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France's President Sarkozy speaks to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors at the Elysee Palace in Paris

G20 Communiqué [TEXT]

Full text of G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communiqué, from the G20 France 2011 website.

Postcard From Mickey's Investor Day

Walt Disney hosted multiple business sessions on Thursday with Street analysts at the Disneyland complex in Anaheim, California and tackled a myriad of strategic issues facing both the company and the media sector in general, at its 2011 Investor conference.
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North Carolina's Democrat governor wants job cuts

North Carolina's Democratic governor on Thursday proposed eliminating more than 10,000 government jobs and cutting corporate taxes as part of a $19.9 billion state budget. The spending plan Governor Beverly Perdue sent to the Republican-controlled General Assembly in Raleigh is nearly $1 billion higher than the current year's spending plan
Video grab of work continuing on equipment at the site of the BP oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico

BP workers could have prevented rig accident: report

BP had workers on the doomed Deepwater Horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but they were not consulted, the White House oil spill commission said on Thursday. In an expanded report on the causes of the BP drilling disaster that killed 11 workers and ravaged the U.S. Gulf coast last summer, the commission released new details about the events that preceded the BP accident.

Egypt economy struggles as banks stay shut

Strikes damaged Egypt's vital export industries on Thursday as manufacturers kept factories idle because a nationwide bank shutdown stopped them buying supplies and selling their goods, industry officials said.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Dispute flares up over Obama's budget statements

Leading Congressional Republicans are disputing President Barack Obama's recent statements that under his budget plan for 2012, which includes a 10 year outlook, the government will not spend more money than it's taking in by 2017.
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Federal IT Budget Backs Growth in Cloud Plays

U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 Federal budget included proposals to improve the inefficiencies in government data centers. The budget outlines the adoption of cloud-computing and virtualization technologies to lower IT spending costs and increase agility.
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Australia's ASX H1 net up 2.8 percent, eyes SGX deal

ASX Group Ltd (ASX.AX) eked out a small first-half profit growth, but focus was squarely on the completion of Singapore Exchange's (SGXL.SI) $7.9 billion bid for the Australian bourse operator, a move to help the bourses fight growing competition.
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Keyword Mapping: The Key to Résumé Success

One of the first things I discuss with my clients pertains to their current career target. Why? Because if I don't understand their target, there is no way I will be able to speak the language of their target audience and fuel desired outcomes. This is never more important than when a client expresses a desire to transition into a new field or industry. To illustrate this point, meet Tricia.
4 Quick Ways to Improve Your Executive Resume

4 Quick Ways to Improve Your Executive Resume

Try this: pick up your resume and scan it for 15 seconds. Now put it down and write down what you can remember. Now ask yourself, Would I call this person? If your executive resume does not have a clear value proposition that compels someone to call you, then you need to make some changes. Here are 4 ways to do that and immediately improve your results.
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Egypt extends bank holiday for rest of week

Egypt's central bank said the country's banks would remain shut for the rest of the week after closing since Monday because of strikes that disrupted business and a public holiday, state television said on Tuesday. Banks had been due to close on Tuesday, which is an official holiday marking the Prophet Mohamed's birthday.

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