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  • Peru is considered the fifth emerging market offering the best business perspectives in the short and medium term, according to the Latin American Barometer for Emerging Markets, made by Spanish consulting company Iberglobal.

    Living in Peru : News 2009

  • Restaurant Barometer, which is carried out by Business Link London and questions more than 300 restaurant operators in the capital, nearly half of restaurants reported a drop in trade, footfall and customer spend in January compared with 2009.

    Latest hospitality news from CatererSearch feedback@caterersearch.com 2010

  • In the growth capital space there was a net uptick of six deals compares to the figure presented in the Barometer, which is the result of two transactions being deleted and eight being added - three of which were new deals, two were re-classified from the buyout segment and three were re-classified from early-stage.

    All News Articles 2010

  • The Burden's Barometer, which is independently compiled by experts including Manchester

    lep.co.uk - News Feed 2010

  • According to MetLife's Qualified Retirement Plan Barometer, which is a study of FORTUNE 1000 defined benefit and defined contribution plan sponsors, one-third of plan sponsors describe their retirement benefits philosophy as supporting employees' effort to "create retirement income for the future" and two-thirds say that retirement income is an important objective of their retirement plans - yet many continue to skew their plan goals, design, communications and decision support tools towards savings, rather than income.

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2011

  • [Footnote: "Barometer" tube is merely very thick-walled glass tubing, and makes particularly bad barometers, which are sold as weather glasses.]

    On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall

  • According to the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer, the public is increasingly relying on subject matter experts as trusted authorities.

    The Rise Of The Corporate Transmedia Storyteller Steve Rubel 2010

  • “I am a very small target, so maybe just one more step, Mr. Barometer.”

    Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011

  • “And now …,” Doctor Proctor said, picking up the shotgun that Cliché had dropped, “… shall we go pay Barometer Cliché a bedside visit?”

    Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011

  • Consumer-sentiment data from Reuters/University of Michigan showed the consumer mood darkened at the end of October, while the Chicago Business Barometer, formerly known as Chicago PMI, edged up from September and topped expectations.

    Stocks Face Cool End to Strong Month Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2010

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