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  • April 2008

    • Troubled US off the Rails: Poll

      New York Times  |  Apr 4, 08 3:53 AM CDT

      Troubled US off the Rails: Poll

      (Newser) - The vast majority of Americans are pessimistic about the nation's future and believe the problem-plagued US is heading in the wrong direction. More than 80% believe that “things have seriously gotten off on the wrong track.” That's the highest dissatisfaction rate since the New York Times/ CBS News poll began in the early 90s. The grim findings could spell big trouble for Republicans in November. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • US economy  • Wall Street  • recession  • globalization

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Made in Italy — in a Chinese Sweatshop

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 20, 08 9:21 AM CST

      Made in Italy &mdash; in a Chinese Sweatshop

      (Newser) - For consumers of luxury goods, the "Made in Italy" designation remains so prestigious that it can add 300% to an item's price. But the days of artisans plying their trade in little workshops are largely over, the Los Angeles Times reports, replaced by thousands of Tuscan factories employing Chinese workers at low wages and in deplorable conditions. For many, the labor is little more than indentured servitude. More »

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      Italy  • fashion  • globalization  • manufacturing  • luxury goods  • Prada  • minimum wage  • workplace safety  • sweatshop  • Tuscany

  • January 2008

    • EU Frets Over Fallout From US Economy's Slide

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 22, 08 10:38 AM CST

      EU Frets Over Fallout From US Economy's Slide

      (Newser) - Stock markets around the world continued to hemorrhage today on worries the US would slide into recession, prompting finance ministers to warn that the slump is threatening EU growth. They revised forecasts downward for the 15-member EU, reports Bloomberg. “There is great concern about the financial crisis,” said the Belgian finance minister. More »

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      US economy  • recession  • European Union  • globalization

  • December 2007

    • Quality Boosts US Exports

      Washington Post  |  Dec 26, 07 12:55 PM CST

      Quality Boosts US Exports

      (Newser) - The sinking dollar is fueling a booming export market in tractors, medical equipment, and electrical machinery, helping some US manufacturers overcome a falloff in domestic sales, reports the Washington Post. The trend may even help reduce the trade deficit: For 2007, US exports are projected to increase even more than the 12.7% they rose between 2005 and 2006. More »

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      US economy  • globalization  • manufacturing  • weak dollar  • US exports

    • 10 Firms Destined to Be Global Giants

      CNN  |  Dec 4, 07 2:10 PM CST

      10 Firms Destined to Be Global Giants

      (Newser) - American companies should sleep with one eye open: These firms may not be familiar right now, but they're poised to "reshape global industries," the Boston Consulting Group says. CNN lists 10 standouts, based on BCG's 2008 Global Challengers report. Johnson Electric (China): Produces small motors designed for cars and home appliances. More »

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      China  • list  • Russia  • India  • Mexico  • Brazil  • globalization

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • China's Africa Aid Has a Price

      New York Times  |  Aug 21, 07 8:49 AM CDT

      China's Africa Aid Has a Price

      (Newser) - As China increases its economic investment in Africa, locals are finding that the benefits of increased trade with the East comes at a price. In the third of a series of articles in the New York Times , workers at a Zambian factory describe how Chinese imports have undercut their market and driven them out of business. More »

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      China  • Africa  • globalization  • trade  • Hu Jintao  • Zambia

    • Musharraf Talks at Peace Jirga

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 11:18 AM CDT

      Musharraf Talks at Peace Jirga

      (Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  today pledged to fight the "particularly dark form" of extremism that afflicts his country and Afghanistan, speaking to 600 tribal leaders from the two countries at the close of a peace jirga in Kabul, the AP reports. He said the rise of militancy is preventing the two countries from reaping the benefits of globalization while the rest of the world is "forging ahead." More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • globalization  • extremism  • jirga

  • July 2007

    • US Economy Surpasses Forecasts

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 27, 07 12:05 PM CDT

      US Economy Surpasses Forecasts

      (Newser) - Sumbrime-lending and housing-market woes didn't hold back the rest of the economy in the second quarter, as overall growth exceeded expectations and hit a 3.4% projected annual rate, the government said today. Economists pointed to the expanding global economy, which drives demand for exports, as well as greater business investment and government spending to explain the jump. More »

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      US economy  • subprime mortgages  • housing market  • globalization  • GDP  • global economy  • investment  • economic growth

    • Governments Spurn Foreign Investment

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 6, 07 12:58 PM CDT

      Governments Spurn Foreign Investment

      (Newser) - Governments all over the globe are increasing restrictions on foreign investments, raising worries in the US that new limits will check international economic growth. The motivations for the newly imposed and impending limits are complex, mixing worries over national security, backlash against rampant globalization, and perhaps a measure of retaliation against US restrictions already in place, the Journal reports. More »

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      globalization  • foreign investment

    • Tech Companies Cool on Indian Outsourcing

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 3, 07 10:12 AM CDT

      Tech Companies Cool on Indian Outsourcing

      (Newser) - India, the destination of choice for American tech companies looking for sophisticated but cheap labor, is beginning to lose its appeal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rising pay scales are making it  too expensive to justify the complications of globalizing. Now some are outsourcing their outsourcing to slower climes like Vietnam and even Poland. More »

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      India  • technology  • Silicon Valley  • globalization  • wages  • Bangalore

  • June 2007