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Confidence wanes at Japanese companies
Associated Press WriterConfidence at major Japanese manufacturers has slumped to an almost five-year low and large corporations project a significant drop in profits for the half-year through September, a key central bank survey showed Tuesday. But other sections in the...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Bank of America Corp., Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Central Bank, Foreign Exchange Market
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A look at the dollar's long slide
Associated Press WriterThe weak U.S. dollar is helping to push oil and gasoline prices higher, making imported goods more expensive for Americans and overseas vacations more costly. At the same time, it's helped U.S. exporters. There's been a flurry of talk from President...Tags: Federal Reserve, George Bush, Foreign Exchange Market, Market and Exchange, Ben Bernanke
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Flooded fields leads to worries about corn crop
Associated Press WriterSevere weather and flooding in the country's top two corn-growing states are stoking fears that an already lackluster crop could be further diminished. Cool, wet weather had already delayed planting of the crop in much of the Corn Belt and prompted...Tags: Iowa, Government, Renewable Energy, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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Hints of blueberry?
Minneapolis Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS—The conversations seem out of place. People talk about floral notes, about hints of blueberry and juniper, about finishes and single origins. They're talking about fermentation and terroir. It's as if a wine tasting went awry and sent...Tags: Viniculture, Starbucks Corporation, Heavy Engineering, Beverage Industry, Auction Service
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Pompano manufacturer honored for success in export business
South Florida Sun-SentinelWith the U.S. economy slow and dollar weak, now is a prime time to export. Many other economies are growing fast, and American goods seem cheap for buyers with euros and strong currencies. But how can a small South Florida company succeed in the global...Tags: Pompano Beach, Sales, Water Pollution, Employees, Trade Policy
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U.S. dollar rise and fall impacts all
The Associated PressThe weak U.S. dollar is helping to push oil and gasoline prices higher, making imported goods more expensive for Americans and overseas vacations more costly. At the same time, it's helped U.S. exporters. There's been a flurry of talk from President...Tags: Federal Reserve, George Bush, Foreign Exchange Market, Market and Exchange, Ben Bernanke
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Sinosteel takes 40 percent of Midwest
China's Sinosteel Corp. said Friday it has increased its stake in Midwest Corp. to 40 percent, as it pursues its takeover of the Australian miner. The rise increases Sinosteel's chances of spoiling a rival bid for Midwest from Murchison Metals Ltd....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Iron and Steel
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Weak dollar is helping LI exporters
carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.comAs one of the world's biggest makers of components for musical instruments, D'Addario & Co. turns out 400,000 guitar and violin strings and 7,500 drumheads a day at its Farmingdale factory. Increasingly, more of those products and others the company makes...Tags: Macro Economics, Employees, Long Island, Employers, Electronics
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Rush for rice is expected after Myanmar cyclone
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBy strewing death and destruction across a rice-rich delta, the weekend cyclone that battered Myanmar has raised a new question for other poor Asian countries already scrambling to find affordable food: Will damage to its current crop force Myanmar to...Tags: United Nations, Emergency Incidents, Globalization, Famines
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Demand eats supply
Sun reporterWhen food prices rise, the problems are usually of supply - disruptions because of foul weather or violence in war-torn regions meaning people have to pay more for scarce goods. But with the globe coming off the largest grain crop on record, one main...Tags: George Bush, Renewable Energy, Riots, University of Maryland, Energy Saving
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