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Bush Begins Effort to Allay Concerns on the Economy (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, who two weeks ago opened a new effort to answer critics of the Iraq war, is beginning an offensive to allay concerns on another front: the economy.
Gift Cards Become the "In" Gift (R News)
Gift cards are becoming more the gift to give for the holidays. That is according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. The council is predicting that gift cards will account for as much as 18% of this year's holiday spending total. That would be up from an estimated 14.4%from last year.
The Economy: Chancellor blames oil price rise for halving of growth (Independent)
Gordon Brown was forced to eat humble pie yesterday by admitting the economy would grow this year at just half the pace he had hoped for.
Suzan Mazur: Bob Hecht, The Younger (Scoop.co.nz)
"A fugitive from the Ivy League, Bob survived the machinations of a minor league Boltz to become a member of the cosmopolitan Merion Hall crew. He also led the legion of the damned -- the Charity Chest canvassers -- into action, with signal success.
New rules for the U.S. beef market (MSNBC)
Japan banned U.S. beef two years ago after the U.S. reported its first case of mad cow disease. When trading resumes, producers and beef plants must document that beef shipped to Japan came from cattle 20 months of age or younger. This will mean a paper trail that tracks cattle from birth to the slaughterhouse and beyond.
Next year's economy: The forecast brightens (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
The economic gloom cast in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent run-up in energy prices are subsiding. In its place are brighter prospects for 2006, considered a year of slowdown just three months ago.
Using trade agreements to help bind the Balkans (Financial Times)
Recent moves have raised hopes that the Balkan region may one day join the European Union. Accession negotiations have been launched with Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro is in talks on a "stabilisation and association agreement" and Brussels decided this month to start talks with Bosnia.
5 ways to beat the AMT (MSN Money)
The Alternative Minimum Tax was created to keep rich taxpayers from putting one over on Uncle Sam. Today, despite all the tax cuts, it can still be a tax thorn in the Average Joe's side.
The tech boom continues in India (San Jose Mercury News)
Experience the Silicon Valley-style, masters-of-the-digital-universe attitude permeating Bangalore, from its impossibly jammed roads to the new dot-com-like offices.
The Mind Of A Shopper (Time Magazine)
Why we're filling the malls even as backbreaking energy costs and other ills shrink our spending power |
