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No Fed rate hike expected Wednesday, but what about in June?

April 28, 2016
Even in the United States, despite a robust job market, key sectors like manufacturing and energy have been bruised by a strong dollar and shrunken oil prices. Consumers have barely stepped up their spending this year. And on Thursday, the government is …
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Good neighborly relations bring fugitives home

April 27, 2016
Intensifying informal communication and cutting red tape within the framework of good neighborly relations has been proven to be effective for repatriating Indonesian fugitives from countries where they are hiding. At least 28 Indonesian corruption …
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Which sector is most likely to hire through social media?

April 27, 2016
Financial services and healthcare followed at 61% and 59% respectively. Retail also tied in with healthcare, while manufacturing (56%) and professional and business services (55%) rounded off the list. “Tools such as Facebook and Twitter enable employers …
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China’s Oil Companies Produce Mixed Results Despite Government Aid

April 27, 2016
China Petroleum & Chemical, also known as Sinopec, is doing better due to its larger refining operations—such as manufacturing gasoline from crude oil—yielding high margins because of low crude prices and government policies that kept retail fuel …
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Operation of Indian GPS will take some more time

April 27, 2016
They also said government mandating the use of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) will act as a booster for the domestic manufacturing of satellite signal receivers as a part of the Make in India initiative. India on Thursday put into …
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Still leading the race?

April 27, 2016
He explains, “Maharashtra is the only state where the work pertaining to manufacturing licenses under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, is decentralised. From 1996, the FDA took up the task to computerise the entire system. The drug sample coding and …
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The trouble with GDP

April 27, 2016
But much that is tradable is also not tangible. A problem with GDP even when it is being asked to do nothing more than measure production is that it is a relic of a period dominated by manufacturing. In the 1950s, manufacturing made up more than a third of …
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Taiwan Economy Shrank in First Quarter as Weak Exports Drag

April 27, 2016
The manufacturing and construction industries were the worst performers. As global trade slows, the incoming president has proposed developing industries such as biotechnology and smart machinery. The central bank is also expected to help resuscitate …
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Why Chobani Gave Employees A Financial Stake In Company’s Future

April 27, 2016
It’s a grand gesture, and reflects a rising trend in employee ownership. Chobani’s meteoric rise began in a defunct old Kraft yogurt manufacturing plant in upstate New York. Founder Hamdi Ulukaya’s only experience in the dairy business was that his mother …
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Ford Doubles Profits for the Best Quarter in Its History

April 27, 2016
A year ago, Ford was just starting production of the aluminum model, working out hitches in the new manufacturing process. But now its F-150 lines are humming. “They can’t make enough of them,” said David Kudla, chief executive of the investment firm …
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