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China to Push Rate Liberalization, Capital Account Opening in Shanghai Zone - 0 views

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    this article explores how china's central bank pledged to push forward with market-driven reforms on interest rates and capital account opening in a pilot free-trade zone set up in Shanghai.
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Monopoly Madness In The U.S. Airline Industry - 0 views

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    The article talks about two large U.S airline companies wanting to merge, American Airlines and US Airways. This will have a great impact on the US market in which with the merged firms and another two firms will control about 80%.
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Organized clinics - 0 views

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    A clinic magager discussed the importance of a well organized and maintain office. He suggests that it gives a good first impression and makes the work space more efficient.
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Meat Production Costs May Raise Price of Burritos in 2013 - 0 views

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    The article talks about how chipotle's production cost of meat has risen therefore forced to increase menu prices.
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American public benefits from accessible birth control - 1 views

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    The article is about how the 'President Barack Obama's administration's health care act has come under fire for mandating that business owners pay for a portion of their employees' contraceptives'. But it also talks about religious principles and religious freedom from the actions taken by the government.
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picking up after you - 0 views

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    This article talks about on how the government has failed to protect the enviroment from waste products and that there is over comsumption of goods. the article is from a group in Utah and how they have tried to help by picking up garbage from all places and properly diposing of them which is something that the government has failed to do.
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Nutella Tax on palm oil doesn't go down well with manufacturers, consumers - 0 views

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    The article is about France wanting to increase the tax on palm oil by 400% and palm oil makes up 20% of the ingredients used in nutella. Nutella is Europe's favourite breakfast chocolate and hazelnut spread. The article states that the reason for the tax increase is because its link to health concerns leading to obesity as well as causing severe damage to the environment.
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Oregon Tax Trouble: The dreaded sales tax must be weighed as a part of fiscal reform - 0 views

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    There is a taboo word in the state of Oregon, it's 'sales tax'. The people of this state have rejected sales tax nine times, and the government does not know what to do about it. Politicians are also scared from the word 'sales tax' because if any of them was for it, it would mean suicide for the political party.
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Google Nexus $99, iPad Mini $249, Surface $499 - 2 views

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    The article talks about the "war" between tablets. It is predicted that Apple's new table 'iPad mini' will be more cheap than the privious iPads so it will have a higher demand which will make it very competive between the other companies who were selling the tablets for a much cheaper price than the Apple's tablets will now have a run for their money.
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Beijing says yuan has reached equilibrium against US dollar - 0 views

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    The article talks about that china is saying that the yuan is now in equillibrium with the US dollars. They are implimenting that since their state of economy is getting better, they are as good as the USA.
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Low demand, high cost: platinum industry in for tough times - 1 views

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    This article is very fascinating, it is about miners protesting for larger wages and from this, the effect of their actions which have now made the cost for platinum higher.
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Scarcity: soft drinks - 0 views

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    Something as common as a soft drink has become scarce in Malawi. The article informs how retailers have had to raise the price on soft drinks and how the society is struggling about it.
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