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Greece gets an upgrade but protests continue
Dec 19, 2012
Greece's credit rating just got an upgrade by Standard & Poor's. The ratings agency bumped Greece up to a solid B-. And it says that rating is stable -- meaning it won't change in the next several months.
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Brazil plans massive airport expansion
Dec 19, 2012
Brazilian President announces plans to build at least 800 new regional airports.
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Skyscraper height stunted by elevator technology
Dec 18, 2012
The U.S. may be littered with skyscrapers, but by the end of the year, nearly three-quarters of the world's 100 tallest buildings will be located in Asia and the Middle East.
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Japan's new prime minister hopes to weaken yen
Dec 17, 2012
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party promises to tackle economic problems.
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North Korea rocket launch angers international community
Dec 12, 2012
North Korea defies international sanctions to launch a rocket. Japan has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which could take place later today.
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IMF delays loan to Egypt
Dec 11, 2012
The International Monetary Fund says a $4.8 billion loan for Egypt is on hold. The IMF cited "unfolding developments on the ground."
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The economic impact of Syrian refugees
Dec 11, 2012
The United Nations said today that more than half a million Syrians have fled to other countries in the region, as the revolution against the Syrian government rages back at home.
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Europe struggles to prepare for the U.S. fiscal cliff
Dec 5, 2012
If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year, countries across the pond could also suffer the effects.
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SEC charges big accounting firms over audits in China
Dec 4, 2012
SEC investigates potential accounting fraud against U.S. investors involving Chinese firms publicly traded in U.S.
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Report calls Kabul Bank a 'ponzi scheme'
Nov 29, 2012
A new report says that the now collapsed Kabul Bank in Afghanistan acted as a 'ponzi scheme.'
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