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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: Boeing Co., Business Enterprises, Colleges and Universities, Education, Labor Legislation
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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: Insurance, U.S. Congress, The Washington Post, U.S. Supreme Court, Humana Incorporated
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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: Vehicles, Johannesburg (South Africa), Democracy, Social Issues, International Economic Institution
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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: Business, Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice, Political Fundraising, Justice System
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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... -
WRAPUP 1-Mexico industrial output plummets, cenbank worried on growth
Reuters* Industrial output plummets 4.9 percent compared to last year * Fall is largest annual decline since October 2009 * Central bank sees downside growth risks By Alexandra Alper and Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) - Mexican industrial...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Global Expansion, Mexico, Money and Monetary Policy, North Africa
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Obama stumps for his stalled economic agenda in Texas
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Thursday that the United States was “poised for progress,” but accused Congress of thwarting his efforts to get new economic initiatives off the ground. Speaking at a high school in Manor, Texas, Obama said...
Tags: White House, Jay Carney, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Trips and Vacations
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Obama renews focus on jobs, economic growth with Texas trip
Reuters* Obama trip to Austin will highlight jobs, growth * Economic focus follows guns, immigration push * Poll shows Americans' top priority is job creation By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels to Texas on...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Applied Materials Incorporated, Gun Control, Trips and Vacations
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U.S. wholesale inventories rise, lifted by cars, machinery
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories rose in March, fueled by increased stocks of cars and machinery which have provided support for economic growth early in the year. The Commerce Department said on Thursday wholesale inventories...Tags: Passenger Cars, Inventories
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INTERVIEW-Syria war could push Lebanon, Jordan into slump
Reuters* Lebanon economy shrinks 1 pct for every 5 pct drop in Syria * Rebuilding damaged Syrian homes would cost $28 billion * War turning Syria in economic "disaster zone" By Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - The economic devastation of Syria's war...Tags: Labor Markets, Beirut (Lebanon), Government, Bashar Assad, United Nations
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GUEST COLUMN: Travel has positive effects on business
Jolene Malsam is Finance and Visitor Industry Manager for the Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau. In 1983, Congress passed a joint resolution establishing National Travel and Tourism Week. In support, President Ronald Reagan signed a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Business Trips, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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ANALYSIS-Putin can't blame global ills for Russia's economic crunch
Reuters* Severe slowdown prompts debate on causes * Slowing investment, not weaker exports, the major factor * Fiscal and monetary stimulus won't address underlying causes By Jason Bush MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - He is one of a few people who can stand up...Tags: Business Enterprises, Petroleum Industry, Labor Markets, Moscow (Russia), Russia
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