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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Powell to target inflation at confirmation, face trading scrutiny
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will highlight the central bank's efforts to fight inflation and stabilise the US economy at his confirmation hearing, according to testimony released Monday.
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Enthusiasm for regulation, often in areas like the climate, shows no sign of flagging
A COROLLARY OF Leviathan’s growth is rising bureaucracy. Once a regulator is created, it is never defunded. As the state becomes more involved in citizens’ lives and agencies expand, so do rulebooks. And a lot of their dos and don’ts apply to business. Patrick McLaughlin of the Mercatus Centre at George ...
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However justified, more government intervention risks being counterproductive
ON THE SURFACE business has seldom had it so good. Profits and share prices are near record levels. Pandemic-relief packages have involved little arm-twisting by governments, and lots of corporate welfare. Megadeals are at an all-time high in America and plentiful elsewhere. What’s not to like? As this special report has ...
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Details of Argentine President’s trip to China that irritated the United States
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Everything indicates that when Alberto Fernandez arrives in Beijing next February 4, Argentina will not have closed the debt agreement with the IMF yet. However, the President will launch from Beijing a powerful geopolitical signal that will irritate the United States: the photo with his ...
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SK Geocentric to build plastic waste recycling factory in S. Korea with US startup
SK Geocentric Co., a chemical materials unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Monday it will build a plastic waste recycling factory in South Korea jointly with a US startup as part of efforts to advance its green business. SK Geocentric
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Turkic states to lend support to Kazakhstan: Çavuşoğlu
Turkey hopes that Kazakhstan will reach stability and peace as soon as possible, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, stressing the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will give all kinds of support to the central Asian country
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Hyundai: half of its US sales will be eco-friendly cars by 2030
Hyundai Motor Co. said it aims for half of its US vehicle sales to be environment friendly models by 2030 while planning to produce electric vehicles in the world's most important automobile market, a company executive has said. Jose Munoz, Hyundai'
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Despite pandemic and polls, let's make New Year good for business
And being in a pandemic year, that will also see us hold the General Election, expectations of the business community differ.
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Píer Mauá deve deixar de receber 25 mil turistas
O Píer Mauá estima que a cidade deixará de receber aproximadamente 25 mil turistas e uma injeção de US$ 7,5 milhões na economia
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Argentina assumes pro tempore presidency of CELAC
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina received this Friday, January 7, the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) during the plenary session of the twenty-second meeting of foreign ministers of this integrationist mechanism, held in Buenos Aires. The Foreign Minister . . . ...
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Uruguay: Montevideo tourism loses cruisers and seeks to retain Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 50 tourists from the United States and Canada disembarked from the Viking Cruise ship to give stores on the Sarandí promenade a boost, but nothing seems to be enough to save the city from a poor season. Montevideo's tourism is fueled by business tourism ...
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How Corporate America Has Changed After the Capitol Riot
Business leaders promised a reckoning after the Jan. 6 riots. They’ve altered some practices, and returned to others.
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Ein Jahr nach der Kapitol-Erstürmung: Welche Rolle spielte Trump?
Heute vor einem Jahr stürmte ein wütender Mob von Trump-Anhängerinnen und -Anhängern das Kapitol in Washington. Bis heute wird die Verantwortung des ehemaligen US-Präsidenten untersucht.
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New auto sales in US up in 2021, but long way before full recovery
U.S. new vehicle sales rebounded slightly last year from 2020’s dismal numbers, but were still about 2 million below the years before the coronavirus pandemic.
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KFC potatoes saga exposes how the State has let down its farmers
Lack of a legal framework is the main reason why US fast-food company KFC continues to import potatoes from Egypt and South Africa.
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Net money inflow to Brazil closes 2021 with best result in 6 years – Central Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded in 2021 the highest net inflow of foreign currency through the contracted exchange rate in six years, equivalent to just over US$6.1 billion, after three consecutive years of negative balances, Central Bank data showed Wednesday. The foreign exchange flow was in surplus by ...
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Federal Labor Officials Claim New York Times Violated Workplace Law
The National Labor Relations Board alleges that Times management wrongly prevented some employees from showing support for a union, a claim the paper denied.
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Livestock export to Gulf States resumes after 16-year ban
On Monday, the first shipment of 11,449 mixed-breed goats and sheep worth Sh226 million left Mombasa for the Port of Salalah in Oman.
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Gombe State And Governor Yahaya’s Rapid Fire Approach To Governance
Gombe State has never had it so good since its fortuitous creation 25 years ago. The main distinction between the Inuwa Yahaya dispensation and other past administrations in Gombe as well as other states of the federation is its intuitive and perceptive modus operandi which connects several sectors of the ...
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CES tech fair opens under pandemic shadow
LAS VEGAS - The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) throws open its doors to thousands Wednesday in Las Vegas despite surging Covid-19 cases in the United States, as one of the world's largest trade fairs tries to get back to business.
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Toyota overtakes GM to lead US auto sales for 2021
NEW YORK - Japanese carmaker Toyota led US automobile sales in 2021, according to figures released Tuesday, overtaking General Motors for the first time as a shortage of semiconductors roils the car industry.