Miami itself becomes a work of art
Miami Herald - Adds Miami artist Robert Chambers: “A city with visual arts shows vitality, growth and a sophisticated group of people, and Miami is like this wonderful swirl of those things and is developing a complex personality. It’s like a fine wine. . . . When
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Economic growth tops forecasts
Globe and Mail - Peter Simpson from Vancouver, Canada writes: “Jack Robinson from London, Canada writes: Canada’s GDP growth exceeds final quarter expectations and our recently soaring Loon is now once again prostrate beneath the balderdash American Eagle. Geez
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

Hk Race Cast As Referendum On Democracy
Guardian Unlimited - But with Hong Kong on an economic upswing, some are loath to rock the boat, as much of the recent growth stems from trade with the mainland. “As long as Hong Kong is prosperous and stable and the disparity between the rich and poor is narrowed, it
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Carroll cares about economic growth
Carroll County Times - Mark Twain said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” In Carroll County, everybody is talking about economic development (or should be), but is anybody doing anything about it? I would like to answer that question
Source: www.carrollcounty.com

Just a Nap or Is the Bull Getting Tired?
Wall Street Journal - People may want to trim exposure to consumer discretionary stocks such as retailers, which take their lumps with the economy, and have decent exposure to industrials that are poised to benefit from economic growth abroad and to health care, which is
Source: online.wsj.com

Speeding up on the road to growth
Times Online - DRIVETECH is the fifth regional winner of the Bank of Scotland Corporate 25m Entrepreneur Challenge in association with The Sunday Times. The company, which provides training courses for company fleet drivers and people who have been convicted of
Source: business.timesonline.co.uk

Forget nailbiting and backbiting, Brown has serious work to do
Guardian Unlimited - The decision to scrap the Manchester mega-casino, accompanied by the promise to find better ways of regenerating our decaying inner cities, was a clear rejection of the market economy as the solution to all the problems of growth and renewal. And a
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Housing Crisis? Try Mobile McMansions
New York Times - The very high end, he points out, is where our growth is. At the high end exists that peculiar breed of shopper that, to use a technical term from the world of economics, let s call the Rich Dude. They have sacks of money as the novelist
Source: www.nytimes.com

That Other Scion Model
BusinessWeek - Much attention was paid this week to the newly unveiled re-designed Scion xB and all-new Scion xD. As David Kiley wrote in BusinessWeek two days ago , the hip, young brand is an important part of Toyota s growth plans for the coming years. Scion
Source: www.businessweek.com

Results to clarify level of ICI bid
MSN MoneyCentral - Akzo Nobel’s shareholders will be scrutinising ICI’s half-year results when they are published on Thursday as some are concerned that the chemicals company may be holding out for a price not justified by its growth. The Dutch conglomerate this week
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Jagged Peak Reports Strategic Realignment to Manage Growth
MSN MoneyCentral - Jagged Peak, Inc. JGPK , a global provider of Enterprise Demand Management solutions, e-Fulfillment, and CRM Execution, announces strategic realignment of its internal organization to position for accelerated growth and better client services. Mr
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Disney profit increases on strong TV, theme park growth
International Herald Tribune - LOS ANGELES: Continued strong attendance at its domestic theme parks and brisk sales of video games and licensed merchandise helped boost profits for The Walt Disney Co. in the third quarter. The Burbank-based media conglomerate also took a big step
Source: www.iht.com

Jackson Hewitt sees 2007 profit growth
Boston Globe - PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Tax preparer Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. said Wednesday it expects to report earnings of $1.87 and $1.97 for the fiscal year ending April 30, anticipating a flurry of late-season tax returns. The outlook includes 3 cents per
Source: www.boston.com

ROUNDUP Serco FY results show robust growth
Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - Technical and support services company Serco Group PLC said its pretax profit rose 37.9 pct in 2006 on the back of increasing public sector outsourcing. The company, which generates 90 pct of its business from the public sector, said
Source: www.forbes.com

Economic growth not so strong
CNN Money - NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The economy grew at a much slower pace in the fourth quarter than previously estimated, according to a government report that was a bit weaker than forecast but included an encouraging inflation reading. The gross domestic
Source: money.cnn.com

Hybrid sales rise, but growth is slowing
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sales of hybrid vehicles rose 28 percent in 2006, but growth in the segment is starting to slow, according to retail sales data released this week. R.L. Polk & Co., which collects and analyzes auto-registration data, said the Toyota Prius accounted
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Growth rate is revised down
Baltimore Sun - Government officials revised their estimate of the U.S economy’s fourth-quarter growth sharply lower yesterday, to a lackluster 2.2 percent annual rate from 3.5 percent, as initial estimates of U.S. corporations’ inventory plans proved overly
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Longs Drug Stores forecasts 2008 growth
Boston Globe - WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Drugstore operator Longs Drug Stores Corp. said Wednesday it expects substantial earnings per share growth in 2008, with revenue forecast to rise by 5 percent to 7 percent. The company forecast full-year earnings from
Source: www.boston.com

Steady start on Wall Street
WBZ-AM - Earlier today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that he still expects moderate economic growth. Listen to WBZ radio for the very latest on Wall Street. GET THE LATEST NUMBERS HERE Boston and teachers reach tentative contract deal
Source: www.wbz1030.com

Cooling China’s growth
Los Angeles Times - LIKE NEARLY everything else in the world these days, it now appears that global stock market corrections are made in China. The rout Tuesday that began in China may have been an anomaly, or the start of something big. But I have long felt that
Source: www.latimes.com

Berkshires demonstrate growth
Boston Globe - Beautifully formed, lovely to look at, and full of infinite variety, the Berkshires have something for every taste. Not the mountains — although they’re nice, too — but the portfolio of ales made by the Berkshire Brewing Company. Brewers Gary
Source: www.boston.com

Dollar Falls; U.S. Factory, Jobs Data May Show Slowing Economy 
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — The dollar fell for a fifth day against the euro on speculation U.S. reports this week will show job creation slowed and manufacturing growth stalled, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Delta, gasoline, job growth top year’s business stories 
Bankruptcy battles within Delta Air Lines and sky-high gasoline prices dominated Utah business headlines this year, but economists are pointing to the state’s record job growth in defining how 2006 likely will be remembered.
Source: deseretnews.com

OUTLOOK UK data to show economic growth continues apace 
The services sector, which makes up the bulk of the economy, is seen growing at a steady clip while the property market is predicted to stay robust. At the same time, the manufacturing sector is seen registering modest growth.
Source: www.sharewatch.com

Lula becomes Brazil president for second term 
Brasilia, Jan 2 (DPA) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for a second consecutive presidential term in Brazil, with promises to accelerate economic growth and to keep the poor at the top of his government’s agenda.
Source: in.news.yahoo.com

Dollar Falls; U.S. Factory, Jobs Data May Show Slowing Economy 
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — The dollar fell for a fifth day against the euro on speculation reports this week will signal the U.S. economy is slowing, while European growth accelerates.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Global Broadband Growth Rising, U.S. Growth Slows [UPDATED] 
The growth of broadband world-wide continues, and U.S. broadband penetration has reached 76% but growth is leveling off slightly
Source: www.macobserver.com

Canadian Growth Slows Unexpectedly to 1.7 Percent (Update4) 
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Canada’s economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the third quarter to the lowest in three years, as homebuilding and manufacturing fell and government spending ebbed after a national census was finished.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Canadian 3rd-quarter economic growth slows 
Canadian economic growth slowed to a weaker-than-expected 1.7 percent in the third quarter as the housing market cooled and government spending tapered, offsetting a rebound in exports, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Online will drive ‘07 newspaper ad growth: report 
Advertising spending at U.S. newspapers will rise 1.2 percent in 2007, driven by gains in internet advertising that won’t overcome flat sales in print editions, an industry group said on Friday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Merrill Lynch forecasts moderate slowing in growth in 2007 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Economists at Merrill Lynch are predicting only a moderate slowdown in global economic growth next year, as economies outside of the United States largely compensate for a U.S. weakening.
Source: www.marketwatch.com