onsdag 2 november 2011

02-Nov-2011 17:57 is

Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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Live blog: Eurozone crisis :: George Papandreou has been summoned to Cannes for emergency talks with Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel
url: http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2011/11/eurozone-crisis-live-blog-9/?ftcamp=rss

Fed maintains monetary policies :: The US Federal Reserve votes to keep interest rates on hold and maintain its existing bond buying programmes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15560758

Mobile phone firm cuts 550 staff :: Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone group formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, is to axe 550 back office staff.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15557584

'Big move' on pensions unveiled :: The government says revised proposals for public sector pensions are a "deal for a generation" but unions say preparations for strikes continue.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15549321

Harry Potter boosts Time Warner :: Time Warner's third quarter revenues rise 57% from a year earlier, helped by the final film in the Harry Potter series.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15555234

Pressure on Greece ahead of G20 :: International pressure on Greece increases ahead of G20 crisis talks, with the German chancellor calling for "clarity" from Athens.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15550422

Mobile advertisers paying 4x more for location-based impressions :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-K8KITKfu_0/

Archbishop backs new finance tax :: The Archbishop of Canterbury backs calls for a tax on financial transactions, as a protest against corporate greed outside St Paul's Cathedral continues.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15550015

What is a Tobin Tax? :: Dr Rowan Williams backs it, but what exactly is a Tobin tax?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15555812

Fracking 'likely cause' of quakes :: It is "highly probable" that test drilling for shale gas triggered two minor earthquakes in Lancashire, a study concludes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-lancashire-15550458

Lloyds chief to take 'rest' leave :: Antonio Horta-Osorio, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, is taking extended leave due to health reasons, with Tim Tookey appointed acting head.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15550908

Income Inequality Lowers U.S. Rank in U.N. Human Development Index :: Although the U.S. ranks fourth in overall human development, when the scale is adjusted to account for income, health and education inequality, it falls to 23.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242069/20111102/income-inequality-lowers-u-s-rank-n.htm

How Hope and Faith Are Dominating Investment Decisions :: Corporations are booking huge third-quarter profits and sitting on gargantuan piles of cash -- and nothing could be less important.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242068/20111102/faith-hope-rumors-markets-focus.htm

Imagine if this walking robot had Siri! :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NVJg0tkNcMU/

Shares rise despite Greek worries :: Global stock markets rise, despite continued fears about Greece's decision to hold a referendum on the eurozone bailout deal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15549461

Pakistan boosts India trade links :: Pakistan's cabinet unanimously approves the award of "most favoured nation" trading status to India, in a move seen as a further thawing of ties.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15553636

Mozambique: War zone to tourism :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EYYt2qbdRCk/index.html

Britain's $25 computer is coming by Christmas :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/J4IS7eSlcuQ/

Fed to Hold Steady Despite Global Risks :: The Federal Reserve looks set to take a breather from monetary stimulus measures on Wednesday, even if financial market turbulence heightens the chances of action later.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242011/20111102/fed-hold-steady-despite-global-risks.htm

Jaipal Reddy Hopes for Fuel Price Review :: With oil companies losing crores of rupees every day on selling fuel below cost, Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said that he would convene a ministerial panel meeting to review prices of fuel sold at subsidised rates.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242005/20111102/jaipal-reddy-fuel-price-review-subsidised-rates.htm

FTSE Opens Higher as Greece Proceeds with Referendum :: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has decided to go ahead with his decision to conduct the referendum to decide on his country's future with European Union, brushing aside the market turmoil caused by his announcement Monday as "short lived.".
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242004/20111102/ftse-opens-higher-greece-proceeds-referendum.htm

Silicon Valley is no meritocracy for minorities :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/c_rp0D4_Fac/index.html

German jobless rises :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/dmSeiPVLs7E/

Forget Greece, Italy is The Real Problem in Europe :: Italians are weighed down by massive debt and slow economic growth – a potentially deadly combination.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241997/20111102/greece-debt-crisis-bailout-eu-rescue-italy.htm

U.S. Private Sector Added 110,000 Jobs in October: ADP :: The U.S. job market continues to register incremental progress, as the private sector added 110,000 jobs in October, ADP said, with job gains concentrated in the services sector and in small/medium companies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241981/20111102/private-payrolls-adp.htm

Nissan raises earnings forecast :: Japanese carmaker Nissan reports a slight dip in quarterly profits but raises its full-year earnings forecast.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15555230

Papandreou to Hold Emergency Talks With Sarkozy, Merkel Ahead of G20 Summit :: Underscoring the magnitude of the crisis, a virtual who's-who of European political and financial elite will also join the emergency summit,
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241964/20111102/cannes-g20-summit-greece-vote-papandreou-merkel.htm

VIDEO: Pensions offer is 'generous' :: As union leaders consider a fresh offer from the government over planned changes to public sector pensions, Chief Treasury Secretary, Danny Alexander, says he hopes it will lead to ''agreement'' and not to ''damaging'' strike action.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15555841

Sony warns of Y90bn net loss this year :: Japanese group slashes outlook for the full year after being hit by Thai floods, a soaring yen and sluggish TV sales
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0b8cb566-051e-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

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