Chinese balancing actBBC Newsall 93 news articles .

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:53:30 GMT
Show caption Associated Press file photo -- A worker hangs from an oil derrick outside of Williston, N.D., in 2011. The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and shrinking oil consumption in the developed world is transforming the global oil . .

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:52:32 GMT
Huawei boss says US business block on telecoms equipment group will backfire - The Guardian
Ren Zhengfei, the media-shy head of Chinese telecommunications equipment-maker Huawei, has broken his silence about the refusal of the United States government to do business with the company on cyber-security grounds. Speaking to western reporters for .Oram: China can show us the wayStuff.co.nzall 70 news articles .

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:56:42 GMT
Guatemala's RĂ­os Montt Genocide Conviction: Omen for US Presidents and . - The most recent tragic and enormous loss of life in Haiti, a slow genocide, was recently officiously apologized for by ex-Presidetn Bill Clinton claiming he meant well in turning Haiti over to agro-exploitation by the US business world. As U.N. special . .

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:57:05 GMT
Business alliance set to drive EU-US trade deal - EurActiv
EurActiv- - EurActivCombined, the US and EU economies – with a combined population of 813 million - account for 45% of the world's gross domestic product and nearly 40% in terms of purchasing power. MEPS ready to set red lines. Next week, the European Parliament is due .

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:13:50 GMT
'Developing world to get more investment' - Independent Online
'Developing world to get more investment' - By 2030, for every dollar invested in the world, 60 cents will flow into developing countries, a dramatic change from 20 cents to the dollar in 2000. China will make up 30 percent of all investment activity, while the United States will have 11 percent . .

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:05 GMT
Cyber crime is big business in the US. It's used to spy, steal, harass competition, political opponents, or to stage . According to McAfee, the United States is home to the largest number of botnets or “zombie armies – a hive of computers that are .

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:37:13 GMT
Building Small Business Ties Between the US and Mexico - PRI's The World
President Obama is visiting Mexico this week, the United States' third largest trading partner. Most of the back and forth in trade originates from big multinationals; it's much harder though for small Mexican entrepreneurs to sell their products in .