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VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Consumer group releases annual 'Trouble in Toyland' report :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ajONWMU6ASc/index.html

Australia's mining tax wins vote :: The Australian government's plan to impose a 30% tax on big mining companies has cleared a major hurdle, passing through parliament's lower house.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15849226

MRRT Wins House Approval, PM Gillard Upbeat on a Senate Victory :: Following months of intense lobbying and backdoor concessions, Prime Minister Julia Gillard finally won the support of her House colleagues as the Parliament's lower chamber voted on Wednesday morning to approve the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/254412/20111122/mrrt-wins-house-approval-pm-gillard-upbeat.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/23/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:
The Australian Dollar has fallen further and is trading at USD 0.9835 as persistent concerns about the Euro Zone's sovereign debt crisis create more uncertainty in global financial markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/254409/20111122/australian-dollar-outlook-11-23-2011-australia.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - 11/23/2011 :: From Craig James, Commsec Chief Economist

MORNING REPORT (8am AEDT) The second estimate of US GDP was revised down from 2.5pct to 2.0pct. The downward revision reflected a cut in inventories and lower investment spending. US ICSC chain store sales rose 2.8pct last week compared with a year ago. ICSC research expects same store sales to rise 3.5pct-4pct in November.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/254407/20111122/australian-stock-market-report-11-23-2011.htm

Global Markets Overview -11/23/2011 :: From Stan Shamu, Market Strategist ( IG Markets)

Global markets extended their losses overnight on concerns that European leaders are running out of options to solve the debt crisis. This sent French and Italian yields higher yet again. In the US, market weakness was triggered by slower-than-expected GDP data in the third quarter. The revised number came in at 2% after an initial estimate of 2.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/254397/20111122/global-markets-overview-11-23-2011.htm

Race to bury carbon dioxide under ocean :: Can we save jobs and keep the lights on by burying our CO2?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15836202

Iomega TV with Boxee won't be sold in the U.S. :: url: http://gigaom.com/video/no-iomega-boxee-tv-in-us/

Greens Support Mining Tax for $100 Million Pay-off :: The $11-billion Mineral Resource Rental Tax (MRRT) was passed Wednesday morning because of the Labor government's $100 million pay-off deal with the Greens.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/254390/20111122/greens-support-mining-tax-100-million-pay.htm

Apple in-app subscriptions are now open to games, too :: url: http://gigaom.com/apple/in-app-subscriptions-now-open-to-games-too/

Entrepreneurs 'upbeat' for 2012 :: Many more entrepreneurs in Europe and the US are optimistic than pessimistic about the year ahead, despite the debt crisis, a survey suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15848838

Sport sponsorship aims to stay on top of its game :: Sport sponsorship aims to stay on top of its game
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15840490

India faces fears for retirement :: India's middle class faces its fears for retirement
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15640444

Are CEOs burning out? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/xR1bCAQXa9s/index.html

What to do if you receive an unexpected tax bill :: How to deal with unexpected tax bills
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15837405

Google shuts down its initiative to reduce the cost of clean power :: url: http://gigaom.com/cleantech/google-shuts-down-its-initiative-to-reduce-the-cost-of-clean-power/

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

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA ::  

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.  Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.  The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.

 

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
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Merck in $1bn US Vioxx settlement :: US drugs firm Merck & Co agrees to pay almost $1bn to settle charges arising from the marketing of one of its drugs, Vioxx, the US Department of Justice says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15847909

AT&T-Mo what happens next? :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/22/att-mo-what-happens-next/

Obama reopens debate on US stimulus :: US president returns to the campaign trail, stepping up pressure on a divided Congress after failure to reach a deficit reduction deal
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a86a3bc-152e-11e1-b9b8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Euro bounces back on IMF report :: A tentative risk asset rally is struggling despite the IMF saying that it would provide additional liquidity to struggling eurozone countries
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/800172d6-13ee-11e1-81dd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

AT&T-Mo fails FCC test but has one more shot :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/22/att-mo-fails-fcc-test-but-has-one-more-shot/

Sponsor post: FoundersCard networking events set for SXSW and CES :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/22/founderscard-networking-events-set-for-sxsw-and-ces/

3.74 degrees of online separation :: Facebook finds that on average any two of its members are linked by far fewer than the renowned six degrees of separation.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15844230

YouTube now serving up 3.5 billion videos a day :: url: http://gigaom.com/video/youtube-35bn-videos-a-day/

Nomura steps up its asset sale plans :: Japanese bank is in talks with big private equity firms about the possible sale of domestic businesses as it aims to shore up its capital buffers
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/982444d6-150d-11e1-b9b8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Gilt Groupe is talking IPO. Should this be a tech story? :: url: http://gigaom.com/2011/11/22/gilt-groupe-ipo/

Federal Reserve launches new stress tests :: Fed to force biggest US banks to model a severe eurozone recession and a US unemployment rate of 13 per cent as part of new round of stress tests
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb93dab6-1544-11e1-b9b8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Barnier panel to study break-up of EU banks :: Surprise announcement given commissioner's doubts about the UK plans to ring-fence the retail banking operations of British banks
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec184d06-1537-11e1-855a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss