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WRAPUP 1-Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
Reuters* April output growth misses forecast, highlights fragile recovery * Industrial output +9.3 pct y/y vs f'cast +9.5 pct, March +8.9 pct * Retail sales +12.8 pct y/y vs f'cast +12.8 pct, March +12.6 pct * Jan-Apr FAI +20.6 pct y/y vs f'cast +21.0 pct, Q1...Tags: Economic Policy, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Labor Markets, Finance
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Fix workplace burnout
Interpersonal EdgeQ. My company has been in crisis mode for about three years now, and I am thoroughly burned out. I don't want to be seen as lazy, but I need a break, vacation and some life balance. At first, I was productive with the long hours, but now I make repeated...Tags: Daneen Skube
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Jerome Lab: Test Cows for BVD
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoIf you haven't yet had your cattle checked for BVD this year, you better put it on your to-do list. A laboratory in Jerome can help. Bovine Viral Diarrhea is a complex disease, said Katy Starr, spokeswoman for AgSource Laboratories. "What it does is...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Union, GE wait on each other
Erie Times-News, Pa.More than a month has passed since GE Transportation announced its intent to eliminate 1,050 jobs at its Lawrence Park Township plant and to move much of that work to a new plant in Fort Worth, Texas. But after repeated negotiating sessions between...Tags: Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues, Caterpillar Inc., Unions, Collective Contract
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Fair workplace rewards motivate employees
St. Louis Post-DispatchIf you've been working long enough, you've probably lived through a few employee-motivation programs. Perhaps you've even won a prize for cutting costs, improving quality or just showing up on time. Academic economists are fascinated by these programs,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Education, Boeing Co., Harvard University
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Farming: 'I know it when I see it'
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard that protected every American’s right to free speech yet guarded “community standards”...Tags: Economic Indicator, Gross Domestic Product, Politics, Washington, DC, U.S. Supreme Court
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Credit check
Khaleej TimesNew federal bureau is considered a rare win-win situation for all stakeholders As the UAE Central Bank gears up for a soft launch of the Federal Credit Bureau in July, bankers, economists and experts have termed the move a step in the right direction...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Media Industry, Labor Markets, Finance, Loans
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy
ReutersBy Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers....Tags: World Bank Group, Politics, Media Industry, South Africa, International Organizations
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New report, same old low-pay in Idaho story
The Idaho StatesmanThe average hourly wage for Idaho workers last year was $18.48, bringing in 84 percent of the national average and earning a rank of 45th among the 50 states, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state's 2012 median wage,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service, Employment, Micron Technology Incorporated, Politics
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Change for Israel as public wrath targets tycoons
Reuters* Government wants to boost competition, lower prices * Social protests puts big players on the spot By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 10 (Reuters) - He was once celebrated for his vast fortune and daring deals, but when Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner...Tags: Judges, Manufacturing and Engineering, Finance, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Economic growth gauge gained last week: ECRI
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of future economic growth edged up last week, while the annualized growth rate also improved, a research group said on Friday. The Economic Cycle Research Institute, a New York-based independent forecasting group, said...
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