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  Consumer goods makers poised for the big purge

  Nestlé, P&G and their peers are pumped far above their long-term valuations. Collectively, the biggest 10 would lose almost $350 bln of market value if history reasserted itself. A squadron of activists offer support, but Unilever’s earnings wobble hints at brittle share prices.

  19 October 2017
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  Dubai could create its own demographic dividend

  The emirate has weathered low oil prices, but an unbalanced workforce means it is missing an economic opportunity. Only one in 23 active workers is a local, official data suggests. If Dubai can't turn citizens into workers, it might as well turn skilled workers into citizens.

  26 September 2016

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