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...gradual return to normal economic activity. That skepticism applies to the rest of Europe and other parts of the world as well. Analysts say that even though countries like France, Germany and the U.S. emerged from the recession months ago, their economic performances since then have remained very weak and vulnerable to setbacks. The reason? These countries returned to growth the same way Britain did: through massive infusions of state money to spur business activity...
...Kabul. Yet it would be a mistake to focus on the military to the detriment of developing the civil and governance sectors, even if a robust army suits the U.S.'s immediate goals in Afghanistan. One need only look across the border to Pakistan, where 60 years of weak civilian governance interspersed with frequent military coups have created a nation perpetually in crisis and a haven for global terrorism. One of the best ways to encourage a strong and stable civil society is through education - not just basic literacy, but a thorough grounding in fundamentals such as mathematics, history, religion...
...course, some say it is normal that banks would be hurting at this part of the recovery cycle. People and companies continue to fall behind on their debt obligations long after the economy turns. While the banks' lending operations still look weak, the volume of bad loans at many of the banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan, are piling up slower than in the past...
...story is weak revenue," says analyst Christopher Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics. "So the Street can shrug [because of TARP repayments], but it does not get better next quarter...
...subsidiaries. Weighted by debts estimated at $25.6 billion (2.3 trillion yen), Japan Airlines Corp., Japan Airlines International and JAL Capital made history today as what is perhaps Japan's largest nonfinancial corporate failure. With a long record of unprofitable earnings, the airline has taken a hit from weak travel demand after SARS and H1N1, fuel surcharges and the global recession...