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wave of sales as gamers upgrade. During the cycle the prices of the consoles fall, bringing in more buyers. Each cycle is bigger than the last as gaming becomes more popular and the average gamer becomes older and richer. From an article in The Economist 61) What is the aim of the journalist in the above extract? a) To give readers advice about video games. b) To discourage readers from buying video games. c) To show the popularity of video games. d) To prove that video games are typically

Emerging from the recession that began in 2008, the U.S. economy returned to growth in the third  quarter of 2009. The return to growth has been attributed to a rise in consumer spending, combined with businesses beginning to rebuild inventories. The Economist Intelligence Unit expects the U.S. economy to grow by 2.5% in 2010, in real, inflation-adjusted terms. However, the recovery remains modest and growth in employment is expected to lag Gross Domestic Product growth. The recession of 2008, combined

regional market is more familiar (such as the sale of McRice in Indonesia). With its small prices, the chain is affordable for everyone and that's its strength especially in time of crisis. Thank to the international scope of McDonald’s, The Economist newspaper has produced it’s own “Big Mac index”. This index gives a guide to the purchasing power of different currencies buying a standardized product available from McDonald’s around the world. Like Coca Cola, this multinational has become a symbol

You ain’t seen nothing yet The crisis could strike anytime, The Economist warned in a commentary published last year. This is not only an economic, the world is faced with a real social crisis. In fact, today, some tensions are re-emerging particularly in the public sector. Unions are mobilizing and are coming together across national boundaries across to improve working conditions. Social and economics conflicts concern all countries, both rich or poor and different sectors and in recent years

création et l’installation du siège social de McDonald’s France à Paris. En 1986, McDonald’s fait parler de lui. Le fameux McDrive, clé du succès de l’enseigne, fait son apparition pour la première fois à Martes-la-Ville. Le magazine anglais « The Economist » (l’économiste) imagine « l’indice Big Mac ». Le principe est le suivant : en comparant le prix de vente du Big Mac dans les différents pays de la planète, il est possible de voir si une monnaie est surévaluée ou non par rapport au dollar. 1995

significant reductions in poverty and unemployment. Long-term trends have been well below that, however, with growth averaging 2.3 per cent annually in the 1990s, down from about 4 per cent in the 1980s. While GDP grew at 3.7 per cent in 2004, the Economist Intelligence Unit expects a substantial weakening in 2005 due to a fall in agricultural production. GDP growth is then expected to recover to more than 5 per cent in 2006. According to the World Bank, the economic downturn of the 1990s was partly

The New Orleans police A bad shoot Gradually, the story emerges of what happened on the Danziger bridge Mar 4th 2010 | NEW ORLEANS THE ECONOMIST A WEEK after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, on September 4th 2005, the police shot six civilians as they were crossing the Danziger bridge across the Industrial Canal. Two were killed; the others were seriously wounded, one losing an arm. On February 24th a high-ranking officer with a long police career pleaded guilty to orchestrating a vast

few multinationals. By the early 1990s, the world market share of the top five firms in each industry amounted nearly to 70% for consumer durables, more than 50% for automotive, airline, aerospace, electrical, electronic and steel industries (The Economist, 1993). Also, world economic output traded between countries rose from around 9% to almost 19% between 1965 and 1992; however, 70% of world trade is controlled by approximately 500 corporations. (Korten 1995). A major concern when dealing with openness

What’s on TV, which contain feature stories and scheduled programmes for BBC and independent television and radio. Among the serious weekly journals are The New Statesman and Society (a left-wing political and social affairs magazine), The Economist (dealing with economic and political matters), The Spectator (a conservative journal) and New Scientist. In addition to these, The Times publishes very influential weekly magazines such as The Educational Supplement and The Literary Supplement. The

1986 : McDonald’s fait parler de lui… Le fameux McDrive, clé du succès de l’enseigne, fait son apparition pour la première fois à Mantes-la-Ville. Aujourd’hui ils sont plus de 800 sur l’ensemble du territoire français. Le magazine anglais The Economist imagine « l’indice Big Mac ». Le principe est le suivant : en comparant le prix de vente du Big Mac, dans les différents pays de la planète, il est possible de voir si une monnaie est surévaluée ou non par rapport au dollar. 1987 : …et aide les