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China cuts growth target to 8-year low, to boost consumption

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao cut his nation's 2012 growth target to an eight-year low of 7.5 percent and made boosting consumer demand the year's first priority as Beijing looks to wean the economy off its reliance on external demand and foreign capital.

China cuts 2012 growth target to 7.5 percent, stability key

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao cut his nation's growth target to 7.5 percent for 2012 to give the economy more room to slow down if needed while the government carries out promised economic and welfare reforms ahead of a looming leadership transition.

China Decreases 2012 Growth Target to 7.5%

China's President Hu and Premier Wen clap during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing
China will target for an economic growth of 7.5 percent in 2012 according to state-of-the-nation speech that Premier Wen Jiabao delivered at the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress in Beijing Monday.
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Offensive Whitney Houston Greeting Card Pulled from Target Shelves

When a celebrity dies, skeletons can and do come out of the closet; but, despite whatever sort of sordid past that individual might have had, jokes at the deceased individual's expense are quite taboo. That is why a Whitney Houston greeting card has been pulled from the shelves at target for its offensive nature.
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Target profit beats, Kohl's forecast disappoints

Target Corp posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit despite a holiday season marked by heavy discounting, while Kohl's Corp , hit by shoppers' resistance to higher prices, issued a 2012 profit that missed Wall Street forecasts.
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Is Deflation a Real Threat?

When it comes to the debate on whether the United States is experiencing inflation, it is typically not a yes or no interchange. If you have read the first two parts (Part 1, Part 2) of my series on inflation, you are well aware that I am on the side that inflation is already upon us. My counterparts, typically, will not only disagree, but will also bring up the issue of deflation.
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Hackers Target Putin's Vote-Monitoring System

Hackers have tried to crash a vast network of Web cameras which Vladimir Putin has ordered to allay fears of vote-rigging in the March presidential election, a deputy minister said on Friday.
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Hackers target Putin's vote-monitoring system

Hackers have tried to crash a vast network of Web cameras which Vladimir Putin has ordered to allay fears of vote-rigging in the March presidential election, a deputy minister said on Friday.
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Greece Battles Mistrust to Target Bailout Deal

Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted skeptically on Thursday as acrimony grew between Athens and euro zone partners led by Germany.
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Schaeuble told MPs Greek plan short of target: sources

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told conservative lawmakers on Friday that existing Greek reform pledges would not bring its debt down to levels that are considered sustainable, sources who attended the meeting said.
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U.S. Fed Breaks Precedent, Sets 2% Inflation Target

The Federal Reserve took the historic step on Wednesday of setting an inflation target, of 2 percent, a victory for Chairman Ben Bernanke that brings the Fed in line with many of the world's other major central banks.
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Target stores plan Breaking Dawn - Part 2 sneak peek

From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on February 10-11, participating Target stores will celebrate the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 on DVD and Blu-Ray by showing a sneak peek of the final installment in Summit's vampire romance franchise.

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