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China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments
To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
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China 'buying out' Africa: Top 5 destinations of Chinese money
On a quest to secure raw materials and energy resources to support the exponential growth of its economy, China has become the fastest-growing investor in Africa. Here are the top five destinations of Chinese capital, in order of estimated Chinese investment.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on the economy
With more than 13 million Americans out of work and wage increases so modest they’re failing to keep up with inflation, voters have put the economy and jobs at the top of their checklist of presidential issues.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
A list of the world's cheapest gas locales, according to Staveley Head, a British insurance firm.
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Latin America Monitor
Ho hum: US and Brazil deepen ties, but pundits want big deals
Pundits don't care about detailed US-Brazil cooperation agreements, writes guest blogger Bosworth. They want big announcements on free trade deals and nuclear issues.
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China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments
To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
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China 'buying out' Africa: Top 5 destinations of Chinese money
On a quest to secure raw materials and energy resources to support the exponential growth of its economy, China has become the fastest-growing investor in Africa. Here are the top five destinations of Chinese capital, in order of estimated Chinese investment.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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The Circle Bastiat
Trade creates wealth. Regulation destroys it.
The auto industry is a perfect example of how regulation can hinder the market.
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Could Taiwan's relationship with China deteriorate after elections?
Taiwan votes for a president this week. As the US tries to improve ties with China without isolating Taiwan, sustaining an ongoing thaw in China-Taiwan relations could help.
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Africa Rising: Sub-Saharan Africa set for 2012 boom
Rising demand for natural resources is a boon for countries such as Sierra Leone, Niger, and Angola. But high consumer prices still pinch Africa's middle class.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on the economy
With more than 13 million Americans out of work and wage increases so modest they’re failing to keep up with inflation, voters have put the economy and jobs at the top of their checklist of presidential issues.
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Latin America Monitor
If Venezuela joins the Mercosur economic bloc, will it follow the rules?
Venezuela could find its often renegade diplomacy reined in if and when it joins Mercosur. But the likely big winner would be Brazil.
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South Korea approves free trade agreement with US despite deep divisions
South Korea's National Assembly gave the final nod Tuesday to a controversial US free trade agreement that is expected to boost bilateral trade of $88 billion last year.
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The Circle Bastiat
Marx was right about capitalism
Marx's main mistake was his understanding of exploitation, but he was right that a free market in land and the means of production would inevitably tend to produce capitalistic patterns of ownership and control.
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Go easy on free trade as top security concern
Obama and Romney see trade as the main issue in foreign policy, which helps explain why three free-trade pacts just passed Congress. But trade isn't always a matter of security. Its main purpose is creating wealth and expanding the economic pie.
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Trade deals: three big winners from America's new free-trade agreements
Trade deals passed by Congress Wednesday could be double-edged, but several economic sectors look set to gain the most from the trade deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama.
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Is South Korea America's new best friend in Asia? [VIDEO]
A new trade pact with South Korea and a state dinner for President Lee Myung-bak highlights the growth of the US-South Korea alliance, which some say has never been stronger.
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Trade deals: US-Colombia FTA ratified, but will it help Colombian workers?
Trade deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea were ratified last night. Progress to protect Colombian trade union members has been made, but the murder rate of Colombian workers remains high.
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Why Congress is now ready to OK three long-stalled trade agreements
The House and Senate are poised Wednesday to approve three trade agreements, crafted during the Bush administration, with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. They'll be the first big trade pacts since NAFTA in 1993.
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Congress finally gets it: Free trade is good for America
Despite negative public opinion about open trade, Congress is poised to approve delayed free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. The deals will help the US economy by increasing exports and supporting and creating tens of thousands of jobs.
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Yulia Tymoshenko sentence may push Ukraine away from EU, toward Russia
Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian opposition leader, was sentenced to seven years in prison for 'criminal abuse' during her term as prime minister, though critics say the trial was politically motivated.
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Latin America Monitor
Mitt Romney's Latin America policy includes a 'Reagan Economic Zone'
After Rick Perry caused a stir suggesting the US may need to send troops to quell violence in Mexico, now come some thoughts from Mitt Romney, including the idea to create a "Reagan Economic Zone" in Latin America.
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Stalled free trade deals now on a fast track, White House says
Three free trade deals – with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia – will be signed, sealed, and delivered by the middle of next week, predicts White House Chief of Staff William Daley. For Washington, that would be fast work.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
A list of the world's cheapest gas locales, according to Staveley Head, a British insurance firm.
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In Pictures: Who's who on the US deficit super committee
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What will Obama say about jobs? The pre-speech maneuvering begins.
In the run-up to his much-anticipated jobs speech Thursday, Obama challenged the GOP to put 'country before party.' The Republican response: 'Your economic proposals don't work.'
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Romney's plan to tame the Chinese trade dragon
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney breaks from the GOP's free-trade past with a plan to curb China's predatory trade practices with threats of retaliation. He's playing with fire.
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'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it
A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.
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