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Jul 16th 2007 From Economist.comA step in the right direction AFP THE system of checks and balances deemed so vital to good government does not work so well in the realm of corporate governance. The recent troubles at Airbus and its parent company, EADS, provide a fine example of the…

Jul 12th 2007 From The Economist print editionOnly if its governments take advantage of sunnier times to make deeper reforms Peter Schrank  AS EVERY actor knows, it is easy to be typecast. The role assigned to Europe for the past decade has been that of sclerotic under-achiever: a…

Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country. New York City is ahead of the trend - a law requiring calorie counts to be posted next to prices in some restaurants went into effect July 1, though it will not be enforced until October. Restaurateurs don’t like the idea.…

Lonnie Sue Johnson By NOAM COHEN The Internet can seem an all-knowing, mysterious oracle. Type in a question, hit a button and an answer magically appears. Yet oracles earn their robes not for providing trivia (“Caesar, did you know that “ides” is a Latin term…

Jul 5th 2007 From The Economist print editionPrivate equity has come in for much political criticism, but its more serious problems are financial    FOR the past few years the wild men of private equity have rampaged through the public markets. They have ventured into the drowsy glades…

Jul 4th 2007 | NEW YORK From Economist.comCan it be shared out? AFP UNTIL Iraq's economy recovers fully is there any chance of tackling its other woes? The prospects seem dim. Getting the economy in shape means, mostly, getting the oil industry back on its feet. Iraq has the world’s…

Jul 3rd 2007 From Economist.com THE cost of filling up a Honda Civic's 50-litre tank varies hugely around the world. Where some countries subsidise, others tax heavily. Pity Turkish drivers, who fork out $93.83, according to Gerhard Metschies in Foreign Policy magazine. Re-nationalised oil companies…

From The Economist print editionKevin Kallaugher Wounded, tetchy and less effective than it should be, America is still the power that counts EVEN the greatest empires hurt when they lose wars. It is not surprising then that Iraq weighs so heavily on the American psyche. Most Americans want…

By ALEX WILLIAMS HERE’S one popular vision for saving the planet: Roll out from under the sumptuous hemp-fiber sheets on your bed in the morning and pull on a pair of $245 organic cotton Levi’s and an Armani biodegradable knit shirt. Stroll from the bedroom in your…

Jul 2nd 2007 From Economist.comEven failed attacks may promote terrorists’ interests Reuters IT IS becoming a dreadful summer ritual for Britain. On July 7th, 2005, suicide bombers struck London’s public transport system, killing 52 and injuring 700; two weeks later four more…