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VIDEO: Japan sales tax to rise to 8%
2013-10-01 12:26:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan is to raise the rate of sales tax to 8% from the current 5%. Professor Naoyuki says the increase is needed to reduce the country's budget deficit but it might "discourage consumption".
Surprise rise in German unemployment
2013-10-01 12:18:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The number of people out of work in Germany rose by 25,000 in September to just under three million.
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Park Electrochemical reports rise in profits
2013-10-01 10:50:54| Chemicals - Topix.net
Park Electrochemical Corp., a Melville-based manufacturer of high-tech materials, said profit rose to $8.1 million, or 39 cents per share during the three months ended in September 2013 -- more than double compared to the second quarter of 2012.
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The man who made sea-level rise disappear
2013-09-30 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: John Droz Jr. is not the stereotypical back-room political player: A tall and trim 67, bespectacled with a shorn scalp, he's a man who prefers sweater vests and jeans rather than crisp suits and bears more resemblance to a retired high-school science teacher than a political heavyweight. Yet this semi-retired real-estate investor spends much of his time quietly and effectively plying the halls of power in Raleigh, N.C., deflecting credit and avoiding the spotlight. "This isn't about me," he...
Rise in number of countries selling products in Tetra Pak FSC-labelled packages
2013-09-30 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
Food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has revealed that the number of countries offering products in its FSC-labelled carton packages has increased by 40% in 2013.
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