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Panera to Drop at Least 150 Artificial Ingredients From Menu

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Wall Street Journal - 05.05.2015 Original article ›
Ilan Brat, Ilan, Brat
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Panera casual food restaurant chain plans to cut 150 artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors and preservatives from the menu items by the end of 2016. Panera has 1600 restaurants for sandwiches, salads and soups in the U.S. and Canada. This includes fat substitutes and propylene glycol. It has cut sucralose artificial sweeetener and titanium dioxide used to whiten mozzarella cheese.
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Cameron Presses E.U. for ‘Better Deal for Britain’

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New York Times - 05.28.2015 Original article ›
Steven Erlanger, Steven, Erlanger
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Prime minister Cameron's visits following the general election to the Hague, Netherlands, and Paris, France, to discuss changes in the EU to accomodate Britain.
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Lawmakers Spread Anger in Recalls Over Airbags

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New York Times - 06.23.2015 Original article ›
Bill Vlasic, Bill, Vlasic

As the Working Poor Become More Common in Britain, So Does Hunger

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New York Times - 01.02.2014 Original article ›
Katrin Bennhold, Katrin, Bennhold
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The need for food banks is most severe in the post industrial north of Britain. Five years of austerity measures 2009-2013 have left their mark, as have rising prices and stagnant wages. Average hourly earnings are up 7% in that period while the cost of living is up 20%. About 500,000 people are dependent on food aid, triple the number in 2012, according to the Trussell Trust, a Christian charity. A conservative MP says 1 in 5 children go to bed hungry in his constituency of Wycombe. In Hull, one in three children live under the poverty line. Food charities doing most of their work in Africa, now concentrate efforts in the north of Britain.
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GM Expects Modest Earnings Gain in 2014

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Wall Street Journal - 01.17.2014 Original article ›
Jeff Bennett, Jeff, Bennett

BP's Risky Return to Its Roots

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Wall Street Journal - 12.04.2012 Original article ›
Liam Denning, Liam, Denning

Citigroup Seeks to Sell HDFC Stake

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Wall Street Journal - 02.23.2012 Original article ›
Yvonne Lee, Yvonne, Lee, Khushita Vasant, Khushita, Vasant
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Citigroup plans to raise $2.07 billion by selling its 9.8% stake in India's Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC).
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Ford's Europe Sales Dive

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Wall Street Journal - 07.13.2012 Original article ›
Neal E. Boudette, Neal, E., Boudette
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Ford says its new car sales in Europe declined by 16% in June even though auto sales in Europe declined by 1.3%. For the first half of 2012 Ford sales declined by 9.6%, and industry sales fell by 4.8%. The markets in Russia, Turkey and Romania are offsetting declines in other countries.
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How Pfizer Set the Cost of Its New Drug at $9,850 a Month

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Wall Street Journal - 12.09.2015 Original article ›
Jonathan D. Rockoff, Jonathan, D., Rockoff

Hillary Clinton’s Long, Grueling Quest

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The New York Times - 06.08.2016 Original article ›

BlackBerry Results Miss Expectations

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Wall Street Journal - 06.24.2015 Original article ›
Ben Dummett, Ben, Dummett

China Details Plans to Liberalize Interest Rates and Encourage Private Banks

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New York Times - 03.11.2014 Original article ›
Neil Gough, Neil, Gough

Large Swaths of Greek Economy Seize Up Amid Fears, Capital Controls

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Wall Street Journal - 07.11.2015 Original article ›
Costas Paris And Stelios Bouras, Costas, Paris, And, Stelios, Bouras

Five Things: What Investors Shouldn’t Do Now

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Wall Street Journal - 08.23.2015 Original article ›
Jason Zweig, Jason, Zweig

Google Rebuts Europe on Antitrust Charges

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New York Times - 08.27.2015 Original article ›
Mark Scott, Mark, Scott

Lots of heat but not much light

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Economist - 08.30.2015 Original article ›
Economist.Com
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The deep split in American public opinion over the Iran nuclear deal.
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Volkswagen Stock Falls as Automaker Tries to Contain Fallout

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New York Times - 09.21.2015 Original article ›
Jack Ewing, Jack, Ewing

Volkswagen May Offer Cash to Ease Owners’ Ire

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New York Times - 11.07.2015 Original article ›
Jack Ewing, Jack, Ewing

Austerity in Italy May Not End Its Jobs-for-Votes System

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New York Times - 09.14.2011 Original article ›
Rachel Donadio, Rachel, Donadio

IMF Proposes Bold Action for Debt Crisis

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Wall Street Journal - 10.05.2011 Original article ›
Riva Froymovich, Riva, Froymovich

U.K. Stumble Fuels Austerity Debate

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Wall Street Journal - 07.26.2012 Original article ›
Ainsley Thomson, Ainsley, Thomson, Cassell Bryan Low, Cassell, Bryan Low
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Britain's GDP declined by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2012.
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Brazil Inflation Spurs Plan to Cut Spending

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Wall Street Journal - 02.10.2011 Original article ›
John Lyons, John, Lyons, Paulo Prada, Paulo, Prada
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The Rousseff administration announces plans to cut $30 billion in 2011 spending. Inflation is up by about 6% in January. Most of the cuts says Finance Minister Mantega, will be achieved by cutting earmarks added to the budget, and by slowing hiring in the public sector. But analysts say this will not be sufficient to control inflationary pressures, as 2011 spending will still be above 2010. Higher inflation puts pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates at an high of 11.25%, which in turn brings in speculative money and creates a highly overvalued currency.
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Permission to Procrastinate: Wait to Get a New Laptop

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Wall Street Journal - 04.18.2012 Original article ›
Walter S. Mossberg, Walter, S., Mossberg
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Mossberg says look for 500 gigabytes of storage, 4 gigabytes of memory, an i3 to i5 or i7 Intel processor, in buying a PC or laptop. He suggests waiting till fall 2012 for the new Windows 8, and summer 2012 for the newer PC's designed to use Windows 8. This will be a big change from before, because Windows 8 is designed to use the touch feature of tablets. Ultrabooks are a bit pricier, making PC's and laptops the lower cost option. Laptop makers are trying to increase margins on the machines. Mac's also will get a newer operating system called Mountain Lion by the fall.
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Colleges Begin to Confront Higher Costs and Students’ Debt

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New York Times - 05.14.2012 Original article ›
Andrew Martin, Andrew, Martin
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The failure of colleges and universities in the U.S. to control costs and lower the tution burden for parents and students. Student debt crosses $1 trillion in the U.S. in 2012. This is likely to hurt consumption and new home sales and lower the prospects of economic recovery.
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Greece to Face Early Elections After Presidential Vote Fails

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Wall Street Journal - 12.29.2014 Original article ›
Nektaria Stamouli, Nektaria, Stamouli, Stelios Bouras, Stelios, Bouras

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