Word: canadas
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...increased number of expatriates and business travelers, has created a niche opportunity for foreign businesses. Several U.S.-based companies are setting up and managing hospitals and Western-style outpatient clinics through joint ventures with Chinese companies. About half the physicians of such companies are expats--typically from the U.S., Canada and Australia...
...upward momentum that seemed to dominate in the afternoon came because of the coordinated action between the central banks of the U.S. - which cut its rate half a point to 1.5% - the E.U., the U.K., Canada, Sweden and Switzerland, which all also cut their key lending rates. The decision, which came ahead of the Federal Reserve's scheduled meeting October 28-29 to debate a rate cut, was on the heels of consecutive drops in major market indices around the world and the belief that, thanks to falling commodity prices, inflation is no longer the markets' major problem...
...action of Oct. 8 passed with barely a shrug from Wall Street. Stock markets worldwide continued to roil, and banks everywhere remained in the firing line. "Confidence has completely crashed, and it will take a while to rebuild it," says Craig Wright, chief economist at the Royal Bank of Canada, who is nonetheless hopeful that these and other measures will eventually start to work. "But it's hard to hear positives in a thunderstorm of gloom...
...expects world economic growth to slow to 3% in 2009, from 5% in 2007, and it warns, "The world economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s." Wright of the Royal Bank of Canada predicts, "The U.S. will go into a shallow recession, unfortunately followed by a shallow recovery...
...another BlackBerry? The brand has built a reputation as a secure and reliable, though somewhat stodgy, e-mail device for corporate types, but the Storm could help recast BlackBerry as a viable, exciting option for consumers as well. Unlike most devices from the smartphone maker based in Waterloo, Canada, the Storm won't have a physical keyboard, allowing for a larger, 3.2-in. touchscreen and a much neater appearance. And with a wide range of after-market applications - including Facebook, a blackjack game and a GPS navigation program - it should also be a lot more fun to use. All apps...