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USA
The watchers
FINANCIAL statements are both infrequent and backwards-looking, so getting a sense for how a business is performing in the present can be nearly impossible. But a cottage industry of a few dozen firms, mostly in America, is gleaning “alternative” data from novel sources, ranging from satellite images to obscure corners ...
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Brasile USA
Streaming on screens near you
COMING soon on your Netflix service: a Portuguese-language sci-fi thriller shot in Brazil; the second series of “Narcos”, about a Colombian drug cartel; a British series about the life of Queen Elizabeth called “The Crown”; and new episodes of “Black Mirror”, a dystopian vision of the future that originated on ...
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Georgia (Country)
The bane of brilliance
WHO wouldn’t want to be a star employee? The salary is nice, as is the chance to climb to the top and tell others what to do. The downside is that your co-workers may hate you. The notion that jealous managers bully high-performing underlings, whom they see as a threat ...
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USA
Family values
FAMILY businesses are different from other sorts—they are held together by strands of DNA as well as the logic of profit. They are rich in scarce resources, such as loyalty and flexibility, but also suffer from extreme challenges, such as family feuds and wayward patriarchs. At their best they are ...
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Russia Turchia Iran
Turkish FM acknowledges Russia, Iran’s ‘crucial role’ in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said achieving a lasting resolution of the crisis in Syria without Russia and Iran would be “impossible,” adding that Ankara would cooperate with both countries on the issue
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Turchia
IFC to give $55 mln credit to Turkish aluminium producer
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced on Aug. 17 that it will provide $55 million in loans for Turkey’s leading flat-rolled aluminium production company, Assan
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Turchia
Lavrov may visit Turkey in November or December: Russian envoy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey by the end of 2016, a senior Russian diplomat has said, adding that this visit may take place either in November or December
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Turchia
Swedish Foreign Minister Wallström stands by controversial Turkey sex abuse tweets
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström has stood behind her recent tweets claiming that Turkey recently legalized sex with children, which led to diplomatic tension between Ankara and Stockholm
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Thailandia
UTCC: Bomb attacks could cost economy B10bn
Last week's bomb and arson attacks will take their toll on the economy, with revenue from tourism falling up to 6 billion baht and consumer spending dropping almost as much, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce predicted on Thursday.
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Colombia
Aranceles elevarían costo de productos importados
El aumento en los aranceles de importación impuestos por Panamá a productos provenientes en su mayoría de Colombia podría afectar al alza del costo final a los panameños.