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• ‘Monti Effect’ Fizzles in Italy

  By Chiara Vasarri and Lorenzo Totaro, Bloomberg  |  December 26, 2011

  Italian bond yields rise amid concern about 2012 debt issuance.

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  Ford Revs Up in South Africa

  By John Hintze  |  August 22, 2011

  Expanding its production in Pretoria, the car company views Africa as a future engine for global growth.

• U.S. Business Activity Expands

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  June 30, 2011

  Expected to drop, orders and production pick up in June.

• Europe Faces 'Lehman Moment'

  By Mark Gilbert, Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  June 16, 2011

  Concerns about Greece roil financial markets.

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  Crisis Mode in Japan

  By Richard Gamble  |  June 9, 2011

  Treasury pros had to move quickly to shore up liquidity and investigate supply chain damage.

• Crisis Mode in Japan

  By Richard Gamble  |  June 1, 2011

  To keep operations running, treasury pros had to move quickly to shore up liquidity, cover currency exposures and investigate supply chain damage. Now comes the recovery.