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5 national security issues next president must tackle
President Obama and Mitt Romney battle over foreign policy issues in the third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney or Mr. Obama will have to confront five urgent national security issues in the first weeks of his term.
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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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Four ways the Olympics can inspire global business
The Olympics embody the ideal of globalization. High-performance competitors push each other to do their best in an arena where everyone follows the same rules. An Olympian's dream is to stand out – not only in his or her own country but around the world. Global companies aim to do the same. There's one key and fortunate difference between sports and economics. In any sporting contest, there's only one winner. In a global economy, the number of winners is potentially unlimited, as I point out in my book, "Globalization." So what can businesses learn from these Games? Here are four ways international sport can inspire a better global economy:
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3 ways the US can start an economic 'reset' with Russia
After Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled his trip to Camp David for the G8 Summit this weekend, tensions between Russia and the US are running high. The United States must design a new relationship with this often difficult leader and his country. Washington needs a new reset that includes these three key components:
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In Pictures: Before Occupy Wall Street: American protests
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Global News Blog After Dhaka garment factory collapse, chances for supply chain changes low
A factory collapse in Bangladesh left some 300 dead, and prompted calls for improved regulations of the country's sweatshops. But veteran campaigners to improve factory conditions say pushing for change is harder than ever.
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US names 18 Russians as human rights violators. What happens next?
The law requiring the administration's action roiled US-Russia relations after its passage last year. Some in Congress said the list of 18 rights violators was too short, but the US is bracing for blowback.
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Why Indonesia's farmers have begun to guard their crops like gold
The price of staple crops has skyrocketed in Indonesia - shallots have gone from $1.20 a kilogram to as much as $7 - prompting farmers to take new measures to guard their fields against looters.
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The Monitor's View: A global contest of values in EU-US-China trade
As China endorses a reformer as president and the EU and US plan a free-trade pact, the competition to set trade rules heats up. A EU-US pact would strengthen their economies and send a signal to China to take more responsibility for higher trade standards.
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Ethiopia makes help difficult for world donors advocating civil society, rights
A well-known German foundation decamps from Ethiopia. Other long-time donors find new official agency and law restrictive and confusing.
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Energy Voices Why globalization is energy intensive and wreaks havoc on oil prices
Globalization uses up finite resources like oil and coal more quickly, Tverberg writes. It also increases carbon dioxide emissions and acts to increase world oil prices, she adds.
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Legal piracy? Antigua gets OK to start selling copies of US hit movies, songs
The World Trade Organization ruled that the tiny island nation is entitled to suspend American intellectual property rights due to an ongoing trade dispute with the US.
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How Asia and China can revive the West's waning institutions
A world adrift desperately needs global thinkers, most of all from Asia. Singapore's Kishore Mahbubani fits the bill with his new book, in which he calls for a more robust UN, IMF, and WTO – led by the emerging global powers. Let’s hope his optimism about this revival is justified.
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Energy Voices Why is world using more coal? The China trade.
International trade – especially the addition of China to the World Trade Organization in 2001 – has sharply boosted coal mining.
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Putin, EU likely to remain at odds
Disputes between Russia and the European Union are wide-ranging. Contentious topics will likely be under discussion at Friday's meeting in Brussels between leaders of the two political powerhouses.
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Could China overtake US as global trader?
A special report by the Associated Press examines China's influence with its trading partners over three decades, and how business, politics, and daily life are changing with China's rise as a global player.
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5 national security issues next president must tackle
President Obama and Mitt Romney battle over foreign policy issues in the third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney or Mr. Obama will have to confront five urgent national security issues in the first weeks of his term.
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The Monitor's View: World's big 'wanted' sign: 600 million jobs
Even as the World Bank calls for 600 million more jobs by 2020, the IMF forecasts a long economic slowdown. Will new technologies help? No. The first need is basic reform in governance.
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The Monitor's View: China bashing in the presidential race
Romney and Obama try to compete in bashing China. Yet both the history and future of US-China ties point to a need for calm debate on how the two economic giants can cooperate.
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The New Economy America's best jobs program? Trade reform with China.
China has flagrantly violated trade rules since joining the World Trade Organization – and the US has lost 50,000 factories and 6 million manufacturing jobs.
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Energy Voices Is the world economy suffering from 'high-priced fuel syndrome'?
The major issue for many countries is that oil is becoming too expensive for the economy to afford, Tverberg writes.
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Dueling speeches: Obama, Romney offer different foreign policy visions
President Obama and Mitt Romney both spoke at the Clinton Global Institute's annual meeting in New York. Their presence showed the event's growing clout.
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The New Economy Candidates indulge in China-bashing. But it's a distraction, not a solution.
Every presidential election seems to create a foreign bogeyman. But China in 2012 is no more a threat than NAFTA in 1996.
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Asian stocks, boosted by stimulus, fall on economic outlook
Asian stock markets drift lower as concerns rise about global economic weakness. Stock market optimism over stimulus from Fed and other central banks seems to be fading.
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After Fed rally stocks slip late in day
Most of Friday seemed like another day in the Fed rally until stocks slipped in the late afternoon. Stocks are still much higher than might be expected for such a morose economy.
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Obama in Ohio: Why is he swiping at Mitt Romney over ... China? (+video)
Bashing China plays big in this crucial battleground state. Obama claims that Mitt Romney, as a businessman, sent US jobs to China. Romney counters that Obama, as president, waited until the election to stand up to China on unfair trade practices.
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Apple hits new high as stocks slip slightly
Weak economic news sent stocks sliding after a four-day surge in stock prices. Apple bucked the slight downward trend, rising $8.50 to $699.78, a new high for the stock market's most valuable company.
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Obama, stung by Romney, hits China on trade
President Obama is expected to bring before the World Trade Organization a case against Chinese autos and auto parts. China has filed a WTO case against US antidumping measures on kitchen appliances, magnets, paper, and other Chinese goods.
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Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy
Mitt Romney is trying to shift the focus of the presidential campaign away from anti-American violence overseas and back to the economy, criticizing actions by the Federal Reserve and President Obama's record with China. Mitt Romney has been sharply criticized in recent days for his comments in the wake of attacks on American officials in Libya.
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Change Agent Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala seeks reform without the 'godfathers'
Western nations and international agencies admire the reform efforts of Nigeria's new finance minister. But Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala faces daunting challenges in cleaning up embedded corruption.
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