GLW issue 346, published 1999-01-27.

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The owners of big retail chain stores and mega-shopping centres are rubbing their hands with glee following the Christmas and post-Christmas sales frenzy. Most have posted record profits for the period, despite concerns that "consumer confidence"

Brazilian crisis threatens to spread

US By Neville Spencer Brazil's financial crisis, which erupted on January 13, had been anticipated since the middle of last year even by those, such as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who tried to reassure the markets by denying the obvious.

Arguements for Socialism: The Olympics business

By Allen Myers An editorial in the Financial Review over the January 16-17 weekend adopted a rather plaintive tone regarding the scandals that have recently shaken the Olympics. Headed “Cash tarnishes Games goal”, the editorial began by

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