As the surprisingly rough start of trading this year suggests, continued gains in Japanese stocks are premised on a delicate balance of factors. For the first time in six years, the market did not ring in the New Year on Monday, the ...
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Americans' spending on health care rose a relatively modest 3.7 percent in 2012 -- slower than the growth of the overall economy -- dropping from 17.3 percent of U.S. spending to 17.2 percent, according to an annual report from the Centers ...
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According to Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), the country's finished steel output would rise slightly by 3.8% year on year to reach around 71.62 million tons this year, boosted by positive effective of economic ...
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China’s manufacturing activities in private and export-oriented companies grew in December at the slowest pace in three months, the latest evidence that structural reforms have slowed China’s economic growth, a survey showed ...
China will see a better trade environment next year partly due to rising external demand, as economic recovery in some developed nations may accelerate, the People's Daily reported Monday. "The trade environment will continue to improve ...
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China's economic growth is likely to stand at 7.6 percent this year, slightly down from 7.7 percent in 2012, said a State Council report on Wednesday. Economic growth has been higher than expected since 2011 despite a declining trend, ...
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The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
Tags: upswing, consumer climate, economy
Health R&D Spending Moves Slowly Upward, Driven by Industry, Philanthropy and Voluntary Health Associations Federal R&D Funding Remains "Woefully Inadequate" to Address Health Threats and Global Competitiveness ?Highlights: ?Overall ...
After declining in FY10-11,health-related research and development(R&D)spending in the U.S.increased by$4.3 billion(3.5%)in FY11-12,according to Truth and Consequences:Health R&D Spending in the U.S.(FY11-12),the 10th edition from ...
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Senator Chris Coons announces Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative. A new congressional report released Dec. 17, 2013, found that after a decade of devastating declines, the American manufacturing sector is recovering—and now ...
Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2014, say the nation's purchasing and supply management executives in their December 2013 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Expectations are for a continuation of the economic recovery that ...
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From noodle bars to housekeeping services, personal spending is spreading cheer to the nooks and crannies of the Japanese economy. The Bank of Japan's December Tankan survey of business sentiment showed a major improvement in confidence ...
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Hopefully as you are reading this, you are enjoying the holiday season and getting ready for 2014. It's been a chaotic, uneven 2013, and my wish is to see it over with as soon as possible and make a fresh start. Not all of 2013 has been ...
In excess of 100 senior representatives from the Irish dairy industry gathered in Dublin today for the launch of Bord Bia's national 'Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme' (SDAS). Delegates heard how the new dairy scheme is fundamental to ...
Oil demand growth in the US this year is likely to exceed that of China's for the first time since the 1990s, skewing overall global demand in favor of developed markets, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a new report released Friday. ...
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