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Edition number 29 per the press release, which fits a first edition in 1987. The issue contained a self-review of 2014 predictions; it was not found in public form.
Federal Reserve rate rises, the troubles of the euro zone's laggards and worries about Chinese growth all have the potential to cause periods of panic.
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The world economy should grow a bit faster than it did in 2014, led by America.
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A trans-Pacific free-trade deal is within reach.
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So is a peace agreement between Colombia's government and the FARC guerrillas; with luck, that will end more than half a century of fighting.
And, after travelling for nine years and across 3 billion miles, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will reach Pluto in July.
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