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The largest telecom in the U.S. has already shed about 22 percent of its workforce since 2007.
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Corporate India and investors are confident Modi will deliver with bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.
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However, analysts expect weak domestic demand and exports to endanger future growth.
France Issues Law To Block Foreign Takeovers Of Strategic Companies
The decree will bring France the ability to prevent takeovers like General Electric's planned $16.9 billion bid for the energy assets of Alstom.
Anti-China Protesters In Vietnam Burn Factories Over China Oil Rig In South China Sea; Taiwanese Businesses Suffer As Tensions Grow
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US Treasury's Jack Lew Urges China To Relax Control On Yuan, Barriers On Investments From Foreign Companies
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Sets A 'New Normal' In Response To Slowing Growth, Shares Rally
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