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The Middle Eastern nation whose economy is zooming

A year after political turmoil crushed Egypt, investment is flowing into the country again and GDP may be back on track.

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Equity inflows spike as investors pile in post-dip

Flows into equities surged past a year-high in the week to Wednesday, as markets bounced back and investors piled into stocks.

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Starbucks’ CEO vows to disrupt coffee industry

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the company’s third-quarter results and shared his high hopes for the future.

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Bank of England sets out tougher leverage rules

British lenders may have to hold more capital to guard against risks of bad loans and other losses.

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Markets are still addicted to money printing

What waits on the other side—asset bubbles, inflation, still greater wealth disparity—remains, of course, an issue for another day.

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Army chief takes power after Burkina president exits

The head of Burkina Faso’s armed forces took power on Friday after President Blaise Compaore resigned amid mass demonstrations.

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Matchstick legs? No thanks Topshop

Topshop is facing a Twitter storm after a photo of a stick-thin mannequin in one of its U.K. stores went viral.

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Crackdown on ‘black money’ takes off in India

Money that’s shipped overseas in order to evade taxes is something India is moving to make a thing of the past.

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Banks boost forex war chests to as much as $6.5B

Major investment banks are buffering their foreign exchange settlement funds.

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Botched Chinese IPO offers big wake-up call

Controversy surrounds China Tuna Holdings attempt to go public on the Hong Kong Exchange.