Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Japanese Stocks Rise on Yen, Business Outlook; Nissan Climbs (Bloomberg)

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose after the yen weakened and business confidence among Japan’s largest manufacturers improved for a fourth-straight quarter.

Japan's business confidence grows for fourth quarter (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Japanese business confidence has improved for a fourth straight quarter as the world's number two economy slowly recovers from its worst slump in decades, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.

Dallas-Fort Worth Small Business Administration announces award winners - Dallas Morning News


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Dallas-Fort Worth Small Business Administration announces award winners
Dallas Morning News
The US Small Business Administration will honor a Garland bank and a Denton individual for their part in helping ...
Local business news - SBA extends recovery lendingStarNewsOnline.com
New Law Extends SBA Small Business Loan ProgramsSmall Business News from Gaebler.com
SCORE: Small business resources can aid veteransPost-Bulletin
OCRegister (blog) -Red, White, and Blue Press (blog) -Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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The Day: The Best of South Orange Business - New York Times (blog)


The Day: The Best of South Orange Business
New York Times (blog)
Founded in 1991, we partner with residents, business and property owners, and town government through organization, design, promotions and economic ...

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Vancouver ranked fifth among major cities for business competitiveness: report - Vancouver Sun


Tampa Tribune

Vancouver ranked fifth among major cities for business competitiveness: report
Vancouver Sun
Vancouver ranks fifth among 41 major international cities in terms of business competitiveness in the report Competitive Alternatives. ...
Mexico most affordable place to do business: reportReuters
Study: Doing business in Baltimore a bargainBizjournals.com
Atlanta 2d cheapest big city for business, report saysAtlanta Journal Constitution
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Business confidence peaks in WA (Sydney Morning Herald)

Business confidence is at a record high in Western Australia, according to a WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) survey.

Sentech of South Africa Chief Executive Quits, Business Day Says (Bloomberg)

March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sentech Chief Executive Officer Sebiletso Mokone-Matabane resigned before her contract was due to expire in September, Business Day reported, citing an unidentified company official.

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 31 - Reuters


PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 31
Reuters
March 31 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does ...
PRESS DIGEST-Indian Business News - March 31Reuters India

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Biden to meet Peoria's business community Wednesday (Chicago Tribune)

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden, planning to visit Peoria Wednesday to deliver a speech to an anti-violence group, afterward will meet with local business owners and workers to discuss how the Recovery Act is helping the area, a spokeswoman said today. Biden will be accompanied by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and former Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., who is secretary of the Department of ...

BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia names Andrew Phillips as Institutional Business Director (Thaipr.net)

ÇÃ'¹·Õè 31 ÁÕ¹Ã'¤Á 2553 08:56 ¹. BNY Mellon Asset Management has announced the appointment of Andrew Phillips as Director, Institutional Business. Based in Melbourne, Phillips will report to Bruce Murphy, Managing Director of BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia, who is located in Sydney.

Sinopec: 1Q Refining Operations Profitable But Business Under Pressure - Wall Street Journal


Reuters

Sinopec: 1Q Refining Operations Profitable But Business Under Pressure
Wall Street Journal
(SNP), or Sinopec, said Monday its refinery operations remained profitable in the first quarter of this year, though it said the business was under pressure ...
Sinopec sees profitable refining business in Q1Reuters

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Kiffin all about business at USC - ESPN


Kiffin all about business at USC
ESPN
AP LOS ANGELES -- Coach Lane Kiffin says his practices at USC Trojans will be more work and less fun. That's just fine with his Trojans, who seem thrilled ...

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FIS to Report First Quarter Earnings on April 27, 2010 - MarketWatch (press release)


FIS to Report First Quarter Earnings on April 27, 2010
MarketWatch (press release)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Mar 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FIS(TM) (NYSE:FIS) will announce first quarter financial results after the close of regular market ...
KBR 2010 First Quarter Earnings Conference CallMarketWatch (press release)

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Obama law overhauls student loan business - Financial Times


Xinhua

Obama law overhauls student loan business
Financial Times
“We have the government running banks, insurance companies, car companies, health care and now the student loan business,” said Mitch McConnell, ...
After signing health-care bill, Obama's unfinished businessWashington Post (blog)
Student Loans: The Government Is Now Officially in the Banking Businesstruthout
Obama signs student loan overhaulExaminer.com
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$50K in materials stolen from SC business (The Charlotte Observer)

A weekend burglary at a Rock Hill business netted a thief about $50,000 worth of materials, police s

Pearl Jam: The Next Big Green Business? (Fast Company Magazine)

Pearl Jam, one of the most iconic 90's rock bands, isn't just another idealist group offsetting its carbon footprint with pricey carbon credits. No, Pearl Jam is a Washington-area regional green business--at least according to guitarist Stone Gossard. In an interview with Reuters , Gossard explained: "Pearl Jam is a band but we are also a business," guitarist and co-founder Gossard told Reuters ...

Indiana Business Bancorp Reports 2009 Results of Operations - MarketWatch (press release)


Indiana Business Bancorp Reports 2009 Results of Operations
MarketWatch (press release)
The majority of 2009's non-interest income consisted of gains on sale of loans guaranteed by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) in contrast to ...

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Read all 'AND 6100' posts in Business Tech - CNET


CNET

Read all 'AND 6100' posts in Business Tech
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Intel is integrating the largest number of processing cores onto one chip in its history, a boon for server makers looking to squeeze ...

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World Series of Golf, Inc. (WSGF) Renews Business Plan with Strategic ... - CNNMoney.com (press release)


World Series of Golf, Inc. (WSGF) Renews Business Plan with Strategic ...
CNNMoney.com (press release)
Verges recently launched the Small Equity Initiative (www.smallequity.com) as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the small business ...

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MTSU plans small business seminar (The Tennessean)

Middle Tennessee State University's Small Business Development Center, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, will conduct a seminar on starting a business 4-6 p.m. April 14 at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, 501 Memorial Blvd., in Murfreesboro.

IT Partners Hosts Roundtable With HP CEO & Valley Business Leaders (redOrbit)

PHOENIX, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Partners, a leading Phoenix-based technology consulting firm, hosted a CIO roundtable discussion for Valley business leaders with Mark Hurd, chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company.

Safeguard's PBS Enters New Vertical Market - MarketWatch (press release)


Safeguard's PBS Enters New Vertical Market
MarketWatch (press release)
Laurie Foley, Director of Business Development for PBS, said, "We have been marketing to several new verticals and we are most excited about this one. ...

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Solar Power, Inc. to Present at the 6th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Solar Power, Inc. to Present at the 6th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Company designs, manufactures and delivers world-class photovoltaic solar systems to its residential, business, government and utility customers. ...
Solar Power, Inc. Selects McClellan Business Park for Manufacturing Facility ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Business News: Post Office to offer new banking services backed by Government - Scottish Daily Record


Daily Mail

Business News: Post Office to offer new banking services backed by Government
Scottish Daily Record
Launching the plans, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said: "Since the global banking crisis, we've set about reinventing the financial services industry, .. .
Post Office launching new banking servicesMirror.co.uk
Post Office to offer new mortgage plansBBC News
UK's Labour unveils Post Office Bank plansReuters
Times Online -Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian
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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 30 - Reuters


PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 30
Reuters
March 30 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not ...

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Australia says Rio trials opaque; business seeks answer (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

Australia said on Tuesday China's verdicts against four Rio Tinto executives left serious questions about the country's legal system as business pressed Beijing for clarity.

Business briefs: Government to sell Citigroup stock - Memphis Commercial Appeal


Globe and Mail

Business briefs: Government to sell Citigroup stock
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The court's rulings against Australian citizen Stern Hu, former manager of Rio Tinto's iron ore business in China, and three Chinese co-workers suggest ...
Business HighlightsNew York Times
Business HighlightsNewsday (subscription)
US Treasury Plans to Sell Citigroup Common Shares in 2010BusinessWeek
The Associated Press
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Adding up tax deductions on business trips (Chicago Tribune)

When it comes to life's two guarantees, I find death less scary than taxes. Taxes, in fact, are so scary that they make me want alcohol. So is a margarita on a business trip as deductible as my hotel room?

Monday, March 29, 2010

Economists, business thumbs down on Liberal idea to scrap corporate tax cuts (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

OTTAWA - Corporate critics and a number of economists have accused the federal Liberals of putting politics ahead of the economy's well-being by proposing a halt to planned tax cuts for business.

Business taken to the woodshed - Arizona Republic


Christian Science Monitor

Business taken to the woodshed
Arizona Republic
Apparently, it may be something like a federal crime to suggest the nation's new health-care laws are expensive. That is the inference several US ...
The difference between being pro-business and pro-marketWashington Post (blog)
Dems Scrutinize Business, GOP Claims That Health Care Will Cost Corporations ...TPMDC (blog)
AT&T Bracing For Huge Negative Effects From Healthcare Reform BillUS Money Talk News

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Small Business Resources Online Adds Renowned Financial Expert To Winmark Business Solutions (dBusinessNews.com)

Minneapolis , Minn. â€" Winmark Business Solutions ( www.wbsonline.com ) small business resources online center that provides free management tools and small-business information, today announced a new partnership with Business Resource Services, creators of Profit Mastery University .

Rimini Street files countersuit against Oracle - BusinessWeek


ZDNet (blog)

Rimini Street files countersuit against Oracle
BusinessWeek
Oracle has alleged Rimini Street amounts to a redux of TomorrowNow's "corrupt" business model. Rimini Street "typically logs on to Oracle's password ...
Upstart fires back at Oracle in legal battleMarketWatch
Rimini Street to Oracle: enough is enoughZDNet (blog)

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April Chamber business lunch (Provo Daily Herald)

Lehi Area Chamber members will meet for their monthly business lunch on April 6 at Texas Roadhouse in Lehi. Steve Densley, CEO of Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker and will gi

Business Events Scheduled for Tuesday (ABC News)

Calendar of major business events scheduled for Tuesday Calendar - Google Calendar - United States - Recreation - Conferences

Business Highlights - New York Times


Globe and Mail

Business Highlights
New York Times
Seeking to protect its business ties from what it termed the men's ''deplorable behavior,'' the mining giant promptly fired all four. ...
Summary Box: Bank bailouts bring profits for gov'tForbes
Gov't will sell Citi stock, reap bailout profitsDailyFinance
Was Goldman Sachs (GS) Passed Up for the Citigroup (C) Share Sale Due to its ...StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)
Daily Caller -GlobalCustodian.com (subscription)
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Brian Kelley to lead integration of Coke, CCE - Atlanta Journal Constitution


Big Government (blog)

Brian Kelley to lead integration of Coke, CCE
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Kelley will be president of North American business integration, a new post. He will report directly to Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent and a group of senior ...
The Coca-Cola Company Announces Integration LeadershipMarketWatch (press release)
Coca-Cola names head of integration effortsBusinessWeek
Coke names Kelley to lead N.American integrationReuters
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Domtar to sell its forest products business to EACOM Timber (National Post)

Domtar Corp. said it struck a deal to sell its forest products business to EACOM Timber Corp. in a transaction valued at up to $120-million.

'Major expansion' to Post Office banking - Times Online


The Guardian

'Major expansion' to Post Office banking
Times Online
Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, said: "The Post Office is a well-loved community institution and this move will bring more banking services back to ...
UK's Labour unveils Post Office Bank plansReuters
Post Office to offer new mortgage plansBBC News
Post Office to expand banking servicesThe Guardian
BusinessWeek -Sky News -Financial Times
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Cash rolls in to party coffers as big business plays it safe (Sydney Morning Herald)

BIG business is hedging its bets on the outcome of the state election, donating tens of thousands of dollars to both Labor and the Coalition.

Positron Corporation Cites Espicom Business Intelligence Report That States ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Positron Corporation Cites Espicom Business Intelligence Report That States ...
MarketWatch (press release)
INDIANAPOLIS, Mar 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Positron Corporation (OTC:POSC) . The molecular imaging market is currently valued at approximately $5 billion ...

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Alcatel-Lucent appoints president of services business (Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Vivek Mohan as president of its services business, effective April 2, 2010. He will be a member of the company's management committee and replaces Andy Williams who has left the company.

Nasdaq selects BMC's business service management platform (Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Nasdaq has selected BMC Software's business service management, or BSM, platform for its Lean IT initiative to increase system agility while reducing costs and maintaining availability.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

WrestleMania(R) XXVI Breaks Record - MarketWatch (press release)


WrestleMania(R) XXVI Breaks Record
MarketWatch (press release)
GLENDALE, Ariz., Mar 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Wrestling Entertainment(R) made history tonight at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, ...

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Australia's BOQ eyes CIT Group business - Reuters


Australia's BOQ eyes CIT Group business
Reuters
N) Australia and New Zealand's vendor finance business in another sign of Australian banks trying to pick up assets of struggling foreign lenders . ...
CIT May Sell Australian Unit to Bank of QueenslandBusinessWeek

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Standard Chartered Beefing Up Asian Equities Business - Wall Street Journal


Standard Chartered Beefing Up Asian Equities Business
Wall Street Journal
HONG KONGâ€"Standard Chartered PLC is beefing up its equities business with plans to double its research team in the next 12 months and to expand in ...

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Obama's Appointee Supports US Business Hiring Illegal Aliens - ChicagoNow (blog)


The Hindu

Obama's Appointee Supports US Business Hiring Illegal Aliens
ChicagoNow (blog)
This weekend President Obama implemented a recess appointment for Craig Becker to head the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On January 8th, 2001, ...
Recess Raises Specter of Obama Labor Move to Business GroupsBusinessWeek
Business opposed to recess appointment of AFL-CIO attorneyThe Hill
Tensions Flare as Obama Uses 'Recess' PowerWall Street Journal
BusinessWeek -BusinessWeek
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New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Sussex-Warren Chapter seeks nominations for board positions (The Warren Reporter)

BLAIRSTOWN â€" The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) Sussex-Warren Chapter, the state’s leading organization addressing the specific interests of women entrepreneurs, is currently accepting nominations for their 2010/2011 Board. Open positions include: President Elect to serve as...

Lakeville business fire quickly contained (South Bend Tribune)

A fire at a Lakeville business was quickly extinguished Sunday after someone reported seeing smoke come from the building.

Small Business Calendar (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Business training orientation. 6 to 7 p.m., Rondo Community Library, 461 Dale St., St. Paul. Free. Call 651-379-8113. Sponsor: Neighborhood Development Center. Learn what it takes to start and finance a business.

US cable companies see future in business services (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

Business services seen as low risk and as growth engine for cable NEW YORK - Stiffer competition from satellite, telephone and the Web, as well as a slowdown in new residential customers, has forced cable operators to turn to the small to mid-sized business sector for new growth.

Gazprom to bid for Total's fuel supply business (Market Watch)

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Russian state-owned gas titan OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) is expected to make an offer this week for Total SA's (TOT) U.K. fuel supply business, which includes 800 petrol stations and the Lindsey oil refinery, The Sunday Times reports without citing sources.

O.C. executive: Cal unfriendly to business (Orange County Register)

California is unfriendly to business, numerous business leaders recently told the Legislative Summit of Jobs and Regulations in California, reports Ron Stein, executive with Principal Technical Services in Irvine. Stein was one of those testifying...

New book deals in Richard Roeper's risky business - Chicago Sun-Times


New book deals in Richard Roeper's risky business
Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's note: Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper made his first bet in a south suburban Catholic grammar school ...

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Computer service business grows with Apple market - Detroit Free Press


Computer service business grows with Apple market
Detroit Free Press
Lisa Glush founded MacProfessionals 10 years ago after seeing business opportunities among schools and educators for Apple computer services that her ...

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U.K. Pound Drops Against Euro as Business Investment Slumps (Bloomberg)

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- The pound declined against the euro, paring a weekly advance, as a report showed U.K. business investment had the biggest annual drop on record in the fourth quarter, fueling concern the recovery has yet to take hold.

U.K. Fourth Quarter Business Investment Falls Most on Record (Bloomberg)

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. business investment had the biggest annual drop on record in the fourth quarter as the credit squeeze curbed company spending.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Survey: Vernon not business friendly (New Jersey Herald)

VERNON â€" Vernon Township is “a beautiful, but difficult business environment” according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the township’s Economic Development Advisory Committee, interviewed 43 businesses over two weeks in late February and early March by electronic survey.

China Resources Sees Improvement in Retail Business (Update1) (Bloomberg)

March 25 (Bloomberg) -- China Resources Enterprise Ltd., the Chinese partner of SABMiller Plc , said its retail business has shown “obvious improvement” in the first two months as consumer spending recovers in the world’s third-largest economy.

UPI NewsTrack Business - UPI.com


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UPI NewsTrack Business
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- Regulators say two banks seized in Georgia and one in Florida and in Arizona bring to 41 the number of failed US banks closed ...
Desert Hills Bank lates t to be shut down by FDICPhoenix Business Journal
Bank of the Ozarks Assumes Deposits and Purchase of Assets of Unity National BankMarketWatch (press release)
Centennial Bank takes over Key West BankTrading Markets (press release)
Boulder County Business Report
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Baylor says it's on business trip, not an NCAA joyride - Sacramento Bee


Baylor says it's on business trip, not an NCAA joyride
Sacramento Bee
But the public face we've seen from the Bears the past few days has definitely given the impression that this team is all business, despite the fact that ...

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Who's New in Business: Westlake Acting Studio (Ventura County Star)

Who's New in Business feature on the Westlake Acting Studio in Thousand Oaks

Doing business in China getting tougher for US companies - San Jose Mercury News


CBC.ca

Doing business in China getting tougher for US companies
San Jose Mercury News
But as China's business sectors mature, the government is shifting its emphasis to nurturing its own corporate champions to become global competitors. ...
On Leadership: Views on Google's refusal to continue censorship in ChinaWashington Post
Google leaving China: better late than neverCNET
Has Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) China Strategy Backfired?Financial Advisory

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JLA founder to earn multi-million pound fortune from sale of business (Daily Telegraph)

The founder of JLA, Britain's largest commercial laundry equipment supplier, is set to earn a multi-million pound fortune from the sale of his business to a private equity firm.

Popstar, Miley Cyrus Says She's Quitting The Music Business For Good - OnTheFlix


The Age

Popstar, Miley Cyrus Says She's Quitting The Music Business For Good
OnTheFlix
According to E! online, popstar Miley Cyrus has had it with the music business,and has decided to quit making music,and just do movies from now on. ...
Is Miley Cyrus Giving Up The Music Business?Socialite Life (blog)

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US-BUSINESS Summary - Washington Post


US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P ended flat on Friday, giving back earlier gains after the sinking of a South Korean naval ship, while tech shares' ...

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Business classes offering free classes (Eden Daily News)

The Longwood Small Business Development Center offers free educational opportunities for April.

On Leadership: Views on Google's refusal to continue censorship in China - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times

On Leadership: Views on Google's refusal to continue censorship in China
Washington Post
By On Leadership Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. is a business ethics expert and senior fellow at Harvard University's schools of law and government. ...
Google leaving China: better late than neverCNET
Google's rift with China is a calculated business riskBBC News
Google's deals in doubt amid spat with BeijingFOXNews
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