One could speculate that growing concern about the lack of jobs is linked to current economic worries, such as financial problems for euro currency and the resulting slowdown of major economies.

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The news is not all good with some firms, such as Mandrake, experiencing financial problems as they struggle to find ways of making free software pay.

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But controls can also be used to mask the extent of the fundamental problems and postpone grappling with such problems as financial sector and corporate restructuring.

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They expect American elites to shoulder their responsibilities regarding global problems such as the lack of financial regulations and the rise of global warming.

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The trick is writing software and algorithms that tackle industry-specific problems, such as flight scheduling that keeps pilots below flying limits and financial models that account for the cost of currency exchanges.

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