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Shoe Carnival: A Discount Footwear Retailer For Up And Down Economies

2015-10-03 18:47:38| Footwear - Topix.net

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African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch & soak

2015-10-02 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There is moisture 25 centimeters down but nothing beyond that. If we get below-average rains, it will be a disaster," he said, wiping the red dust from his calloused hands. Poor rains are forecast for South Africa's maize belt because of the El Nino weather pattern, expected to bring more drought to already-parched southern regions in Africa and potential flooding in the east. This...

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China climate aid to poor nations seen as spurring big economies

2015-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: China, the worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is on the brink of making a significant financial pledge to help poorer countries shift away from fossil fuels. That should put pressure on major economies to follow. China is saying were prepared to do our bit, and were serious in funding climate initiatives in other countries, Grant Anderson, head of the climate change group at law firm Allens, said by phone Friday from Melbourne. The gauntlet then is thrown down to other countries who...

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International economies become more of an influencing factor for the U.S.

2015-09-19 05:37:53| Beverages - Topix.net

U.S. market indexes ended the week lower as companies and investors digested the Fed's decision Thursday to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 0% to 0.25%. The S&P 500 was down 0.15% for the week, led lower by the materials and financial sectors.

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