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<title>Alcatel-Lucent: Bring down the barriers </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ben Verwaayen&#8217;s talents will be sorely tested in his new roleAFTER Alcatel SA merged with Lucent Technologies Inc two years ago, almost the last thing the new company could afford to worry about was balancing the interests of its French and American parts. But although less than half of the combined group&#8217;s turnover comes from its home countries, Alcatel-Lucent failed to transcend its national origins. Two small, weak telecoms-equipment firms became one big, weak one, beset by low-cost competition from new Chinese rivals and struggling in a business that internet technology was changing beyond recognition. Worse, demand has been weakening across the industry. Appointing people on the basis of nationality rather than ability is never a good idea; in conditions like these, it spelled disaster.Cost savings either failed to materialise or were swallowed by falling prices; despite hacking 16,500 jobs from a workforce of 88,000, Alcatel-Lucent made losses for six consecutive quarters and its share price fell by more than half. At the end of July it said that Serge Tchuruk, its French chairman, and Patricia Russo, its American chief executive, would depart. This week their replacements were named: a French chairman, who lives in America, and a Dutch chief executive, who will be based in Paris. Both Philippe Camus and Ben Verwaayen have the personality and experience that could iron out the beleaguered telecoms group&#8217;s problems. ...]]></description>
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<title>Alcatel-Lucent: Goodbye and adieu </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The architects of a big telecoms-equipment merger decide to hang upWHEN Alcatel, a French maker of telecoms equipment, announced its plan in 2006 to merge with Lucent, an American rival, reactions were mixed. There was general agreement that bigger was better and that the combined firm would benefit from greater geographical reach. But there was also scepticism that its French and American managers would be able to get along. With good reason, it seems: on July 29th Alcatel-Lucent announced its sixth consecutive quarterly loss and the resignations of Serge Tchuruk, its French chairman, and Patricia Russo, its American chief executive. Their firm&#8217;s troubles stem in large part from its internal clash of cultures.This clash was an unhelpful distraction, given that the entire telecoms-equipment industry is suffering. The bonanza of 2000-05, when European operators upgraded their mobile-phone networks to new &#8220;third-generation&#8221; (3G) technology, is winding down. Sales growth is slowing, and even Ericsson, the industry leader, has seen its share price fall by 50% in the past year. Margins have also been squeezed by the rise of Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese firms. Their prices are sometimes 40-50% lower than those of Western vendors. ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Telecommuters need more than e-mail and a broadband connectionTHE best thing about being a foreign correspondent is not having to commute to the office every day, attend dreary meetings, dress soberly, and generally get distracted from the nitty-gritty of doing the job. The worse thing is being out of touch with colleagues at head office, with little say over how your stories are treated. But if you can handle the patchy feedback and total lack of control, the freedom pays dividends in productivity and sheer job satisfaction.Being one of the most portable jobs on the planet, journalism provides a daily reminder that work is something you do, not some place you go to. For the past quarter of a century, your correspondent has smirked about the time and energy he&#8217;s saved through not having to travel to work.  ...]]></description>
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<title>Telecoms in Mexico: Slim&#x26;#8217;s pickings </title>
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<description><![CDATA[More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone chargesIT HAS become quaint, in the era of Skype and unlimited calling plans, to worry too much about the cost of phone calls. But it is a textbook case of the old saying: &#8220;Them as has, gets&#8221;. The well-connected executive can use any number of voice-over-internet services to make free calls; but the rural poor, if they have phones at all, must pay high rates. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in Mexico, where Carlos Slim, by some estimates the world&#8217;s richest man, dominates the telecoms industry. He controls Telmex, which has 81% of the fixed-line market, and Telcel, which has 72% of the mobile market. In the first quarter of 2008 Telmex had a profit margin before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of 48.7%; for Telcel the figure was 52.1%.This is well above the global average for telecoms firms of 35%, says Martin Lara, an analyst at Vector Casa de Bolsa, a research firm. Base tariffs have fallen in Mexico in recent years, but they do not include things like international calls or calls to mobile phones. Competition has not helped much, because smaller firms have been reluctant to undercut Mr Slim&#8217;s companies by very much&#8212;and high prices boost their profits, too. &#8220;No one wants to destroy these profits overnight,&#8221; says Mr Lara. ...]]></description>
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<title>Telemedicine: Telemedicine comes home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Medicine: Telemedicine permits remote consultations by video link and even remote surgery, but its future may lie closer to home FEW places on earth are as isolated as Tristan da Cunha. This small huddle of volcanic islands, with a population of just 269, sits in the middle of the South Atlantic, 1,750 miles from South Africa and 2,088 miles from South America, making it the most remote settlement in the world. So it is a bad place to fall ill with an unusual disease, or suffer a serious injury. Because the islands do not have an airstrip, there is no way to evacuate a patient for emergency medical treatment, says Carel Van der Merwe, the settlement&#8217;s only doctor. &#8220;The only physical contact with the outside world is a six to seven day ocean voyage,&#8221; he says. &#8220;So whatever needs to be done, needs to be done here.&#8221;Nevertheless, the islanders have access to some of the most advanced medical facilities in the world, thanks to Project Tristan, an elaborate experiment in telemedicine. This field, which combines telecommunications and medicine, is changing as technology improves. To start with, it sought to help doctors and medical staff exchange information, for example by sending X-rays in electronic form to a specialist. That sort of thing is becoming increasingly common. &#8220;What we are starting to see now is a patient-doctor model,&#8221; says Richard Bakalar, chief medical officer at IBM, a computer giant that is one of the companies in Project Tristan. ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The US government announces plans for the takeover of failing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Oil prices dip below $106 as traders predict rising US unemployment will see consumers cutting back on petrol use.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Pakistan needs a "substantial" injection of external funds if it is to stabilise its economy, an IMF official says.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Some sanctions imposed by the US on firms working with Belarussian companies are lifted, US officials announce.]]></description>
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<title>One Laptop signs up with Amazon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.]]></description>
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<title>Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains.]]></description>
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<title>Guidelines for financial journalists</title>
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<title>Robert Peston</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fresh evidence of financial fragility in US and UK]]></description>
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<title>Taking a pounding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sterling's decline hits key shares in the BBC Global 30]]></description>
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<title>Google is 10</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What is the secret behind Google's huge success?]]></description>
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<title>Spanish sale</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Slashed prices are a common sight as a slowdown hits]]></description>
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<title>Q&#x26;A: Zoom rights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What happens to customers now airline has failed?]]></description>
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<title>New oil</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Brazil finds new oil reserves, where will the profits go? ]]></description>
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<title>UK food prices show 8.3% increase</title>
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<description><![CDATA[UK food prices have risen by 8.3% on average since January, with meat and fish up 23%, according to a study for the BBC.]]></description>
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<title>Chavez takes over fuel transport</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez approves a plan to take over the firms that distribute fuel to households and petrol stations.]]></description>
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<title>Nationwide in talks over mergers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Nationwide Building Society is in merger talks with two smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies.]]></description>
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<title>Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The UK smoking ban and slow consumer spending knocks pub group JD Wetherspoon's full year pretax profits down 11%.]]></description>
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<title>S Africa plans to stop blackouts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A massive investment in new energy in South Africa is needed to prevent more power cuts, according to one of the country's government ministers.]]></description>
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<title>Arcelor targets South Africa mine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker, is to develop a manganese mine in South Africa to help secure raw materials.]]></description>
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<title>Job market jitters add to US woes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Downbeat US employment ad retail data adds to economic jitters despite more positive figures from  the service sector.]]></description>
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<title>Argentina buys back flag carrier</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aerolineas Argentinas is back in state hands 18 years after the troubled airline was sold to the private sector.]]></description>
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<title>BHP stops ore output after deaths</title>
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<description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days.]]></description>
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<title>Australia lowers interest rates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia's central bank cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as its economy slows]]></description>
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<title>Russian invasion spooks investors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.]]></description>
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<title>Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%  </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting.]]></description>
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<title>Iraq economic outlook &#x27;improves&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Iraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review.]]></description>
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<title>Crude oil price drops below $109</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices slip further after Hurricane Gustav fails to disrupt output and on concerns slowing world growth will dent demand.]]></description>
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<title>More protests hit Tata Nano plant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is  indefinitely  suspended amid violent protests.]]></description>
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<title>Work stopped at Nano car factory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is suspended amid local opposition.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06charts.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Now Europeans Are Slower to Spend, and It Shows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06charts.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in more than a decade, consumers in much of Europe are buying less than they did a year earlier, helping to slow economies that may have fallen into recession.    
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<title>U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/06fannie.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and virtually wipe out their shareholders but allow them to continue to function uninterrupted.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06ruble.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Big Summer Sell-Off Hits the Russian Stock Market</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06ruble.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Russia’s stock market is suffering its worst correction in nearly a decade as sliding oil prices, political attacks on private companies and instability after last month’s war in Georgia spook investors.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/business/07feed.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>The Feed: The Allure of Plain Vanilla</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the economy sputters and consumers look to save money, the privately held supermarket chain Aldi is suddenly emerging as a major force in the grocery business.    
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<title>Union Leader&#x2019;s Legacy May Be Hard to Match</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/06auto.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Basil E. Hargrove, president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, enjoys a public profile in Canada that arguably has not been matched since the days of Walter P. Reuther and Jimmy Hoffa.    
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<title>Stocks Withstand Jump in Jobless Rate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wall Street managed a slight gain on Friday, a day after concerns about the economy, and in particular the labor market, sent the Dow plunging. Markets in Europe and Asia ended the day lower.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/americas/06mexico.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Mexican Court Rules Against Wal-Mart</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/americas/06mexico.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the country’s top retailer violated the Constitution by paying a worker in part with store cards usable only in Wal-Mart stores.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Main Bank of China Is in Need of Capital</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[China’s central bank is in a bind, after snapping up roughly $1 trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last seven years.    
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<title>Two Banks in Europe Stand Pat on Rates</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05euro.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their key interest rates unchanged Thursday amid concerns of high inflation and a slowing economy.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05oligarchs.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Russia&#x2019;s Oligarchs May Face a Georgian Chill</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05oligarchs.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05venture.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>BP Makes Deep Concessions in Agreement With Russian Partner</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05venture.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[BP agreed to replace the American head of its Russian joint venture and surrender some control on the board to resolve a bitter dispute with its Russian partners.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05tax.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>British Companies Emigrating Over Taxes</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05tax.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the past week, three British companies have announced plans to move abroad before the end of the year, unhappy about a lack of clarity about tax rules and eager to cut their tax bill.    
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<title>Two Brokers Accused of Securities Fraud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two former brokers at Credit Suisse have been indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with the sale of auction-rate securities, federal prosecutors said.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04coke.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Coke Bids for Chinese Juice Giant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04coke.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company said it had made a bid to acquire one of China’s largest juice makers for about $2.5 billion.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Siemens Accused of Posting a Rival&#x2019;s Secrets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04siemens.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rival software maker Dassault Systèmes accused Siemens of posting confidential business data about Dassault clients on Siemens’s intranet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Europe Weighs Caps on Roaming Fees for Text Messages</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04regulate.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The price control would substantially cut the roaming fees that individuals are charged to send text messages and limits that could reduce the cost of surfing the Internet.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>American Defends Plan for British Airways Alliance</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04air.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04looney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bank of Canada Offers a Downbeat Outlook</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04looney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, as expected, and was downbeat on the prospects for growth in the United States and Canada.    
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<title>Ford to Revive Engine Plant in Canada</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04ford.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The automaker said it would reopen a plant in Windsor, Ontario, after the government announced 80 million Canadian dollars in assistance for the project.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Indian Carmaker Says Local Politics Stopped Factory</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tata Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive car were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03fund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Abu Dhabi Puts More Cash on the Line in Hollywood</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03fund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.    
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<title>English Soccer Club Sale Reveals Emirates&#x2019; Rivalry</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soccer may not yet compare with blue chip stocks. But the intense interest in the soccer club Manchester City illustrates the appeal of these visible assets for foreign investors.    
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<title>Wage Gaps for Women Frustrating Germany</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite having a woman as head of government, Germany has one of the widest gender wage gaps in Europe.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>New Alcatel-Lucent Leaders Vow to Move Ahead</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/03alcatel.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ben Verwaayen, who was appointed chief executive on Tuesday, said he would push forward with the integration of the troubled French-American company.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02mine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>In Parts of Canada, Landowners Battle Prospectors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02mine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Landowners campaign to change a provincial law that allows anyone who pays the equivalent of $23.50 to dig for pretty much any mineral on private property in much of rural Ontario.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-DEERETOOPENC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Deere to Open Center</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-DEERETOOPENC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Deere & Company, the farm equipment maker, plans to establish a European Technology and Innovation Center in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to meet demands of customers in the region.    
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<title>World Business Briefing | Australia/new Zealand: Australia: Economic Expansion Slows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-ECONOMICEXPA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s economic expansion slowed to the weakest rate in more than three years as consumers reduced spending, stoking speculation the central bank would cut interest rates again.    
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<title>World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Total to Buy Energy Assets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/business/worldbusiness/04fobriefs-TOTALTOBUYEN_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Total, the French oil company, agreed to buy Talisman Energy’s assets in the Dutch sector of the North Sea for $480 million.    
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