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Why a private equity tycoon is funding a scholarship in China
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Rob Schmitz
Apr 22, 2013
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman is spearheading a $300 million scholarship fund for top students from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America to spend a year in China. With philanthropy, comes influence.
Some firms targeting U.S. choose Mexico over China
May 27, 2013
Some companies who sell to the U.S. now prefer Mexico to China as a manufacturing base. Rising Chinese labor costs are part of the reason. Mexico's proximity to the U.S. is another.
Britain under pressure over tax havens
Jun 14, 2013
Britain is coning under pressure to rein in its overseas territories in the Caribbean which many say are a base for tax evasion and storing illicit profits.
After election, what's next for Venezuela?
Apr 18, 2013
Stephen Keppel, economics editor at Univision News, says the Maduro's slim margin of victory could make it difficult for his government to achieve economic reforms.
Don't have a credit history? Utility bills could soon help
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Peter O'Dowd
Nov 12, 2013
Congress is considering a bill, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, that would make it easier for nontraditional borrowers to build a credit history.
In Latin America, the middle class grows
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 23, 2013
A recent report from the World Bank revelas a fifty percent increase in the size of Latin America's middle class. Broad economic growth brought more jobs and more women are joining the workforce.
How food companies watch what you eat
Dec 2, 2013
Big data's where it's at in consumer analytics right now, but companies are also using anthropology and other social sciences to study us up close and personal.
Amazon nabs bigger share of music downloads (poll)
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Amy Scott
Apr 17, 2013
iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.
U.S. shoppers think price, those in Asia look at the brand
Jul 9, 2013
When it comes to what motivates shoppers, culture can change how people think of different consumer products.
Hugo Chavez news: Venezuelan president reappears
Feb 18, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to his country Monday after spending over two months in Cuba for cancer treatment.
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