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Best Cities For Jobs In 2008-By Matthew Kirdahy from Forbes.com |
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By UCFABC on
1/12/2008 12:34 PM
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The Lone Star State shines brilliantly in a list of the best places to work in the U.S. when some economists peer into their crystal balls for 2008.
Austin, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio all rank high on the latest forecast data from Moody's (nyse: MCO - news - people ) Economy.com. McAllen, Texas, is expected to have the highest job growth rate, as its leisure and hospitality, educational and health services and commercial construction jobs flourish.
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Power Flow Reverses For Wall Street And China- by Shu-Ching Jean Chen, |
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By UCFABC on
12/20/2007 8:46 AM
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Not so long ago, Wall Street banks were recapitalizing insolvent Chinese state-owned financial institutions as well as leading companies in the state-controlled economy.
Now the money is beginning to flow the other way, as evidenced by the $5 billion bailout of Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ) by a Chinese government-owned fund, China Investment Corp., that was announced Wednesday.
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China to attract foreign investors to service sector- |
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By UCFABC on
11/18/2007 8:10 AM
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BEIJING (AFP) - China plans to attract more foreign investment in the service industries, with a particular emphasis on outsourcing, state media reported Sunday.
China's move to gradually reduce barriers to foreign investments in the service business is part of a broader strategy to go for more eco-friendly and less wasteful "quality investment," the Xinhua news agency said.
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China Holds Its Biggest Trade Fair-By William Foreman, Associated Press |
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10/15/2007 10:35 PM
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China Holds Its Biggest Trade Fair Amid Worries About Product Safety
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- China kicked off the Canton Fair -- the country's biggest trade show -- this week amid lingering concerns about a series of embarrassing product recalls that have raised questions about the "Made in China" label.
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China's 40 Richest-By Russell Flannery from Forbes |
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By UCFABC on
10/8/2007 1:45 PM
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So much for government meddling. China's efforts to put the brakes on the country's booming property market this year didn't stop the 26-year-old daughter of one of China's largest property developers from coming in on top in our annual survey of China's richest.
Yang Huiyan tops this year's list with a net worth of $16.2 billion, nearly seven times the $2.3 billion that retailer Wong Kwong Yu needed to rank No. 1 in 2006. Yang's father, the low-profile chairman of Country Gardens, turned over his shares to his daughter in 2005, and her wealth has soared with the company's stock price since the company went public in Hong Kong in April.
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