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 April 27, 2012 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSNews AnalysisSpain Is Still Waiting for the Payoff From AusterityBy LANDON THOMAS, Jr.Stringent fiscal policy has failed to attract foreign bond investors to Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and the approach is now being severely tested in Spain. U.S. Growth Slows to 2.2%, Report SaysBy SHAILA DEWANGross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 2.2 percent, easing from the prior quarter's rate but maintaining what economists have called a "sustainable" recovery. Blind Activist Escapes House Arrest in ChinaBy ANDREW JACOBS and JONATHAN ANSFIELDChen Guangcheng, the blind rights lawyer who had been under extralegal house arrest for 19 months, escaped from his heavily guarded home and is in hiding. On Day of Reckoning, Recalling Horror That Swallowed LiberiaBy HELENE COOPERThe soldiers of Charles Taylor, who on Thursday was found guilty of war crimes, ripped apart the lives of a reporter's family members in the 1990s. Florida's Crucial Hispanic Voters Remain Wary of RomneyBy TRIP GABRIELMitt Romney is trying to shift the debate away from the harsh immigration rhetoric of the primaries to focus on jobs and the economy. |
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BUSINESSHow Swiss Does a Swiss Watch Have to Be?By RAPHAEL MINDERThe Swiss watch industry wants to tighten requirements so that 80 percent of the value of the watch has to be made locally, rather than in countries like China. DealBookBarclays's Board Is Heckled Over PayBy JULIA WERDIGIERFacing angry shareholders, the British banking giant pledged to reduce executive pay levels in favor of its investors and apologized for poor communication. Stocks Edge HigherBy REUTERSMajor market indexes were slightly higher, attempting a fourth consecutive day of gains, after more encouraging earnings reports. Trouble With the Top ManBy CLIFFORD KRAUSSChesapeake Energy, whose stock has fallen 45 percent in a year, said it would not extend a controversial compensation plan for Aubrey McClendon that provided him with a right to personally invest in the company's new wells. British Minister to Hand Over Messages on Murdoch TV BidBy ALAN COWELL and SARAH LYALLJeremy Hunt, the embattled culture minister who has drawn criticism for his dealings with Rupert Murdoch's media empire, promised on Friday to hand over messages to the Leveson inquiry. |
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