onsdag 9 november 2011

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Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS30356&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fgo%2Frss%2Fint%2Fnews%2F-%2Fnews%2Fuk-politics-15376896

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS09932&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fenvironment%2Fblog%2F2011%2Foct%2F12%2Ftop-environmental-priority-debate-earthwatch

Chinese inflation falls sharply in October :: Third straight month of decline in price levels opens way for easing in monetary policy to boost growth
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f78dddc-0a79-11e1-85ca-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Kindle Fire heat may be cooling passion for iPads :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jKZXm5TKADw/

Italian Borrowing Costs Surge to Dangerous Levels :: Portugal, Ireland and Greece all were forced to accept a rescue package once their national bonds reached that emergency yield.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246226/20111109/italian-borrowing-costs-dangerous-levels-berlusconi-eu.htm

GOP Debt Fix Dismissed by Super Committee Democrats :: The Republican members of the Congressional budget deficit super committee offered a mixed bag of reduced deductions and tax cuts in an effort to jumpstart discussions to close at least a $1.2 trillion hole in the national deficit. But the plan was dismissed by Democrats as minimal in concessions.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246222/20111109/gop-debt-tax-super-committee-democrats.htm

Surging Italian bond yields rattle investors :: Another surge in Italian bond yields to euro-era records has spooked investors, swiftly counteracting the welcome afforded some benign Chinese inflation data.
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24b44d78-08ee-11e1-9fe8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

UK clocks up record trade deficit :: The UK recorded its biggest trade deficit to date in September, while an August jump in exports has been revised away, new data shows.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15653282

Europe weighs on GM earnings :: US carmaker abandons goal to break even in Europe this year as it reported lower third-quarter earnings
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3bbee96-0ad3-11e1-b9f6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Greeks to Form Coalition Government Wednesday: Official :: Negotiations between outgoing Prime Minister George Papandreou and opposition leaders, notably Antonis Samaras, have dragged on into the third day.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246141/20111109/greece-coalition-government-papandreou-samaras-eurozone-rescue.htm

German "wise men" warn ECB is risking credibility :: Germany's "wise men" panel of economic advisers warned the European Central Bank it risks losing credibility by buying the bonds of heavily-indebted euro zone states, and that monetary and fiscal policy are becoming worryingly blurred.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246136/20111109/german-wise-men-warn-ecb-risking-credibility.htm

Redbeacon comes to iPhone to make good help easier to find :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xfXRfwtigB8/

Ford UK faces union strike threat :: Ford UK is being threatened by the Unite union with its first strike since the 1970s over changes to its pension scheme.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15656790

Carcraft criticised by regulator :: Carcraft, which has 11 car supermarkets in England and Wales, has been criticised by a regulator for its pre- and post-sales service.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15655665

Adobe job cuts cloud Flash future :: US software developer Adobe is cutting 750 jobs. Reports say it is also ending development of its Flash mobile device plug-in.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15648899

VIDEO: Sainsbury's chief on profits :: Sainsbury's CEO, Justin King, says the outlook remains challenging for the supermarket because of rising energy costs and commodity prices, but the company is helping customers live well for less.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15651472

Sainsbury's profits stay on track :: The UK's number three supermarket, Sainsbury's, reveals profits growth in line with forecasts, despite a "tough" environment.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15651172

Berlusconi to Resign: What Will be the Future of Italy? :: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged to step down after Parliament approves austerity measures.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245975/20111109/berlusconi-resign-future-italy.htm

Anheuser profits from price rises :: Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB), the world's largest brewer, reports a rise in quarterly profits after selling the same volume of beer for higher prices.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15650602

SBI Q2 Net Profit 12.4 Percent up; Stock Falls :: State Bank of India, the country's top lender, beat estimates with a 12.4 percent rise in quarterly net profit but a rise in non-performing assets disappointed investors.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245954/20111109/state-bank-india-quarterly-net-profit-non.htm

World Demand for Oil Seen to Peak Before 2020: Report :: Triggered by a number of regulatory policies promoting energy efficiency, coupled with new technology, biofuel use and increasing concern for climate change, the world's demand for oil may peak before 2020, new research suggests.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245947/20111109/world-demand-oil-seen-peek-2020.htm

Spot LNG Freight Rates up in October :: October freight rates for spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels increased to $112,000 from $42,000 year-on-year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245942/20111109/spot-lng-freight-rates-october.htm

Asian Oil Prices Fall Below $97 a Barrel :: Oil prices in Asia fell below $97 a barrel on Wednesday buoyed on China's retreating inflation rate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245933/20111109/asian-oil-prices-97-barrel.htm

IMF chief warns of 'lost decade' :: The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that the global economy risks being plunged into a "lost decade" as a result of Europe's debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15649985

China Sets Another Model, Shows How to Reduce Inflation Rate :: The annual inflation rate in China fell to 5.5 percent in October as a result of the government measures to curb rapidly rising prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245877/20111109/china-sets-model-shows-reduce-inflation-rate.htm

China Inflation Cools in October; More Policy Shifts Seen :: China's annual inflation rate fell sharply in October to 5.5 percent in a further pullback from July's three-year peak, giving Beijing more room to fine tune policy to help an economy feeling the chill of a global slowdown.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245870/20111109/china-oct-inflation-cools-more-policy-tweaks-seen.htm

China inflation eases in October :: Inflation in China eases for a third straight month as the government continues to try and slow the economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15649385

Wood Biofuel can be made Commercially Viable :: Wood could become a commercially viable biofuel and serve as a substitute for corn and sugar cane by 2020 if efforts are made to develop it, a study by University of British Columbia says.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245858/20111109/wood-biofuel-commercially-viable.htm

Indonesian Coal Miner ABM Investama Pushes IPO in December :: Indonesian Coal Miner ABM Investama will push through in December its planned initial public offering (IPO) despite recent market instability caused by weakening global demand for raw material coking coal.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245826/20111108/indonesian-coal-miner-abm-investama-pushes-ipo.htm

OFT Set to Pursue BA Price Fixing Fine :: The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed that it is pursuing a £121.5m fine it had imposed on British Airways (BA) following the alleged collusion between BA and Virgin Atlantic over the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights between August 2004 and January 2006.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245823/20111108/oft-set-pursue-ba-price-fixing-fine.htm

China Inflation Eases in October; Premier Reports Price Drop :: China's annual inflation rate eased to 5.5 percent in October, a third straight month of decline from July's three-year peak and Premier Wen Jiabao said prices had fallen further since then.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245800/20111108/china-october-inflation-eases-wen-says-cools-further-since.htm

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