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• Aug 16, 2011

  Does slow growth in Germany point to global recession?

  Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of The Daily Telegraph says that with Europe's top economy on the ropes, leaders across the Eurozone must ease up on austerity or risk sinking into deep recession

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Germany’s impact on the global economy

  Disappointing growth reports from Germany, France and Japan are sparking fears over a new global recession

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• Aug 16, 2011

  The new frugality: Americans reduce late credit card payments

  A report out today says that Americans have hit a 17-year low on the level of credit card payments that were 90 days or more past due

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Economist: slow growth in Germany could lead to ‘global depression’

  With GDP growth far lower than economists had expected, Simon Tilford, of the Center for European Reform, says that Germany's sense of invulnerability in the face of the crisis is part of the reason why today stalled economy is making Germans eat their words.

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Germany’s slow economic growth worries economists

  Germany reported GDP growth of just 0.1 percent. That cast doubts on hopes that Germany would pull the rest of Europe off the brink of debt catastrophe.

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Will slow growth in Germany weigh down the Eurozone?

  Germany's economy grew a mere 0.1 percent in the second quarter, sparking fears that the strongest economy in the Eurozone may not be able to carry other ailing nations for long

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Depression or recession: What’s in a name?

  Sasha Strauss, managing director at Innovation Protocol, discusses why the name of an economic crisis can affect its overall impact.

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• Aug 16, 2011

  Why Google wants to buy Motorola Mobility

  Google announced its plan today to buy mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The reason for the major purchase comes down to just one word: patents

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• Aug 15, 2011

  Obama’s talking jobs, but is he talking about the ‘right’ jobs?

  Labor Economics Professor Daniel Hamermesh of the University of Texas at Austin says big government can't revive the economy. Instead, it's up to businesses sitting on stockpiles of cash and consumer spending to drive the uptick in new hires.

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• Aug 15, 2011

  Google’s shopping spree is more about patents than phones

  Google announced it will buy handset maker Motorola Mobility for more than $12.5 billion. Marketplace Tech Report Host John Moe says the move was driven by the need to bolster patents in ongoing litigation wars.

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