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   University of California, Berkeley
Updated 4/1/2004; 2:25:54 PM

Monday, March 15, 2004

Pensions sink with workforce. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Conservative daily of Frankfurt, Germany [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
4:40:40 PM    comment []

Terrorism fears could poison Europe's economic recovery. AFP via Yahoo! Mar 15 2004 2:10PM GMT
4:39:30 PM    comment []

Nigeria: Economy Records 10.75% Growth, Says IMF. AllAfrica.com Mar 15 2004 2:51PM GMT
4:39:12 PM    comment []

Illegal immigration opponents resurrect penalty measure. Hawks on the issue of illegal immigration support a bill that would punish businesses for illegally hiring undocumented workers. Business Journal of Phoenix Mar 15 2004 6:47PM GMT
4:12:00 PM    comment []

Changing employment climate creates challenges for workers The 21st century holds an employment picture for the American work force that amplifies the changing face of the last quarter of the 20th century. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
3:48:13 PM    comment []

Latvia economy expands 7.5% in 2003. Interfax Information Agency Mar 15 2004 3:54PM GMT
3:17:02 PM    comment []

China-European Union trade is expected to increase in 2004 thanks to a growing EU and China's WTO entry. CHINAdaily Mar 15 2004 7:06PM GMT
3:15:31 PM    comment []

U.S. and Dominican Republic reach free trade agreement. AP via New Jersey Online Mar 15 2004 8:21PM GMT
2:35:49 PM    comment []

Peru's Economy Struggles To Maintain Strong Growth (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - LIMA (Dow Jones)--Peru's gross domestic product grew 3.01% in January from the same month last year, a level of expansion that, while in line with expectations, was the latest indication of a general slowdown in economic growth in the Andean nation. [Yahoo! News - Business]
2:22:26 PM    comment []

Businessmen do the 'Off-Season Hustle' This may be the high season for tourism, but for some South Florida businesses that depend on holiday sales or thrive when the weather heats up or the summer rains come, winter -- especially January, February and most of March -- is just plain slow. [Miami Herald: Business]
2:20:04 PM    comment []

Japanese Government upbeat on economy

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at 05:32 JST
TOKYO — The Japanese government gave an upbeat assessment on the country's economy in its monthly report issued Monday, citing growing personal spending, rising housing construction and surging exports, especially to China.

"The economy continues recovering steadily, supported by business investment and exports," the Cabinet Office said in its monthly economic report for March. (Kyodo News)[Japan Today: Business]


2:09:05 PM    comment []

EDS software business sold to Boston firm for $2.05 billion. Electronic Data Systems Corp. ended its three-year stint in the software development industry, announcing Sunday it was selling its product design software business to a trio of private investment firms for $2.05 billion cash.  AP via The Ledger Mar 15 2004 10:07AM GMT
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