tisdag 23 oktober 2012

24-Oct-2012 07:58 a

VIDEO: Unemployment remains high in Egypt :: Youth unemployment was a common thread running through the Arab Spring uprisings and it continues to be high.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053724#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Huawei offers access to equipment :: China's Huawei offers to give Australia unrestricted access to its software source code and equipment, as it looks to ease fears that it is a security threat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053511#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Wattpad tries serial fiction, with help from Margaret Atwood :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/e2WmeSAX4hc/

China flash PMI show signs of recovery :: Activity in China's manufacturing sector improved in October suggesting a gradual recovery of the economy is under way, according to a survey released on Wednesday
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e4cbb28-1d91-11e2-abeb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Asian Stocks Fall On US Earnings; China Data Limit Losses :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>Most of the Asian markets declined Wednesday as sentiment deteriorated following the weak earnings reports and the downgrade on five of the Spanish regions by Moody's.</p><p>Japanese benchmark Nikkei declined 0.21 percent or 19.16 points to 8,995.30, South Korea's KOSPI Composite fell 0.60 percent or 12.02 points to 1,915.19 and Taiwan's Taiex Index fell 0.1 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.15 percent or 32.95 points to 21,730.50 and Chinese Shanghai Composite advanced 0.35 percent. Markets in India are closed for holiday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/asian-stocks-fall-us-earnings-china-data-limit-losses-852783

Chinese factories hint at rebound :: Levels of manufacturing in China are continuing to contract, but at a slower pace in October, signalling the possibility of a gradual recovery, according to HSBC.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053290#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Japan's Rakuten has global ambitions :: The chief executive of the Japanese online retailer Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, has told the BBC he wants to challenge global rivals like Amazon.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Afghanistan's telecom success :: Afghanistan's booming telecom industry bodes well for the fortunes of the country's economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053031#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Richard Mourdock: Conception From Rape 'Is Something God Intended' [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate in Indiana, said Tuesday night that if a rape results in conception, it "is something intended by God." </p><p>Mourdock's comment in a televised debate (see video below) recalled the infamous "legitmate rape" gaffe by his party's Senate candidate in Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin.</p><p>Akin was showered with scorn for saying that women who were raped had a way of "shutting down"  pregnancy. His own party tried, without success, to force him out of the race, and he has fallen behind incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/richard-mourdock-conception-rape-something-god-intended-video-852770

Canada Senate Committee Recommends Cull Of 70,000 Seals :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>Canada's Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has recommended the "culling" (i.e. slaughter) of 70,000 grey seals in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://phys.org/news/2012-10-canada-senate-committee-endorses-cull.html">Agence France-Presse</a>. The committee hopes that removing the seals will aid to the recovery of depleted cod stocks.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/canada-senate-committee-recommends-cull-70000-seals-852766

Chipmaker SK Hynix posts profit :: SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, reports a quarterly profit, helped by cutting costs to offset a slowdown in demand for personal computers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

HSBC's China Flash PMI Rises To 49.1; Shares Rebound :: <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>China's economy gave encouraging signs Wednesday morning as HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.1 from September's final reading of 47.9.</p><p>A number above 50 represents expansion for manufacturing activity, while anything under 50 signals contraction, and the index has under 50 for a year as of the October report.</p><p>The "flash" version of the HSBC PMI is based on initial responses from 85 to 90 percent of those surveyed, MarketWatch reports. Sub-indexes covering manufacturing output and new orders also advanced.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hsbcs-china-flash-pmi-rises-491-shares-rebound-852769

VIDEO: Apple's new iPad targets Asian rivals :: Apple's new smaller iPad is aimed at competing with tablets made by rivals in Asia, like Samsung and Sony.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Update: Costa Rica Rocked By 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>An earthquake rocked Costa Rica Tuesday evening. According to reports, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit approximately 40 miles south of Liberia, on the northwest coast.</p><p>According to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/quake-costarica-idUSL1E8LO04Y20121024">Reuters</a>, the United States Geographical Survey is reporting the 6.6 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was 38 miles south of Liberia, at a depth of 11.8 miles. The earthquake occurred at 6:45 p.m. local time (8:45 p.m. EDT).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/update-costa-rica-rocked-66-magnitude-earthquake-852757

Dow Chemical To Cut Workforce 5%, Shut 20 Plants :: <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>Dow Chemical Co (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=DOW.N"><span id="symbol_DOW.N_0">DOW.N</span></a>), the largest U.S. chemical firm, announced Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program amid a slowing global economy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dow-chemical-cut-workforce-5-shut-20-plants-852758

Asian Shares Down, Awaiting Key China Data :: <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>Asian shares faltered while the yen firmed Wednesday as investors stayed risk-averse, with continued weak corporate <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/earnings" title="Full coverage of Earnings">earnings</a> worldwide and worries about economic slowdowns.</p><p><span id="midArticle_1">Asian markets will also focus on HSBC's latest report on China's manufacturing sector, due around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday EDT, with any bad news likely to further hurt fragile sentiment.</span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/asian-shares-down-awaiting-key-china-data-852748

Did Rihanna Give Chris Brown 'Herpes From Barbados?' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>Rihanna allegedly gave Chris Brown "Barbadian herpes," if the hip-hop star is to be believed.</p><p>A source claims Chris Brown, 23, filed a (seemingly bogus) lawsuit where he is requesting a restraining order against the Barbadian beauty since she gave him herpes, according to celebrity blogger <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://perezhilton.com/page/3/#readmore">Perez Hilton.</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/did-rihanna-give-chris-brown-herpes-barbados-852745

Bad news for network innovation: Investment in infrastructure startups is falling :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CK69EFssWoo/

Dung Balls Are Beetles' Stinky Personal Air Conditioners :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>In the African desert, surface temperatures can often shoot up past 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If you were caught in such conditions, you might do just about anything to cool off – even if it meant dancing on top of a ball of poop.</p><p>Admittedly, dung beetles aren't exactly as creeped-out by feces as we are, since excrement is the main staple of their diet. They even roll it up into spheres for a takeout meal! Now scientists say those balls of waste serve another purpose as well: They're also transportable (and slightly fragrant) air conditioners.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dung-balls-are-beetles-stinky-personal-air-conditioners-852636

VIDEO: Falling rice exports hit Thailand :: Thailand's economy is struggling to cope with a fall in demand from Europe, as well as a huge drop in exports of rice.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053024#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Princess Sofia & Other Disney Princesses Who Ignited Controversy :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><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>Disney's Princess Sofia has been stirring up a lot of controversy after being touted as "Hispanic" despite her blue eyes and fair skin.</p><p>It seems the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has been able to finagle their way out of the cultural snafu by denying their newest princess is Hispanic.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/princess-sofia-other-disney-princesses-who-ignited-controversy-852729

Zynga cuts five percent of workforce, reduces investment in The Ville :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WSvhI3ROs3Y/

Netflix could partner with others to enter Asia :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/guLFcretTcQ/

Facebook: We're just getting started making money in mobile :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/okOtEI2QtNU/

Afghanistan's telecom sector evolves :: Afghanistan telecom sector evolves after decades of conflict
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19975113#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Saving or investing - what is best? :: How risky is it to invest your long-term saving?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20032135#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Dreams to despair for Egypt's young :: Egypt's young revolutionaries stuggle with weak jobs market
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20046965#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Waterstones upbeat on Kindle deal :: Waterstones's boss explains why he's decided to sell Kindles
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20046568#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Brown wants Malala day of action :: Gordon Brown calls for global day of action for Malala
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20045482#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Commutist podcast: iPad Mini and iMac gets skinny :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/M3kaAV3IqZw/

Apple launches iPad Mini tablet :: Apple launches its widely-anticipated smaller tablet, the iPad Mini, at an event in California.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20042738#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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