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. Forex traders were glued to their screens following the price action on Italian bonds after the bond yields on Eurozone’s third largest economy hit lifetime highs, raising fears that Italy could

. * First GSM call on July 1, 1991 marked start of a new era in global digital communications On July 1, 1991, the world’s first GSM call on a commercial network

. As the economic crisis deepens leading to layoffs in many countries and university graduates are faced with tremendous difficulties in finding the right job, more and more people around the globe,

. Marcuard's Market update by GaveKal Research Even those who consider the return of "Thaksinomics" to Thailand a potential disaster, have to concede that it has happened in the best possible way.

. * Funds stay clear of longer-term paper As European authorities try to stave off what could be the first default of a euro zone country, some mutual fund managers are buying

. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The euro struggled near a record low against the Swiss franc and was stuck in tight ranges against the dollar, ahead of this week's decision by the Greek

. DR. JIM LEONTIADES CIIM, The Cyprus Business School A mighty struggle has been taking place in Athens. Like the Greek heroes of old, George Papandreou has been engaged in a struggle

. Dr Theodore Panayotou Cyprus International Institute of Management For Cypriots who always had an Arab-envy, seeing their neighbors drawn in oil while they have to import every drop of it, has

. Some people have not yet realised that as Cyprus (still) aspires to become a services centre and business hub, it needs to provide seamless products that will build and support the

. BY LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS Even with the massive 2008-2009 policy effort that successfully prevented financial collapse and depression, the United States is now halfway to a lost economic decade. Over the