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America gave some ground on February 8th, outlining a gentler timetable and an easier ride for low-risk banks.

ECONOMIST: Swiss banking secrecy

The second organisational change is embodied in a bill that was presented to the Japanese Diet on February 8th.

ECONOMIST: The land of disappointments

On February 8th the Wall Street Journal quoted unnamed GM sources as talking of closing some of its European division's plants.

ECONOMIST: Luxury cars are speeding ahead; lesser brands are stalled

In a BBC interview on February 8th, Mr Hester mounted a valiant defence of high pay in his bank and elsewhere.

ECONOMIST: A bitter row about executive pay is about something bigger

For now, the souped up app's set to launch on the App Store February 8th, with an Android release to follow soon after.

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On February 8th, despite much spluttered outrage from ministers at the farmers' antics, the government decided to meet their demands half way, offering to buy 50, 000 tonnes of their pork at a decent price.

ECONOMIST: Poland��s pig-headed farmers