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03/16/2010 10:02 AM

China's latest worry: a local-debt mess

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai unveils a $2.2 billion (1.5 billion pound) airport terminal on Tuesday, connected to the centre of China's commercial hub by one of several new metro lines being built for the World Expo that opens in May.

03/16/2010 10:09 AM

Sarkozy faces reform setback after midterm vote

PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy will find it harder to win support for his plans to reform pensions and rein in France's yawning budget deficit following a heavy defeat for his centre-right party in regional elections.

03/16/2010 10:15 AM

Australian cities must transform for population growth

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia circa 2050, population 35 million, climate change induced rising sea levels have flooded the Gold Coast resort region, apartment blocks are now used to grow food and people commute in monorail pods above the sea.

03/15/2010 10:15 AM

Greek crisis may wound southeast Europe

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The Greek debt crisis is poised to undermine already dwindling investment flows into south-eastern Europe's emerging economies, adding to barriers to recovery in one of the continent's most fragile regions.

03/15/2010 10:40 AM

Carrefour faces uphill struggle with Belgian revamp

PARIS (Reuters) - French retailer Carrefour faces a battle to revive its troubled Belgian unit, with trade unions fighting planned job losses, rivals likely to respond to price cuts and few buyers if it all goes wrong.

03/15/2010 10:27 AM

Could Lehman be Ernst & Young's Enron?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ever since the fraud at U.S. energy trader Enron Corp brought down accounting firm Arthur Andersen eight years ago, global auditing firms have worried that a major misstep could be fatal.

03/12/2010 09:18 AM

BA's head of Europe says any recovery will be slow

BERLIN (Reuters) - Any recovery in demand for air travel will be slow and will happen in some parts of the world sooner than in others, British Airways' European head Gavin Halliday said.

03/11/2010 04:27 PM

Dream on United fans, Glazers don't have to sell

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Manchester United fans hoping another group can buy the Premier League champions from the Glazers can stop dreaming, said analysts and bankers.

03/11/2010 04:45 PM

Smartphones will shake up paid content debate

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Media companies longing to bring a paid-for culture to the Internet might just get what they want if they pay more attention to the smartphone revolution that is changing the way people access the Web.

03/11/2010 04:30 PM

Watches may signal time for dental implant recovery

ZURICH (Reuters) - Dental implant makers lost their shine as a recession-proof investment during the global crisis, which turned fixing smiles into a luxury for consumers who struggled to pay for non-essential work on their mouths.

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