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- Romney appeals to U.S. business with harsh China talk
RESTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Mitt Romney slammed China's "autocratic model" of capitalism in a speech to technology executives on Friday, keeping up attacks on the economic powerhouse days before a visit from a Chinese official expected to be the country's next leader. China's rise could ultimately threaten U.S. freedom, said Romney, seen as the frontrunner in the Republican race for the ...
s 11 Feb 2012 - Egypt's military warns of plots on eve of strike
Egypt's military rulers warned Friday that the country faces conspiracies that seek to topple the state and spread chaos, in a message intended to undermine activists who plan to mark the anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow with anti-army protests.
s 11 Feb 2012 - U.S. OKs trade probes on some imports from South Korea, China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved investigations that could lead to steep import duties on more than $1 billion of washing machines from South Korea and Mexico and more than $150 million of wind energy towers from China and Vietnam. The U.S. International Trade Commission agreed there was reasonable evidence that imports from four countries were harming domestic ...
s 11 Feb 2012 - Armstrong says he's happy investigation over
Lance Armstrong says he's relieved by the end of a nearly two-year federal investigation into doping allegations against him, and that he always remained confident he would not be charged.
s 11 Feb 2012 - Analysis: Obama's course correction shifts dynamic
President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one.
s 11 Feb 2012 - Pakistan court rejects PM's plea in contempt case
Pakistan's top court rejected Friday a last-ditch appeal filed by the prime minister against a looming contempt charge, paving the way for a case that could plunge the nuclear-armed country into political turmoil.
s 11 Feb 2012 - S&P lowers rating on 34 Italian banks
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday lowered its ratings on 34 Italian banks, citing concerns over Italy's financial vulnerability and expectations for weak profits at the banks.
s 11 Feb 2012 - For China's Xi, near-summit treatment and "Iowa Nice"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From the power centers of Washington to a soybean farm in Iowa and on to sunny Southern California, China's president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, will sample diverse slices of America during a major visit next week. But as the man who is set to run China until 2023 takes measure of the United States, he will be sized up not only by Americans but - and perhaps more important ...
s 11 Feb 2012 - DealBook's Week in Review
A look back on our reporting of the past week's highs and lows in finance.
s 11 Feb 2012 - China's exports and imports fall in January
China's trade activity fell in January from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as a domestic slowdown, overseas turmoil and factory closures during the Lunar New Year holiday hit demand.
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