03-Oct-2012 11:46

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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Flaws scupper rail franchise deal :: Flaws in the bidding process for the UK's West Coast rail franchise leads to the decision to award it to FirstGroup being scrapped and the suspension of civil servants.
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Rial: Iran's currency in distress :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/zWLhPlDihek/

VIDEO: 'Embarrassing' franchise deal to cost £40m :: The decision to award the UK's multi-billion-pound West Coast Main Line rail franchise to FirstGroup has been scrapped by the government.
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Did Washington Cover Up Militant Involvement In Benghazi Attacks? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/did-washington-cover-militant-involvement-benghazi-attacks-799313

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

IKEA's Saudi catalog: No women? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dKmf5vRtmDQ/index.html

ADB Cuts GDP Forecast For China And India :: <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> </p><p>The Asian Development Bank cut its 2012 and 2013 growth estimates for several developing countries in Asia Wednesday, citing weakness in global demand.</p><p>The ADB cut its growth forecast for China to 7.7 percent from the previous 8.5 percent in 2012 and to 8.1 percent from 8.7 percent for 2013.  The ADB expects that India would grow 5.6 percent in 2012 and 6.7 percent in 2013, compared to the previously estimated 7.0 and 7.5 percent growth in 2012 and 2013 respectively.</p><p>In the "Asian Development Outlook 2012 Update" released Wednesday, the bank said that the developing Asia should be ready to brace for a prolonged period of moderate expansion amidst an ongoing slump in global demand after years of rapid growth.</p><p>It said that the economies in the region should reduce their reliance on exports and exploit the boom in service sector to sustain the growth levels.</p><p>"Developing Asia must adapt to a moderate growth environment, and countries will need to do more to reduce their reliance on exports, rebalance their sources of growth, and increase their productivity and efficiency," said Changyong Rhee, ADB's chief economist.  </p><p>According to the ADB, the region's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is dropping to 6.1 percent in 2012 and 6.7 percent in 2013, down significantly from 7.2 percent in 2011. The GDP growth in the two largest economies in the region -- China and India -- has also decelerated as the slowdown in the U.S. and the euro zone crisis has affected the exports from these countries negatively.</p><p>The slowdown in China has a rippling effect in South Asia as the interregional exports are hit while India, on the other hand, is affected by the weak investment demand and the delayed monsoon, which curtailed agricultural growth.</p><p>"India can start reversing this trend by improving its investment climate and expediting reforms," said Changyong Rhee. "Tight monetary policy to counter persistently high inflation and a high deficit leave little room for policy to stimulate growth. However, restoring investor confidence can help jumpstart critical infrastructure projects that could get the economy moving."</p><p>The ADB says that the booming service industry can boost the economic growth and create jobs in developing Asia, but the political restrictions and red tapes block economies from exploiting its full potential.</p><p>"A slew of regulations restrict competition and hamper development of the services sector, affecting everything from the corner shop to mobile telephones," said Changyong Rhee. "These barriers need to be dismantled</p></div></div></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

AUDIO: 'Major problem' for West Coast Main Line :: The Department for Transport has cancelled its decision to award the West Coast Main Line franchise to First Group after it admitted that it got its numbers wrong in the bidding 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

Spain: Perils of being 'stinking poor' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/tnEwi57zUW0/index.html

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>
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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