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November 23, 2009 |
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Inside: This Week In Europe
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MIDEAST
Israel's Gaza War: The Economic Fallout Factory shutdowns near the Gaza Strip are indications of how a prolonged conflict could tip Israel's slumping economy into a serious tailspin
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
Russia, Ukraine Talk to Avert Gas Cutoff In a chilling replay of 2006's mid-winter showdown, Gazprom has threatened to halt gas deliveries to Ukraine on Jan. 1 over disputed back payments
EUROPE
• From The Independent
A Million British Jobs Could Be Lost A British personnel group forecasts the loss of more than half a million jobs in the coming year
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
German Bank Bailout: The Bottomless Pit What has happened to the €480 billion rescue package the German government so quickly whipped through parliament? Bad things, mostly
EUROPE
Unilever's Laundry Biz Is Greener, and Growing Its sustainable detergents, Surf Excel and Small & Mighty, are launched in developing markets. Now they're driving growth in Europe, too
TELECOM
• From silicon.com
Mobile Data Still Growing in Downturn 3G services aren't slowing down for the recession. As plans' prices drop and devices get slicker, the mobile Internet is enjoying its own little boom time
SEMICONDUCTORS
Subsidizing 'Silicon Saxony': A Short-Term Fix? A bailout gives Infineon's Qimonda unit breathing room. But the once-thriving chip industry in East Germany faces an uncertain future
TECHNOLOGY
• From silicon.com
Shaping Up Your IT for 2009 From cloud computing and outsourcing to cleaning up your data and going green, here are top tips for managing info tech in the downturn
BLOG
Big Oil's Day of Reckoning On Dec. 31 publicly traded oil companies must calculate their reserves—numbers that will affect their ability to get credit in the coming months
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
Germany Probes Hypo Real Estate Hypo Real Estate, the German mortgage lender that has received billions of euros in government bailouts, is being investigated for insider trading
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
Memories of 1968 Prompt Sarkozy Retreat In response to youth protests across the Continent, the French President is backing down from key initiatives in hopes of cooling the atmosphere
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
Macedonia's Controversial New Labor Law The government says new workplace rules bring the Balkan country in line with European free market norms. But employees fret they're getting the shaft
FINDING A JOB
Anxious Job Hunters Head for the Emirates As New York and London shiver through the downturn, more MBAs are giving the Gulf region a try
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
Hungary's Doctor Shortage Low pay at home, plus poor prospects and conditions, spur hundreds of physicians each year to seek work elsewhere in the EU
INNOVATION
2008's Best Books on Innovation We chose exciting new titles that tapped into important trends, provoked us, and delved into how to manage and monetize fresh ideas
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Brilliant Italian White Wines Vie di Romans from Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeast Italy is making some extraordinarily elegant, and food-friendly, wines • EADS execs on trial for alleged insider trading• Spain tries to wean itself from construction• EU urges US, China to deliver carbon targets• Germany warns fellow EU gov'ts against GM jobs aid• Germany's Merck will expand R&D in ChinaMORE BREAKING NEWS FROM AP >
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