IAC, AOL Report Upbeat Quarters But Still Face Media Challenges :: IAC/InterActiveCorp. (Nasdaq: IACI) and AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) both reported profitable second quarters on Wednesday, and both New York-based companies discussed the futures of their respective troubled media properties.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/366824/20120725/iac-newsweek-aol-patch-questions.htm
Senate Passes Middle Class Tax Rate Extension, But Partisanship Will Now Kill It :: While the Senate advanced the Democratic-sponsored bill, it is unlikely to have traction in the House of Representatives.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/366823/20120725/senate-passes-middle-class-tax-plan-bush.htm
The Federal Budget Deficit Explained, In One Infographic :: The Bush tax cuts are only one part of the problem.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/366795/20120725/federal-budget-deficit-explained-infographic-national-priorities.htm
Lady Gaga sued by Bratz doll firm :: Lady Gaga and her management company are being sued by the makers of Bratz toys, over "deliberate" delays to a doll in the pop star's image.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18988624#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Under Republican Plan, Tax Cuts Extended For Wealthy, Raised For Poor :: Even if the Democratic-backed plan to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest Americans advances in the Senate on Wednesday, it has little chance of becoming law if Republicans continue to hold the House.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/366728/20120725/bush-tax-cuts-expire-senate-vote-democrat.htm
June's New Home Sales Off 8.4%, Biggest Drop In More Than A Year :: Sales of new single-family homes fell 8.4 percent to an annual rate of 350,000 in June compared to the prior month, the biggest drop in more than a year, according to the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/366699/20120725/new-home-sales-drop-june.htm
House sales up at half-year stage :: Completed property sales in the first half of the year were 11% up on the same period last year, figures from HM Revenue & Customs show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18984004#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
NIH Advisory Group Recommends Changes for Biomedical Research Workforce :: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should make changes to workforce policies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of the biomedical research workforce, according to a new report by a government advisory group. NIH must address the increasing completion time for graduate degrees, low postdoctoral pay, and declining proportion of young researchers who obtain tenure-track positions.
The report by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director considered the future of the nation’s biomedical research workforce. The goal of the study was to ensure “future US competitiveness and innovation in biomedical research by creating pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training” that attract and retain the best scientists and prepare...
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AT&T introduces data-sharing plan :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iLFlSqa1tzs/index.html
Want to get teens interested in math and science? Target their parents :: (Association for Psychological Science) Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math - the STEM disciplines - is vital to national competitiveness in the global economy and to the development of a strong workforce. But the pipeline leading toward STEM careers begins leaking in high school, when students choose not to take advanced STEM courses. Now a new study goes beyond the classroom to examine the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
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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)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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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...
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Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Starwood Hotels Remains Bullish On China :: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), which operates the Sheraton, Westin and W hotel brands, is moving ahead with its expansion in China, even as the world's second-largest economy suffers a recent slowdown in growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367308/20120726/starwood-hotels-china-expansion-marriott.htm
Horrible GDP Numbers In UK Leave Economists Incredulous :: The latest figures on UK GDP, released this week, were so demoralizingly bad that some economists and market-watchers are simply refusing to believe them, suggesting they are the result of a statistical anomaly and will be subject to large upward revisions soon.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367286/20120726/gdp-uk-economist-analysis.htm
Facebook Earnings And Zynga Shares Plunge: "Farmville" Maker Lashes Out At Social Media Giant Over Poor Figures :: As analysts began to eagerly predict Facebook earnings--its first as a public company--the social media giant's close ally Zynga posted dramatic losses, leading many to question the future the two tech companies may have together.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367278/20120726/facebook-earnings-zyna-plunge-draw-something-farmville.htm
ECB chief's comments spark rally :: European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi says the bank is ready to do "whatever it takes" to back the euro, prompting a rally in shares and the currency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18998083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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RFL rejects Bradford Bulls offer :: The Rugby Football League rejects the conditional offer from the ABC consortium for administration-hit Bradford Bulls.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19003931
Errors at Nationwide and NatWest :: Payments have been taken twice from hundreds of thousands of Nationwide accounts, while technical problems have hit NatWest's online banking.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18999135#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US Mortgage Rates Keep Falling -- And That's Bad News For The Economy :: The 30-year U.S. mortgage rate fell to a new record low of 3.49 percent in the week ending Thursday, an unprecedented 1.06 percent below last year's value of 4.55 percent, according to mortgage financier Freddie Mac, with the drop reflecting growing concern over the economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367194/20120726/mortgage-rates-record-lows-economy.htm
Spain: The Next Wave Of The Financial Crisis Arrives :: The Spanish crisis, last week's German vote, talk of a possible withholding of funds for Greece, and now the downgrading of the credit outlook for Europe's strongest economies, point to a worsening of the financial crisis, a reduction in support for the euro, and a global economy increasing at risk.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367179/20120726/spain-euro-europe-debt-crisis-financial-economy.htm
Nomura CEO and Deputy Resign Over Insider Trading Scandal :: The Japanese bank has indicated there may be more insider trading scandals to come.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367175/20120726/nomura-scandal-insider-trading.htm
ECB chief hints at return of bond buying :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_aA7UVEtHuU/index.html
British Kids Drinking, Drugging And Smoking Less :: The proportion of kids who drank at least once per week plummeted from 20 percent in 2001 to 7 percent last year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367131/20120726/drugs-alcohol-smoking-rates-nhs-uk.htm
US Shale Gas Boom Won't Boost GDP Growth, Job Gains :: The U.S. shale gas boom will not lead to a near-term surge in U.S. gross domestic product growth or to a substantial decline in the unemployment rate, according to HSBC Chief U.S. Economist Kevin Logan.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367125/20120726/shale-gas-boom-fracking-gdp-unemployment.htm
US Initial Jobless Claims Fall To 353,000 Due To Volatile Auto Jobs :: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week to near a four-year low, a hopeful sign for a labor market that has shown signs of weakness.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367122/20120726/jobless-claims-unemployment-auto-sector.htm
London 2012 Olympic Games: Most Britons Cannot Name Single Sponsor :: Multibillion dollar sponsorship budget questioned as study finds more than half of UK population unable to name single brand associated with games.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367121/20120726/london-2012-games-sponsors-olympics.htm
Monsoon Politics: Why It Can't Rain Reforms In India :: India's much-awaited "second wave" of reforms is likely to be delayed due to the dilly-dallying monsoon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who doubles as the finance minister, is expected to hold the crucial policy decisions on allowing the FDI in retail sector and hike in diesel prices until at least the second week of September, Reuters has reported quoting official sources.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367082/20120726/monsoon-politics-india-s-economic-reforms-fuel.htm
Portsmouth condition 'critical' :: Portsmouth's administrators reiterate their warning that the club is heading for liquidation saying they are in a "critical" condition.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18997161
Citigroup Raises Chances of Grexit to 90% :: Citi also expects Britain to lose its AAA rating over the next two to three years due to the continued economic weakness.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/367044/20120726/greece-exit-eurozone-citigroup-britain-aaa-rating.htm
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