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China’s Xi wraps up Africa tour in Republic of Congo

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – China's newly appointed President Xi Jinping wrapped up a six-day tour of Africa on Friday in Republic of Congo, where he signed off on infrastructure projects and pledged deeper cooperation between his country and the continent. Thousands of people, many wearing T-shirts bearing the president's likeness, turned out under a blazing equatorial sun to welcome the new Chinese leader to the former French colony's sprawling riverside capital, Brazzaville. .. Continue reading

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Exclusive: Goldman to begin fresh round of job cuts – sources

REUTERS – Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to begin a fresh round of job cuts as early as this week, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, with its equities-trading business bracing for bigger cuts than fixed-income trading. The cuts come at the time of year in which the Wall Street bank typically gets rid of its weakest 5 percent of employees across the entire firm. But as the trading business continues to suffer from weak volumes and earnings, the losses are expected to be deeper in some businesses. Continue reading

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Honda goes solar with $65 million investment

The first automaker to offer a hybrid-electric vehicle in the U.S. market, Honda is diving even deeper into renewable energy with a project it says could make solar power affordable for its dealers and customers. Continue reading

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Equilar Launches Glass Lewis Modeler

New Offering Uses Peer, Compensation, and Performance Data to Provide a Deeper Understanding of Upcoming Pay-for-Performance Grades Continue reading

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Serious illness can hurt earnings for years

When Americans get seriously ill, they most immediately think of the high costs of treating the problem itself. But for many Americans, the economic consequences of serious illness are much deeper and last longer Continue reading

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Debate fact check: Revisiting claims on jobs, education

An early fact check looks deeper at the claims Romney and Obama made in the second debate. Continue reading

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Debate fact check: Revisiting claims on jobs, education

An early fact check looks deeper at the claims Romney and Obama made in the second debate. Continue reading

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Japanese hunker down in China as protesters regather

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday, as anti-Japan protests threatened to reignite and drag a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis. Two people thought to be Japanese nationals landed on one of the islands at the centre of the dispute, police in Okinawa said, raising fears the move could lead to direct clashes. .. Continue reading

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US stops training some Afghan forces after attacks

The U.S. military has halted the training of some Afghan forces while it digs deeper into their background following a surge of attacks by soldiers and police on their international partners, officials said Sunday. Continue reading

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The U.S. drought, freak occurrence or a changing climate?

The biggest U.S. drought in half a century has economists warning of higher food prices in the months ahead Continue reading

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