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COLUMN - From Afghanistan to Syria, an anemic U.S. civilian effort
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - After helping coordinate the American civilian aid efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya, Mark Ward arrived in Turkey last year to oversee...Tags: Bill Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Halliburton Company, Religious Conflicts, Ronald Reagan
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FEATURE-Brazil's food inflation: don't blame it all on the weather
ReutersBy Caroline Stauffer and Silvio Cascione SALTO, Brazil, May 3 (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how,...Tags: Brazil, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation, Dilma Rousseff, Farms
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Brazil's food inflation: don't blame it all on the weather
ReutersSALTO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how, consider the tomato. Prices of the red fruit shot up...Tags: Brazil, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation, Farms, Dilma Rousseff
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India cuts interest rates, warns of little room for more
ReutersMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank cut interest rates on Friday by a quarter point for the third time since January but said there is little room for further policy easing, disappointing investors and putting the onus on the government to revive a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Investment Service, European Central Bank, Inflation and Deflation, Money and Monetary Policy
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China April official services PMI at 54.5 vs 55.6 in March
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Expansion in China's services sector slowed in April, an official survey showed on Friday, in line with slower factory activity and reinforcing views that recovery in the world's second-largest economy remains modest and faces risks....Tags: Industrial Production, Machine Manufacturing, Labor Markets, China, Manufacturing and Engineering
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RPT-NEWSMAKER-Kass, Berkshire's Bear, is ready to 'surprise' Buffett
ReutersBy Jennifer Ablan and Jonathan Stempel May 2 (Reuters) - Hedge fund trader Doug Kass had his first brush with fame at the age of 10, when he appeared on a U.S. television quiz show, Tic-Tac-Dough, and won every day for a week. More than five decades...Tags: Investment Service, Mutual Funds, Religion and Belief, Woodstock Festival (1969), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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U.S. planned layoffs at lowest of the year in April-Challenger
ReutersNEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell to their lowest level of the year in April, suggesting slowing economic growth has not translated into significant job losses, a report showed on Thursday. Employers announced...Tags: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Labor Markets
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U.S. productivity growth modest in first quarter
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. nonfarm productivity rose modestly in the first quarter as growth in output accelerated sharply and employers throttled back gains in the hours that their staffs worked. Productivity increased at a 0.7 percent annual... -
Productivity growth modest in first quarter
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nonfarm productivity rose modestly in the first quarter as growth in output accelerated sharply and employers throttled back gains in the hours that their staffs worked. Productivity increased at a 0.7 percent annual rate, the... -
WRAPUP 1-U.S. jobless claims fall sharply to five-year low
Reuters* Jobless claims fall sharply to 324,000 last week * Trade deficit narrows in March but imports, exports fall * Productivity grows at 0.7 percent rate in 1st quarter By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new...Tags: Government Debt, Economic Indicator, Federal Reserve, Employment Opportunities, Moody's Corporation
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UK construction climbs back towards growth: PMI
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British construction output almost returned to growth in April, a survey showed on Thursday - the best performance in six months for a sector that has been the main brake on the country's economic growth. The Markit/CIPS Construction...Tags: Science and Technology, Sales, United Kingdom, Weather, Weather Reports
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Obama taps Froman as U.S. trade representative - White House official
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday will name top international economic affairs adviser Mike Froman as his choice to be U.S. trade representative, a White House official said, handing the job to...Tags: Bill Clinton, Genetic Engineering, Contracts, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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