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International Finance

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Economy

China woes pile on as factory output sinks to eight-month low

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Despite rise in export orders, a sluggish domestic demand drags factory operations and prompts economists to predict new policy changes, reports Team IFM Beijing, March 24: March has turned out to be the worst month for China’s manufacturing sector since last August, data released on Monday by an independent survey reports says, making it also...
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Economy

US home builders more confident as spring approaches

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Approaching buying season likely to boost sales but six-month outlook grim because of shortage of labour and approved land, reports Team IFM New York, March 18: Builder confidence in the market for newly-built, single-family homes crawled up slightly this month in the US but remained close to a two-year low even while data released by the...
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Economy

US shrugs off winter blues, factory output back on track

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Industrial production highest in six months as motor vehicles and parts emerge as biggest gainers, reports Team IFM New York, March 18: American manufacturers and allied industrial sectors seem to have shrugged off the winter drag to ramp up production in February to mark the highest increase in the past six months and offset the...
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Economy

The Unsung Heroes of Recurring Revenue

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by James Dunham, SVP Product Management at ServiceSource To fully understand recurring revenue performance in your business, you need to first understand the people in your business most involved with those numbers: the renewal sales representatives. Research into the IT buyer paints a picture of a busy professional, handling enormous complexity at work and being...
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Economy

Dragon stumbles as growth falls to lowest point since 2009

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Premier Li talks of challenges and promises measures as shocked analysts predict loosening of tight monetary policies, reports Team IFM Beijing, March 14: The speed of China’s industrial output growth slowed beyond expectations in the first two months this year to a five-year low, official data released on Thursday showed, prompting Premier Li Keqiang to...
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Economy

Building personal brand equity

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by International Finance Desk
by Mark Personal brand equity is a valuable business commodity. It’s the combined sum of your character, your ability and your charisma. Your personal brand is invaluable throughout your career and it’s what makes you unique. It’s the reason why people will deal with you – in Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “Too Big to Fail”, a beleaguered...
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Economy

Americans show renewed interest in purchasing new homes

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Despite grim projections of a slowdown in the critical housing sector, sale of single-family new units in January rose to its highest level since July 2008, reports Team IFM Washington, February 28: New home sales rose to a five-year high in the US in January, official data released on Wednesday said, allaying fears of a...
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Economy

Exports prop up German economy in last quarter, GDP inches ahead

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Overseas demand pushes growth even as job creation and domestic demand remain listless, reports Team IFM Berlin, February 26: The German economy continued to grow moderately at the end of the year 2012-13, with government data released on Tuesday showing exports driving the economy in the fourth quarter but sluggish domestic demand acting as a...
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Economy

German businessmen happy with outlook, economy steady

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Despite predictions to the contrary, the country’s business confidence reached its highest point in 21 months in February, reports Team IFM Berlin, February 25: German business confidence rose for the fourth successive month in February to reach its highest point since July 2011, bucking forecast by an economists’ poll that predicted otherwise and indicating that...
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Economy

China’s factory production index dips to seven-month low

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After great FDI inflow and trade surplus announcement, latest manufacturing data shows all is not well with Chinese growth story, reports Team IFM Beijing, February 22: After two investor confidence-boosting announcements earlier this month, there’s dampening news emanating from behind the Great Wall – February was the worst month for China’s manufacturing sector since last...
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