The Saturday Profile: An Economist’s Task: Building A Model For His People
Salam Fayyad, the non-Hamas prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, faces a difficult, ambitious and dicey task....
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Bits: Is Yahoo The Odd Man Out?
What if Microsoft dropped its bid for Yahoo and bought AOL and MySpace instead? One analyst says that may be a better deal than a target that doesn?t want to merge....
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Are You Drinking, B1?
The forecast dust storm didn’t arrive in Abu Dhabi, but Jupiter Mines directors Jeremy Snaith and David Evans were given a timely reminder of what life in an Emirates prison would be like....
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Merrill Fires Executive In Asian Unit
Merrill Lynch ousted the co-head of its Asian fixed-income business amid a management shake-up after $8.4 billion of losses on subprime mortgage-related securities and bad loans....
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Debt Burden Raises Concern As Focus Heads For Sell-off
Focus DIY has appointed NM Rothschild, the investment bank, to advise on a strategic review that could lead to a £250 million sale.......
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