April 4
April 3, 2008 10:00 by Louis
Soaring prices for products like rice and wheat are causing headaches for aid agencies and politicians, says the Economist.
It Turns Out, Mecca Is in the Middle East
Need a job, asks Portfolio of its US readers? Outsize salaries, exorbitant perks, and a healthy party scene are luring many young American professionals to Dubai, it says.
Starbucks Looks for a Fresh Jolt
Starbucks has been so successful, it may seem unassailable, untouchable unavoidable. It’s not, says Time. In fact, the company has had a very difficult year. Traffic at US stores dropped for the first time in its history, and then comparable-store sales--a key measure of a retailer’s health--turned negative too. Here’s what it’s going to do about it.
Rich Men Behaving Badly
Slates meet the super-rich, the dysfunctional class threatening American values, and concludes that maybe the rich aren’t so different from you and me.
A Crash Landing
Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports
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Kuwait ministers reach out to bloggers and journalists
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Consumer confidence in Dubai on the up
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Tasweek: ‘Maintain and sustain’ real estate sector
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The Arab youth have spoken
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Easing Emiratisation
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Yammine of Credit Suisse MidEast resigns
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Walk this way
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Top 10 Highest paid celebrities of 2012
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The Daily Deal Dilemma
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Top 5 Tallest Residential Towers in the World
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In Pictures: London 2012 Olympic preparations
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REFORM IN THE KINGDOM: Saudi Arabia pushes accelerator on reform
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IN PICS
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Saudi Arabia will enter women in London Olympics
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vending machines
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HORSING AROUND: The passion and big business that is horses in the UAE.
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Ready for liftoff
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SIGNS OF SLOWING ECONOMY DRIVE STANDARD & POOR’S DOWN
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FISCALLY SPEAKING: Saudis Wouldn't Gain Much From A Union With Bahrain
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FOR THE SAKE OF TOURSIM: Putting the 'United' back into the UAE.
