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    May 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Products are cheap, lives are not

    Deadly industrial accidents in the developing world are tragically common, but the recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that took the lives of more than 500 workers has captured the American public's attention, and no wonder. Knowingly or unknowingly, most Americans at some point have purchased clothing or other items made in Bangladesh, where factory workers labor under sweatshop conditions and employers keep manufacturing costs down by ignoring safety and building code violations. Such skimping on safety is what allows Walmart and other giant retailers to offer the everyday low prices that attract U.S. consumers.
    Deadly industrial accidents in the developing world are tragically common, but the recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that took the lives of more than 500 workers has captured the American public's attention, and no wonder. Knowingly or...

    Tags: Dresses (clothing), Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Health and Safety at Work, Consumer Goods Industries, Plant Openings

    2. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. More domestic production won't lower gas prices

    The argument for increasing oil production in the U.S. to decrease gas prices at the pump has sparked passionate debate, but it undervalues the influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In recent years, OPEC has shown an...

    Tags: International Organizations, Conservation, Natural Resources, Restraint of Trade, Energy Resources

    3. Dec 10, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Europe's problems hit home for some in Maryland

    Kirk-Habicht Co. in Essex doesn't do much business in Europe, but problems on the continent are buffeting the manufacturer all the same.
    Kirk-Habicht Co. in Essex doesn't do much business in Europe, but problems on the continent are buffeting the manufacturer all the same. Its employees rely on a heavy wire to make springs tough enough for trucks, and the only plant they know of that...

    Tags: Government, Qiagen NV, Debt Market, Europe, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland)

    4. Dec 24, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Former M&T assistant vice president charged with mail fraud

    A former assistant vice president for M&T Bank in Baltimore has been charged with mail fraud, prosecutors said, after she defrauded a federal export credit agency and an international corporation to pay American Express bills and her taxes. Rosamaria T....

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Government, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Justice System

    5. Oct 24, 2003 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: International Military Interventions, Japan, Ayad Allawi, European Union, Europe

    6. Jun 2, 2004 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Crude reaches record $42.33

    From Wire Reports
    NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York rose above $42 a barrel for the first time after Saturday's killings of 22 people in a key Saudi Arabian oil-producing region raised concern that attacks might disrupt shipments. The violence comes at a time...

    Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Kuwait, Murder, Natural Resources, Energy Resources

    7. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Nikkei expected to edge down on Fed's stimulus signals

    Reuters
    TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to lose ground on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but losses may be contained by a...

    Tags: Japan, Federal Reserve, Mitsubishi Corporation, Foreign Exchange Market, Ben Bernanke

    8. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Dollar shines as U.S. yields jump on Fed stance

    Reuters
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held firm in Asia on Thursday, having posted its best one-day gain in over a month after the Federal Reserve confirmed that it would begin to dial down stimulus this year if the economy continued to recover as it...

    Tags: Australia, Altana AG, Economic Policy, Asia, Tokyo (Japan)

    9. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Nikkei falls as Fed signals possible roll back of stimulus

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond buying program later this year. The Nikkei dropped 1.1 percent at 13,100.86,...

    Tags: Japan, Federal Reserve, Foreign Exchange Market, Ben Bernanke, Shinzo Abe

    10. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Asian stocks fall on Bernanke comments, China data eyed

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked the overnight drop in U.S. equities after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the economy improved. MSCI's broadest index of...

    Tags: Economic Policy, Milan (Italy), Giorgio Napolitano, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Mitsubishi Corporation

    11. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. CIF Gulf Grain-Soybean bids rise on thin old-crop stocks

    Reuters
    June 19 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were firm early on Wednesday on tight nearby supplies and scattered demand for old-crop beans, traders said. * CIF corn basis bids held mostly steady to weaker as a wave...

    Tags: Brazil, Chicago Board of Trade, Arable Farming

    12. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Bank of Canada's Poloz speaks

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Below are key quotes from an appearance by Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz: ON RECENT ECONOMIC DATA: "We would never focus all of our attention on a single data point. For us it is a question of how is that trend shifting through time?...

    Tags: Japan, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance

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