Top business news: 8 nov. 2012

torsdag 8 november 2012

09-Nov-2012 08:16

Jobs crisis takes toll on Greece :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/L-Ag1HM_bOo/

Can coaching kick-start your career? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_KucZBluR5E/index.html

Bigger threat: China or Europe? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qk4ZW_d7_vA/

UBS slashes jobs, shifts focus :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3LyKJWs4K8Y/

Santiago: S. America's Silicon Valley? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PQril3Oxnso/index.html

Beauty sleep at 35,000 feet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CnlMRapLbC4/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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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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Focus turns to US budget clash :: Global markets fall after Barack Obama's victory, with investor attention now turning to a looming budget clash in Washington.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20231761#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Poor Eurozone growth until 2014 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/8Lar2f-tAvQ/

Paribas stands firm as markets fall :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/aFFxbhkmpXI/

Markets tumble as future fears haunt investors :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/J6gaoc_ttnY/

BOA 'ignored a budget warning' :: The cash-strapped British Olympic Association defends its spending in light of an expected £2m deficit this year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20172061

European markets at close: 07.11.2012 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/C_i2eNMCOq0/

Pay rises fastest for the wealthy :: Pay rates have risen much faster for the wealthy in the past 25 years than for the poorest, official figures show.
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Dutch ING slashes jobs after profits drop :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/GULQUvMt33w/

"Wise men" reduce German growth forecasts :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/xuQoX2S7PaM/

Mao's shadow over China :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5JTyZqZ-MNA/

Diamond industry losing its shine? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/tlLo3fdvBpU/

09-Nov-2012 08:16 How

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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How media companies can think more like startups :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_dYvcYKVxHM/story01.htm

Lessons learned: How to get your big data startup to a Series B :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Z2C_9DwRGlk/story01.htm

How Sandy hit economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/n3rTR8vSEIs/

VIDEO: How to maximise savings in low rate era :: The Bank of England's policy of ultra-low interest rates, has seen savers struggle to achieve a high rate on their cash, but it is possible to maximise returns with a little hard work and by using personal tax allowances.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20250117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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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Quiz: How will you fare? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/67GkWlozlSI/index.html

How did the PPI bill ever get so big? :: How did the PPI mis-selling bill get so big?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20255657#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Beating the recruitment machines :: How to land a job in the era of the online application
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20255387#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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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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Los Angeles Lakers News: Steve Nash Set to Return From Injury? :: <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>The Los Angeles Lakers new foursome of Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash hasn't gotten much time together in the 2012-2013 NBA season.</p><p>In L.A.'s second game, Nash went down with an injury, and has missed the team's last three contests. A week after the point guard suffered a fracture in his leg against the Trail Blazers, he still isn't close to making a return.</p><p>Nash's initial diagnosis stated that he would miss at least seven days. After doing some shooting and dribbling in practice, the veteran said he's not even close to full strength.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/los-angeles-lakers-news-steve-nash-set-return-injury-865742

How media companies can think more like startups :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_dYvcYKVxHM/story01.htm

Lessons learned: How to get your big data startup to a Series B :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Z2C_9DwRGlk/story01.htm

How Sandy hit economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/n3rTR8vSEIs/

VIDEO: How to maximise savings in low rate era :: The Bank of England's policy of ultra-low interest rates, has seen savers struggle to achieve a high rate on their cash, but it is possible to maximise returns with a little hard work and by using personal tax allowances.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20250117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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

Quiz: How will you fare? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/67GkWlozlSI/index.html