Word: cements
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...definitely will be a lot harder to borrow now," he says. And although new remedies haven't taken effect yet, recent economic indicators are promising. Last week, Beijing announced that industrial output declined in April, the third monthly decline in a row; growth in production of both steel and cement also slowed...
...further cement the sorry state of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, Amare Stoudamire was just added to the roster. Twelve years ago, it was Jordan, Bird, Magic. This year? Shawn Marion, Stoudamire and Richard Jefferson. Who are these guys...
...America." In the other, he attacks Bush's Iraq record and promises to "reach out to the international community" to share the burden there--a position that most voters will find to be indistinguishable from Bush's of late. Those are not the kinds of spots that will help cement the support of voters like Krystal Brown, an 18-year-old nursing student at the University of Arkansas. "I am against Bush," says Brown. "I am going to vote for--what is his name...
...country, he said, adding that Turkey would not be a burden to the E.U. "but a new stimulus for economic dynamism." Erdogan's desire to join the E.U. is rooted in economics - even the start of negotiations could sharply boost investment - as well as the need to cement democratic institutions in Turkey, where his pro-Islamic ruling party is at odds with the military and security establishment. German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder reaffirmed his own commitment to Turkey's European dream. "You can rely on Germany's willingness to keep its word," he told Erdogan in Cologne. Erdogan...
...sugar prices 50% higher. A headline in Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's leading daily, called it white fever. The more affluent Czechs have been slower to catch on, though by mid-April they, too, were hoarding sugar and rice. Is the panic justified? Yes and no. Prices for everything from cement to dry cleaning to bananas will go up as vat rates rise and other duties take effect in line with E.U. rules. But rising prices will be partly offset by cheaper imports of potatoes, French wine, Spanish olives and Italian pasta. "There is no need to panic," says Mark...