03-Oct-2012 10:45

Risk or reward? Mexico deep water oil :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qaGcQoC_wEk/index.html

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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Scouting clowns for Cirque du Soleil :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/cn3cSjokAlw/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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Asian Stocks Mixed On China Data, Spain Uncertainty :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/asian-stocks-mixed-china-data-spain-uncertainty-799309

Flaws scupper rail franchise deal :: The decision to award the UK's West Coast rail franchise to FirstGroup is scrapped after the government admits to "unacceptable" flaws in its contract process.
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Spain Concerns Weigh Down US Stock Futures :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/spain-concerns-weigh-down-us-stock-futures-799307

Pearson boss Scardino steps down :: Marjorie Scardino, the first woman to head a FTSE 100 company, is to step down as chief executive of publishing firm Pearson at the end of the year.
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Brent slips below $111 as growth concerns persist :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">(Reuters) - Brent crude <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/futures" title="Full coverage of futures">futures</a> slipped below $111 per barrel on Wednesday, hurt by persistent concerns over global growth and oil demand, while Europe's festering debt crisis added to uncertainty.</span></span></p><p><span id="articleText">Simmering tensions in the Middle East kept losses in check, however, with investors increasingly convinced that a dispute over Iran's nuclear program will drag on.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">"It's hard to get bullish when the numbers are so bad, especially in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/china" title="Full coverage of China">China</a> and the euro zone," said Tony Nunan, an oil risk manager at Mitsubishi Corp, referring to weak manufacturing data released this week.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">"But prices are not going to fall that far, as the situation between <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/iran" title="Full coverage of Iran">Iran</a> and Israel will keep the heat under the market until the end of the year."</span></p><p><span id="articleText">Brent November crude futures had fallen 66 cents to $110.91 a barrel by 2.34 a.m. EDT. They ended Tuesday below two critical technical levels -- the 50-day moving average at $112.06 and the 200-day moving average at $112.09.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">U.S. November crude shed 50 cents to $91.39 a barrel and could drop below $89 after failing to break key resistance at $93.33.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">But a supportive factor for U.S. prices was data from the American Petroleum Institute showing that inventories rose less than expected last week, adding 462,000 barrels, against expectations for a build of 1.5 million barrels. <api></api></span></p><p><span id="articleText">The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases its weekly estimates on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. EDT.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">GROWING PAINS</span></p><p><span id="articleText">Concerns about global growth intensified this week, after a raft of manufacturing data showed companies have yet to benefit from stimulus measures by central banks and governments.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">While manufacturing in the United States grew unexpectedly in September, the euro zone's factories suffered their worst quarter in nearly three years and China appeared to have lost steam.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">Adding to investor worries are next month's elections in the U.S. and the likelihood of a sharp cut in the country's budget deficit after the polls, which could hurt a nascent recovery in the world's biggest oil consumer.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">"(Investors) have to contemplate whether such policy developments will soon result in genuine broader macro healing," Bank of America-Merrill Lynch analysts said in a report.</span></p><p><span id="articleText">"We are less sanguine, especially as focus turns to a potentially negative interaction between the oncoming U.S. fiscal cliff and the peak of the election season."</span></p><p><span id="articleText">The twists and turns</span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/brent-slips-below-111-growth-concerns-persist-799305

Coffee Technical Daily Outlook 10/3 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/coffee-technical-daily-outlook-103-799303

Natural Gas Technical Daily Outlook 10/3 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/natural-gas-technical-daily-outlook-103-799301

European Markets Fall On Spain's Delay In Seeking Help :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/european-markets-fall-spains-delay-seeking-help-799287

Crude Oil Technical Daily Outlook 10/3 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/crude-oil-technical-daily-outlook-103-799299

Tesco sees half-year profits fall :: The UK's biggest retailer, Tesco, reports its first fall in profits since 1994. while Sainsbury's reports a rise in quarterly sales.
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Uplift in Sentiment was Short-lived as Spain Denied Bailout Request :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Financial markets were lifted initially by Reuters' report that Spain would make formal request for external funding as soon as during the weekend. Yet, gains were limited after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy denied that he would do so soon. Wall Street opened higher but then retreated later in the day. The DJIA ended the day sliding -0.24% while the S&amp;P 500 index added +0.09%. In the commodity sector, crude oil prices dropped with the front-month WTI contract and the Brent crude contract losing -0.64% and -0.55% respectively.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uplift-sentiment-was-short-lived-spain-denied-bailout-request-799297

Forex Signals – EURUSD Price Whiplash :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/forex-signals-eurusd-price-whiplash-799295

Copper News: THEMAC Resources Group Limited Remains Under Valued :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/copper-news-themac-resources-group-limited-remains-under-valued-799293

Who is the next Steve Jobs? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2zROkdmpcIs/index.html

Airports on carbon cutting mission :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4eKRPEQiw4w/index.html