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  • EU agrees China solar panel duties in boldest move yet

    EU agrees China solar panel duties in boldest move yet

    By Robin Emmott and Francesco Guarascio, Reuters

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission agreed on Wednesday to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China in a move to guard against what it sees as Chinese dumping of cheap goods...

  • The Big Trend: The World Is Getting Wealthier

    By Kathleen Otoole, Stanford-Unversity-Graduate-School-of-Business

    Despite the risks, long-term growth patterns should make you optimistic about the future, says macroeconomist Charles Jones of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

  • Column: Is Europe losing faith in the EU?

    Column: Is Europe losing faith in the EU?

    By Frederick Kempe, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Happy Europe Day! If you don't know May 9 is Europe Day, then you find yourself in good company with a majority of Europeans. Even in the most buoyant time, this holiday - marking the...

  • Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy

    Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy

    By Alonso Soto and Anthony Boadle, Reuters

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator...

  • Brazil's Azevedo wins race to head WTO

    Brazil's Azevedo wins race to head WTO

    By Tom Miles, Reuters

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, the first candidate from the BRIC club of emerging economies to take the job. The...