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Japan core machinery orders jump :: Japan's core machinery orders jump in August as Japanese manufacturers continue to recover from the earthquake and tsunami.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15269470

Why robots are good (and bad) stand-ins for remote workers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/o97RLlIEAEE/

Consumers Optimism Rises, but What Can Make Them Spend More :: Australian consumers are becoming more optimistic on the general outcome of the economy, but the most important aspect of spending is still something that they are holding back.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229431/20111012/australia-consumers-westpac-and-the-melbourne-institute.htm

OPEC Slashes 2012 Oil Demand Growth Forecast :: The worsening economic outlook in developed countries has pushed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to slash its global oil demand growth projections.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229411/20111011/opec-slashes-2012-oil-demand-growth-forecast.htm

Republican Debate: Romney Wins, Cain A Close Second :: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Tuesday night's 2012 GOP presidential debate at Dartmouth College, but C.E.O. Herman Cain finished a close second, due to his ability to keep almost the entire debate focused on himself.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229397/20111011/republican-gop-debate-new-hampshire-2011.htm

Oil Futures Down on Nymex :: Oil futures dropped for the first day in the New York Mercantile Exchange, cracking a six-day longest gains run this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229392/20111011/oil-futures-down-on-nymex.htm

Obama Vows to Pursue Provisions of Jobs Bill Despite Republican Block :: U.S. President Barack Obama has not given up the fight to create 1.9 million more jobs in the country despite the Republican block of his $447-billion jobs bill in the Senate on Tuesday night.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229389/20111011/obama-vows-to-pursue-provisions-of-jobs-bill-despite-republican-block.htm

US Senate passes China yuan bill :: The US Senate votes through a bill which aims to punish China for keeping its currency artificially undervalued.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15269123

VIDEO: US senate passes China yuan bill :: US lawmakers have passed a bill that could punish China for the artificially low value of the yuan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15269178

Australians React to Carbon Tax: Dread, Greener Future, Slash in the Pockets :: The Australian Parliament's lower house passed the momentous but contentious bill, which is believed to be the most wide-ranging carbon pricing system in the world.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229375/20111011/passage-carbon-measure-reactions-australians.htm

Carbon Tax Passage Leaves Australia's Business, Industry Groups in Quandary :: Australia's business and other industry groups are now on the quandary as to the passage of the carbon tax legislation in Congress now waiting for the final stamp of approval in the Senate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229373/20111011/carbon-tax-australia-australia-industry-group-tony-abbott-penny-wong-labor-party-cmc-markets.htm

Obama jobs bill stalls in U.S. Senate :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/1jIMCgVSzLw/index.html

For Zynga, success lies in the first three clicks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tIO_fZEmLOY/

September Oil Output Down: OPEC :: The crude-oil output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell in September, as member-nations Saudi Arabia and Nigeria voluntarily decreased production.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229359/20111011/september-oil-output-down-opec.htm

VIDEO: Malaysian maids in short supply :: Domestic workers in Malaysia remain in short supply because of a continuing ban by Indonesia.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15269175

VIDEO: S Korean president in US visit :: A trade deal is close as the South Korean president visits the United States.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15269070

VIDEO: Bangladesh improves job searches :: The Bangladeshi government is looking to make foreign job searching easier and cut out middlemen.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15268880

Obama Jobs Plan Gets Majority Support in Senate, But Bill Blocked by GOP Filibuster :: President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs plan on Tuesday received support from a majority of senators, but Republicans were able to sustain a filibuster with the help of two Democrats.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229355/20111011/obama-jobs-plan-senate-vote.htm

Alcoa hit by lower metal prices :: Despite a sharp rise in profits, US aluminium-maker Alcoa announces quarterly results that fall well short of analysts' expectations.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15268742

Backpackers' Guide to the eurozone crisis: Italy :: Closer integration is the answer to the debt crisis, says Pirelli boss
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15266282

How China is winning the school race :: How China overtook everyone else in the school race
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14812822

Looks like ARM just won the smart TV war :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2gs4Uc-9blo/

Georgia's Camden County Considers Replacing Firefighters With Free Prison Laborers :: Georgia's Camden County is considering a measure that would allow certain prison inmates to work alongside traditional firefighters, an effort that would reportedly save the county $500,000 a year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229253/20111011/georgia-prisoners-to-work-as-firefighters-georgia-county-free-prison-inmate-labor.htm

Planning a paywall? Maybe you should sell some e-books instead :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-aBeLIlFiE4/

Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

Pet Talk: Need for pet food banks is up in down economy :: Not all animals have all they can eat. Some owners need help, and a few bags of free dog or cat food can change help them keep their pets. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridR58510&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#283&url=http%3A%2F%2Frssfeeds.usatoday.com%2F%7Er%2FUsatodaycomHealth-TopStories%2F%7E3%2FyMXH-c0PzNo%2F1

US accuses Iran of Saudi envoy death plot :: Two charged with conspiracy to kill a foreign official and use a weapon of mass destruction against the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/185fa35c-f439-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Blackberry users suffer new crash :: Blackberry users complain of a fresh crash hours after the firm which makes the smartphones, RIM, said all services were "operating normally".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15243892

Wall Street protests swell in New York, Boston :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DCJfhkJUxs0/index.html

LinkedIn acquires search engine startup IndexTank :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/n94_Zea4bgU/