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• Hop on the Chinese Roller Coaster
The three companies represent three very promising industries -- application software, solar power, and consumer goods, respectively -- that are poised to grow as the Chinese economy expands. Whether these particular companies will come out ahead ...
• Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea
The maneuvering is an example of how government health officials and the industries they regulate seek to come to an accommodation behind the scenes on tricky issues. In this case, there is scant evidence that the widely used over-the-counter ...
• Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates on Forbes list
... was at No. 8 with a fortune estimated at $20 billion from his news and financial data empire, while brothers Charles and David Koch rounded out the top 10 with fortunes of $19 billion each from their manufacturing and energy company Koch Industries. ...
• Drought has Aussie farmers trading water
In the world's driest inhabited continent, there is simply not enough water to go around, and households, cities, industries and agriculture all demand their share from stressed reservoirs and rivers. So Australia's irrigation planting sector relies ...
• The stunning collapse of Iceland
The banks, in large part, were simply following the international ambitions of a new generation of Icelandic entrepreneurs who forged global empires in industries from retailing to food production to pharmaceuticals. By the end of 2006, the total ...