That means more melting ice in the Arctic, dumping fresh water into the salty sea and making a mess of the all-important Gulf jet stream, which makes northern U.S. habitable.
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Consumer spending, which makes up about 70% of the U.S. gross domestic product, is expected to be about in line with its activity last year, which had more pent-up demand and a larger trough to climb.
U.S. exporters are benefiting from the long-term weakening of the U.S. dollar which makes American goods cheaper overseas.
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Higher prices at the pump, which affect predominantly lower and middle income households, could become a drag on the U.S. consumer, which makes up about 70% of GDP.
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Any defense of U.S. ethanol policy must embrace a series of fallacies which include: that ethanol produced from corn makes the U.S. less dependent on fossil fuels, that ethanol lowers the price of gasoline, that an increase in the percentage of ethanol blended into gasoline boosts the overall supply of gasoline, and that ethanol is environmentally friendly and lowers global carbon dioxide emissions.
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The integration, such as it is, has mostly consisted of arm's-length referrals of wealthy Schwab clients to U.S. Trust, which also makes some of its research available to select Schwab clients.
But that is not reality, particularly given the debt-laden woes of the U.S. and European economies, which makes it difficult for businesses and individuals alike to forecast their financial futures.
This movement now makes U.S. landfall in Williamsburg (which has been trendy even longer than Scandinavia), in the shape of Aska, a small restaurant and bar in a space that also encompasses an art-and-design studio.
The geographical proximity between the U.S. and Canada, as well as the growing political uncertainty in the Middle East and South America, makes Canada one of the more desirable places from which the U.S. can import oil.
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That makes auto loans easier to get, which greases the skids for more U.S. auto sales.
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Barbie drives the U.S. boys and girls toys division, which makes up more than a quarter of sales.
"Our interpreters and translators get threats on a regular basis, so it's constantly on their mind, which makes what they do for us all the more remarkable, " said U.S. diplomat Greg Kehoe.
"This would simply be the continuation of a ballistic missile early warning partnership we have shared with the U.S. over 30 years, a partnership which makes a significant contribution to global strategic stability, " said a spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.
That means workers in the U.S. have less capital to work with, which makes them less productive, and leads to lower wages.
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Palm wants to bring its WebOS operating system to other U.S. carriers, which means Sprint has a limited monopoly on what makes the Pre special.
It also includes civil society partners, which is also unique in terms of a U.S. government-led process that makes civil society a partner of governments in developing these initiatives.
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His largest holding is AXT, a Chinese firm (with a U.S. headquarters in Fremont, Calif.) that makes compounds from which semiconductors are built.
We value our essential relationship with the U.K., as well as our relationship with the European Union, which makes critical contributions to peace, prosperity, and security in Europe and around the world.
There were several weaker-than-expected U.S. economic reports issued on Thursday, the last trading day of the month (which makes Thursday an extra important day, from a technical perspective).
China runs a deficit with most of its trading partners, which supply oil, other raw materials and industrial components, and makes up for it by running large surpluses with its U.S. and European export markets.
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