Meanwhile, a survey by the U.S. National Association for Business Economics said companies will lay off more workers and hoard more cash during the next 12 months.

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The quite obvious implication of this fuller understanding of Shariah is that one cannot speak of Shariah-compliant finance, business, or economics in the U.S. without understanding Shariah as articulated by the Shariah authorities and its ramifications for the U.S. investor.

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