Tough Year for Miners and Commodities Firms: BHP Bilton, Glencore, Lonmin Battered :: Intensified eurozone woes, slowing demand and production, and rising costs hit miners and commodities firms.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376331/20120822/commodities-market-prices-drought.htm
'Fiscal Cliff' To Send US Economy Into Recession Next Year - CBO :: The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the so-called fiscal cliff, the simultaneous tax hikes and government spending cuts that take effect Jan. 1, 2013, will send the U.S. economy into recession next year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376326/20120822/fiscal-cliff-cbo.htm
India's State Bank Employees Strike To Protest Government's Planned Reforms :: About 70,000 bank branches, including the State Bank of India, the nation's largest public sector bank, will be idle.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376277/20120822/indian-state-banks-strike-unions-reforms-jobs.htm
New US Work Visa Regulations To Hit Indian IT Companies Badly :: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is set to adapt a tougher visa regime that makes getting H-1B nonimmigrant visas harder for the U.S. companies. Once implemented, the DOL decision will hurt several companies that hire cheap and skilled workers from countries like India and China.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376205/20120822/new-work-visa-regulations-limit-recruitment-flexibility.htm
Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Key Tronic, Alexza, Affymax, Fifth Third Bancorp, Warner Chilcott, Ultra Clean, Dell, Career Education, Thomas Properties, Amkor) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Vitesse Key Tronic Corp, Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc, Affymax Inc, Fifth Third Bancorp and Warner Chilcott Plc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Ultra Clean Holdings Inc, Dell Inc, Career Education Corporation, Thomas Properties Group and Amkor Technology Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376110/20120822/top-market-nasdaq-movers-key-tronic-alexza.htm
Japan Returns To Trade Deficit In July Amid Declining Exports :: Japan reported Wednesday a rise in trade deficit in July compared to the previous month with a decrease in exports and an increase in imports, raising concerns of the global economic condition.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376087/20120822/japan-balance-trade.htm
World's Richest in Asia: Singapore leads with Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, U.S. on Top 5 :: Three decades from now, the world's financial activity may very well be managed and controlled by the richest people from Asia.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376078/20120821/richest-nations-wealthy-singapore-gdp-capita.htm
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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South African Mining Violence Continues To Hurt Platinum Producers Implats, Lonmin :: Labor unrest weighed on the fiscal year results of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (PINK: IMPUY), the world's second--largest platinum producer, and the situation remains "fairly volatile," the company said Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376796/20120823/labor-unrest-platinum-implats-lonmin.htm
US Jobless Claims Rise To 372,000, Highest Level In 5 Weeks :: The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting little improvement in the labor market.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376705/20120823/initial-jobless-claims-unemployment-benefit-aug.htm
Euro Zone 'About To Enter' Second Recession :: The Markit Flash Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index, a measure of services and manufacturing order volumes, was 46.6 in August, down from 46.5 in July.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376679/20120823/europe-recession-markit-survey.htm
Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Hain Celestial, Pacific Sunwear, Synopsys, Ctrip.com, Kandi, DFC, XOMA, Kayak Software, Semtech, RF Micro Devices) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were The Hain Celestial Group, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc, Synopsys Inc, Ctrip.com International Ltd and Kandi Technologies Corp. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were DFC Global Corp, XOMA Corporation, Kayak Software Corporation, Semtech Corporation and RF Micro Devices Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376527/20120823/top-market-nasdaq-movers-hain-celestial-pacific.htm
China's Manufacturing Activity Slumps To 9-Month Low In August: HSBC PMI :: China's manufacturing activity fell in August compared to that in July, according to the preliminary HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index released Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376514/20120822/china-market-hsbc-pmi.htm
Poor Oral Health Damages Economy :: Over 2 million people in the UK say they have taken time of work due to poor oral health. The UK's economy is being damaged unnecessarily with an estimated two million workers taking sick time off work due to poor oral health over the past five years. Most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good oral health routine, but around seven per cent of the UK's 29 million workforce have called in sick with teeth problems at least once in the past five years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Ailing U.S. economy delivers a blow to 'medical tourism' :: Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, ... (Source: USATODAY.com 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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How Much Inequality Is Needed to Support a Strong Economy? :: There's plenty of self-interest on display in the debate on inequality, but behavioral and experimental economic studies and other inquiries into the topic show that there's more to the issue than meets the eye.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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Healthy Eating Hindered By Parents' Work-Life Stress :: In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition. While prior studies have implicated working mothers in providing less healthy family food environments, this is one of the first studies of family nutrition to look at fathers - in particular a population of urban fathers, who face higher rates of unemployment and under-employment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Tanking Economy May Mean Kids Suffer More Abuse (CME/CE) :: (MedPage Today) -- Rates of physical abuse and brain injury among the nation's children have risen significantly in the early 21st century, and the recent economic recession and housing crisis may be a reason why, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
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Rwanda: Too Many Babies Straining Economy :: [Focus]Rose Mukamurigo is a 54-year-old community health worker in Kayonza district, Eastern Province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
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America Has A Great Economic Future :: Behind the headlines, American entrepreuers are solving the country's major economic problems and building the foundation for a great future for future generations. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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