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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: Walmart, Consumers, The Children's Place Retail Stores Incorporated, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Bangladesh

    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: Conservation, Corporate Crime, Restraint of Trade, Saudi Arabia, Hybrid Vehicles

    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: FTI Consulting Inc., Government, Medical Procedures and Tests, Unemployment, Medical Research

    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: Corporate Crime, Justice System, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Prosecution

    5. Oct 24, 2003 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, France, International Military Interventions

    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: Saudi Arabia, Death, Qatar, Beirut (Lebanon), Natural Resources

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Dollar treads water as investors hold breath for BOJ, Bernanke testimony

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered some way below last week's 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after being dampened by hints from two U.S. Federal Reserve regional presidents that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme. But...

    Tags: Currency Values, Economic Policy, Portugal, Deutsche Bank AG, Boris (music group)

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Asian stocks cheered by Fed reassurance, yen awaits BOJ

    Reuters
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street with Japan's Nikkei reaching a 5-1/2 year high, while the yen took a defensive stance ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy meeting. MSCI's...

    Tags: Explosions, Seoul (South Korea), Portugal, North Sea, McDonald's

    9. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Bank of Canada's Carney says Europe needs big reforms

    Reuters
    MONTREAL (Reuters) - Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and it should heed the lessons of Japan, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday as he highlighted Japan's bold moves to bolster growth. In his final...

    Tags: Japan, Money and Monetary Policy, Montreal (Canada), Central Bank, Government

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Exclusive: Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop, poll finds

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilize or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that will increasingly raise their costs. About...

    Tags: Japan, Currency Values, Photography and Video, G7, Manufacturing and Engineering

    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. EXCLUSIVE-Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop, poll finds

    Reuters
    By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that...

    Tags: Japan, Currency Values, Thomson Corporation, G7, Photography and Video

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. REUTERS SUMMIT-Paraguay soy chamber sees record 2012/13 crop

    Reuters
    By Mariel Cristaldo ASUNCION, May 20 (Reuters) - Paraguay will produce a record 9 million tonnes of soybeans this season, an all-time high likely to be repeated in the next crop year as well, officials of the country's exporters chamber told the...

    Tags: Argentina, Paraguay, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Weather Reports, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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