Top business news: 9 aug. 2012

torsdag 9 augusti 2012

New York Times Moves To Sell About.com, Shedding Another Non-Core Asset :: The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371757/20120808/new-york-times-sale-answers.htm

Standard Chartered Scandal: The British Need To Stop Whining And Start Investigating :: Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London's financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371737/20120808/london-new-york-financial-scandal-libor-regulators.htm

'We Need To Shrink' - Fannie Mae CEO :: Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), the largest government-controlled mortgage backer, reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the first time in five years Wednesday, but its CEO said the company should cede business to private investors when the housing market finally recovers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371696/20120808/fannie-mae-ceo-mayopoulos-shrink.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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida74450&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FNRlD0igYQ_g%2F246841.php

Today In Long Shots: Nairobi Casts Bid for 2024 Olympics :: Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372110/20120809/nairobi-kenya-olympics-summer-games-2024-john.htm

FHFA Could Block Attempts To Use Eminent Domain To Seize US Mortgages :: The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said it has "significant concerns" over proposals by local governments to use eminent domain to seize foreclosures and reduce loan balances to provide homeowner relief.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372105/20120809/fhfa-eminent-domain-fannie-freddie.htm

US Health Care Reform To Hit Low-Paid, Part-Time Workers Hardest: Study :: U.S. employers in the restaurant and retail industries -- those with a large number of hourly wage workers who traditionally had minimal or no health insurance -- are more likely than other companies to drop their health plans or cut worker's hours in order to maintain their already slim profit margins.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372072/20120809/obamacare-health-care-reform-law-retail-restuarant.htm

US Trade Deficit Narrows To $42.9B In June - Lowest Since Dec. 2010 :: The U.S. trade deficit in June was the smallest in one-and-a-half years as lower oil prices curbed imports, according to government data on Thursday that suggested an upward revision to second-quarter growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372034/20120809/trade-deficit-exports-imports-gdp-jobs.htm

US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall To 361,000 :: The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting that the battered labor market is healing.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372010/20120809/initial-jobless-claims-august-4-unemployment.htm

What More Can Central Banks Do To Fight The Recession? Plenty :: Despite most central banks slashing interest rates in 2009, there is still room for central banks to maneuver and stimulate their sluggish economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371973/20120809/central-banks-stuimulus-fed-bernanke-king.htm

America's Wealthiest Drive The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 328 And...Toyota Prius? :: Keeping up with the Joneses can mean buying best-value vehicles for some of the wealthiest U.S. consumers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371966/20120809/rich-people-wealthiest-cars-luxury-mercedes-bmw.htm

Libor Fixing Scandal: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Suspends Third Trader :: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) confirms it has sent home its third London-based banker - but will not be drawn on Libor link.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371952/20120809/bank-tokyo-mitsubishi-ufj-btmu-libor-fixing.htm

Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Complete Genomics, Allscripts, Silicon Graphics, Salix, Photronics, Boingo, SunPowe, Monster, Career Education, Alaska Communications) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were Complete Genomics Inc, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc, Silicon Graphics International Corp, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Photronics Inc.

The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Boingo Wireless Inc, SunPower Corporation, Monster Beverage Corporation, Career Education Corporation and Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371864/20120809/top-market-nasdaq-movers-complete-genomics-allscripts.htm

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03382&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-good-the-bad-the-economy%2F201207%2Fhow-much-inequality-is-needed-support-strong-economy

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida85635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FMA4O1KCYlbQ%2F246989.php

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03786&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid8008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FDomesticViolence%2F33755

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03635&cid=ct_15_29_f&fid2392&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201207160087.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03676&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwho-we-are%2F201207%2Famerica-has-great-economic-future

Foreign Skilled Workers To Supplement, Not Replace, Australian Workers :: The 457 work visas programme extended to foreign skilled workers are not in any way meant to fill jobs meant for the Australians, a new study revealed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372252/20120809/jobs-workers-employment.htm

10-Aug-2012 07:21

10-Aug-2012 07:20 To

New York Times Moves To Sell About.com, Shedding Another Non-Core Asset :: The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371757/20120808/new-york-times-sale-answers.htm

Standard Chartered Scandal: The British Need To Stop Whining And Start Investigating :: Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London's financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371737/20120808/london-new-york-financial-scandal-libor-regulators.htm

'We Need To Shrink' - Fannie Mae CEO :: Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), the largest government-controlled mortgage backer, reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the first time in five years Wednesday, but its CEO said the company should cede business to private investors when the housing market finally recovers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371696/20120808/fannie-mae-ceo-mayopoulos-shrink.htm

Europe Financial Crisis: Italy, Spain Downgraded By DBRS :: Toronto-based credit rating agency DBRS, Inc., announced today it is downgrading the sovereign credit ratings of the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Italy from their current "A (high)" ratings." Italy was taken down one notch to "A.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371668/20120808/spain-italy-downgrade-dbrs.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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida74450&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FNRlD0igYQ_g%2F246841.php

Today In Long Shots: Nairobi Casts Bid for 2024 Olympics :: Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372110/20120809/nairobi-kenya-olympics-summer-games-2024-john.htm

FHFA Could Block Attempts To Use Eminent Domain To Seize US Mortgages :: The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said it has "significant concerns" over proposals by local governments to use eminent domain to seize foreclosures and reduce loan balances to provide homeowner relief.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372105/20120809/fhfa-eminent-domain-fannie-freddie.htm

US Health Care Reform To Hit Low-Paid, Part-Time Workers Hardest: Study :: U.S. employers in the restaurant and retail industries -- those with a large number of hourly wage workers who traditionally had minimal or no health insurance -- are more likely than other companies to drop their health plans or cut worker's hours in order to maintain their already slim profit margins.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372072/20120809/obamacare-health-care-reform-law-retail-restuarant.htm

US Trade Deficit Narrows To $42.9B In June - Lowest Since Dec. 2010 :: The U.S. trade deficit in June was the smallest in one-and-a-half years as lower oil prices curbed imports, according to government data on Thursday that suggested an upward revision to second-quarter growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372034/20120809/trade-deficit-exports-imports-gdp-jobs.htm

US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall To 361,000 :: The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting that the battered labor market is healing.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372010/20120809/initial-jobless-claims-august-4-unemployment.htm

What More Can Central Banks Do To Fight The Recession? Plenty :: Despite most central banks slashing interest rates in 2009, there is still room for central banks to maneuver and stimulate their sluggish economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371973/20120809/central-banks-stuimulus-fed-bernanke-king.htm

America's Wealthiest Drive The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 328 And...Toyota Prius? :: Keeping up with the Joneses can mean buying best-value vehicles for some of the wealthiest U.S. consumers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371966/20120809/rich-people-wealthiest-cars-luxury-mercedes-bmw.htm

Libor Fixing Scandal: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Suspends Third Trader :: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) confirms it has sent home its third London-based banker - but will not be drawn on Libor link.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371952/20120809/bank-tokyo-mitsubishi-ufj-btmu-libor-fixing.htm

Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Complete Genomics, Allscripts, Silicon Graphics, Salix, Photronics, Boingo, SunPowe, Monster, Career Education, Alaska Communications) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were Complete Genomics Inc, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc, Silicon Graphics International Corp, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Photronics Inc.

The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Boingo Wireless Inc, SunPower Corporation, Monster Beverage Corporation, Career Education Corporation and Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371864/20120809/top-market-nasdaq-movers-complete-genomics-allscripts.htm

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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid037201&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#283&url=http%3A%2F%2Frssfeeds.usatoday.com%2F%7Er%2FUsatodaycomHealth-TopStories%2F%7E3%2FcYIPMOn_JxM%2F2009-11-30-Medicaltourism30_st_N.htm

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03382&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-good-the-bad-the-economy%2F201207%2Fhow-much-inequality-is-needed-support-strong-economy

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida85635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FMA4O1KCYlbQ%2F246989.php

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03786&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid8008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FDomesticViolence%2F33755

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03635&cid=ct_15_29_f&fid2392&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201207160087.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb03676&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwho-we-are%2F201207%2Famerica-has-great-economic-future

Foreign Skilled Workers To Supplement, Not Replace, Australian Workers :: The 457 work visas programme extended to foreign skilled workers are not in any way meant to fill jobs meant for the Australians, a new study revealed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372252/20120809/jobs-workers-employment.htm

10-Aug-2012 06:20

10-Aug-2012 06:20 To

New York Times Moves To Sell About.com, Shedding Another Non-Core Asset :: The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371757/20120808/new-york-times-sale-answers.htm

Standard Chartered Scandal: The British Need To Stop Whining And Start Investigating :: Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London's financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371737/20120808/london-new-york-financial-scandal-libor-regulators.htm

'We Need To Shrink' - Fannie Mae CEO :: Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), the largest government-controlled mortgage backer, reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the first time in five years Wednesday, but its CEO said the company should cede business to private investors when the housing market finally recovers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371696/20120808/fannie-mae-ceo-mayopoulos-shrink.htm

Europe Financial Crisis: Italy, Spain Downgraded By DBRS :: Toronto-based credit rating agency DBRS, Inc., announced today it is downgrading the sovereign credit ratings of the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Italy from their current "A (high)" ratings." Italy was taken down one notch to "A.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371668/20120808/spain-italy-downgrade-dbrs.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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida74450&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FNRlD0igYQ_g%2F246841.php

Today In Long Shots: Nairobi Casts Bid for 2024 Olympics :: Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372110/20120809/nairobi-kenya-olympics-summer-games-2024-john.htm

FHFA Could Block Attempts To Use Eminent Domain To Seize US Mortgages :: The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said it has "significant concerns" over proposals by local governments to use eminent domain to seize foreclosures and reduce loan balances to provide homeowner relief.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372105/20120809/fhfa-eminent-domain-fannie-freddie.htm

US Health Care Reform To Hit Low-Paid, Part-Time Workers Hardest: Study :: U.S. employers in the restaurant and retail industries -- those with a large number of hourly wage workers who traditionally had minimal or no health insurance -- are more likely than other companies to drop their health plans or cut worker's hours in order to maintain their already slim profit margins.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372072/20120809/obamacare-health-care-reform-law-retail-restuarant.htm

US Trade Deficit Narrows To $42.9B In June - Lowest Since Dec. 2010 :: The U.S. trade deficit in June was the smallest in one-and-a-half years as lower oil prices curbed imports, according to government data on Thursday that suggested an upward revision to second-quarter growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372034/20120809/trade-deficit-exports-imports-gdp-jobs.htm

US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall To 361,000 :: The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting that the battered labor market is healing.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372010/20120809/initial-jobless-claims-august-4-unemployment.htm

What More Can Central Banks Do To Fight The Recession? Plenty :: Despite most central banks slashing interest rates in 2009, there is still room for central banks to maneuver and stimulate their sluggish economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371973/20120809/central-banks-stuimulus-fed-bernanke-king.htm

America's Wealthiest Drive The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 328 And...Toyota Prius? :: Keeping up with the Joneses can mean buying best-value vehicles for some of the wealthiest U.S. consumers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371966/20120809/rich-people-wealthiest-cars-luxury-mercedes-bmw.htm

Libor Fixing Scandal: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Suspends Third Trader :: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) confirms it has sent home its third London-based banker - but will not be drawn on Libor link.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371952/20120809/bank-tokyo-mitsubishi-ufj-btmu-libor-fixing.htm

Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Complete Genomics, Allscripts, Silicon Graphics, Salix, Photronics, Boingo, SunPowe, Monster, Career Education, Alaska Communications) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were Complete Genomics Inc, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc, Silicon Graphics International Corp, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Photronics Inc.

The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Boingo Wireless Inc, SunPower Corporation, Monster Beverage Corporation, Career Education Corporation and Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371864/20120809/top-market-nasdaq-movers-complete-genomics-allscripts.htm

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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Foreign Skilled Workers To Supplement, Not Replace, Australian Workers :: The 457 work visas programme extended to foreign skilled workers are not in any way meant to fill jobs meant for the Australians, a new study revealed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372252/20120809/jobs-workers-employment.htm

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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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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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New York Times Moves To Sell About.com, Shedding Another Non-Core Asset :: The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371757/20120808/new-york-times-sale-answers.htm

Standard Chartered Scandal: The British Need To Stop Whining And Start Investigating :: Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London's financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371737/20120808/london-new-york-financial-scandal-libor-regulators.htm

European markets at close: 08.08.12 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHdKyJA3-j0/

'We Need To Shrink' - Fannie Mae CEO :: Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), the largest government-controlled mortgage backer, reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the first time in five years Wednesday, but its CEO said the company should cede business to private investors when the housing market finally recovers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371696/20120808/fannie-mae-ceo-mayopoulos-shrink.htm

StanChart fights back on Iran allegations :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/PKNRn3GZEfk/

Europe Financial Crisis: Italy, Spain Downgraded By DBRS :: Toronto-based credit rating agency DBRS, Inc., announced today it is downgrading the sovereign credit ratings of the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Italy from their current "A (high)" ratings." Italy was taken down one notch to "A.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371668/20120808/spain-italy-downgrade-dbrs.htm

Let Them Eat Cake: Kim Jong-un's Wife's Dior Handbag Costs As Much As A North Korean's Yearly Income :: Amnesty International believes 1 million North Koreans have died of starvation since the 1990s, while millions more remain malnourished.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371662/20120808/north-korea-kim-jong-un-s-poverty.htm

Fed Heads, Breaking Taboo, Talk Politics :: Two nonvoting members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors have broken a long-standing taboo against wading into politics by publicly talking about how election-year considerations affect the decisions of U.S. central bankers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371650/20120808/federal-reserve-election-bernanke-rosengren-fisher.htm

Why the London Riots will Happen Again [ANALYSIS] :: As anniversary of English riots passes, Lianna Brinded examines how unanswered questions around shooting of Mark Duggan and the state of youth culture will spark more violence.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371644/20120808/london-riots-mark-duggan-asbos-society-politics.htm

Crash!: India's Roads Are The Deadliest In The World :: These figures also do not include the hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of Indians who are seriously injured by these frequent mishaps.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371635/20120808/indian-roads-accidents-fatalities-drivers-crashes.htm

HP Boosts Earnings Estimates After Firings Start :: Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, raised its estimates for third-quarter earnings to $1 a share from 94 cents apparently because of higher demand, as well as the initial impact of firing 27,000 employees to shave costs.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371632/20120808/hp-firing-pc-server-goodwill-charges.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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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.
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C of E sells shares in News Corp :: The Church of England sells its shares in News Corp, on fears that the media group has not learnt lessons from the phone-hacking scandal.
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U.S. athletics boss talks sponsors :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EMUnjpPdFtU/

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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Countering the Livestock‐Targeted Bioterrorism Threat and Responding with an Animal Health Safeguarding System :: SummaryAttacks against livestock and poultry using biological agents constitute a subtype of agroterrorism. These attacks are defined as the intentional introduction of an animal infectious disease to strike fear in people, damage a nation's economy and/or threaten social stability. Livestock bioterrorism is considered attractive to terrorists because biological agents for use against livestock or poultry are more readily available and difficult to monitor than biological agents for use against humans. In addition, an attack on animal husbandry can have enormous economic consequences, even without human casualties. Animal husbandry is vulnerable to livestock‐targeted bioterrorism because it is nearly impossible to secure all livestock animals, and compared with humans, livestock are le...
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Joblessness and Symbolic Loss :: We live in a stressful society. We need to keep up with the hustle and bustle of everyday, as well as professional, life. Stress might feel more commonplace than a sense of peace.
Although there are several difficult, nationwide events that we are all currently adapting to, one of the most talked-about stressors in modern American culture is the dramatic rise in unemployment.
Current Trends
Joblessness is becoming more widespread in the United States. For example, in January 2001, the unemployment rate of individuals 16 years and older was 4.2 percent. By January 2011, this percentage more than doubled to 9.7 percent (Department of Labor, 2011). The situation seems to be improving in 2012.
A rapidly increasing unemployment rate can dramatically affect people who are out of work, as well as...
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Mobile payment committee holds promise for more cooperation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DRxjJLzEwLE/

UN urges US to cut ethanol production :: Intervention will be seized on by state governors, lawmakers and meat and livestock industry, who have expressed alarm at surging prices for corn
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Facebook: water efficiency at Prineville is good, but not good enough :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GiwOnzYhF9M/

Russian evolution – Reshaping Putin's oil industry :: Russia's energy industry has been through two great rounds of changes since the collapse of communism. Now it is entering its third
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Olympic winners: How NBC's authentication helped VPN providers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/z75hWFerkFA/

Osborne lobbies Geithner on StanChart :: Chancellor spoke to Treasury secretary three times amid worries about potential damage to reputation of City from investigation
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David Walker named Barclays chairman :: Respected financier and corporate governance expert has been outspoken in his criticism of high bankers' pay
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Draghi lays out toolkit to save eurozone :: The European Central Bank president may find it easier to use more unusual – even emergency – measures aimed at banks and companies
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JPMorgan revises down capital levels :: Bank has been forced by regulators to shave 50 basis points off its reported capital levels following its $5bn trading loss earlier this year
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Today In Long Shots: Nairobi Casts Bid for 2024 Olympics :: Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372110/20120809/nairobi-kenya-olympics-summer-games-2024-john.htm

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