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Initial public offerings
Jitters in the IPO market attest to continued uncertainty, but are more likely to be speed-bumps on the road to recovery than road-blocks
US unemployment
A large drop in employment has outpaced a fall in the numbers choosing to stop seeking work, propelling the headline jobless rate skyward
Bank of England printer jam
The bank’s hyperactivity reflects the fact that it controls the only lever still available to policymakers
Global manufacturing
Strong output data have added weight to the recovery this week but there is still a risk of a double-dip recession in the first quarter of 2010
US employment
A government still twitchy about economic recovery should soon have better news on capital spending and residential investment
India buys gold from the IMF
Most investors make a virtue of diversification. But when the asset holder is a central bank, and the assets are US Treasuries, few like to shout about it
ChiNext
If the Shanghai Stock Exchange is a bit of a casino, then on the evidence of its first two days, the new junior board is a back-alley cockfight
Spot the difference
A US technological breakthrough is reshaping the global natural gas market and threatening pricing models
I ♥ recovery
How an L in Europe, a U in the US and a V in the Brics adds up to LUV
NYSE Euronext
The New York Stock Exchange hardly justifies the name any more as it is beset by upstart competitors
