06-Feb-2013 16:26

Is this the game-changer on climate? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rkLyixTONJM/index.html

Rise of China creating conflict :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RU0AVSUCtls/index.html

Cricket star's life on the road :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eWgG8pPipxI/

Photo Release -- Campaign to Fix the Debt, Business Leaders Continue Push for Comprehensive Agreement Over Debt :: WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, January 8, the Campaign to Fix the Debt and NASDAQ OMX held a press conference to underscore the importance of continuing to pressure lawmakers and the Administration to agree on a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to bend down the unsustainable trajectory of our national debt. Businesses of all sizes from every sector of the economy have criticized the recent last-minute budget agreement for failing to provide the confidence to bolster growth. The Campaign and its affiliates remain as focused on this essential issue as ever, and expect our nation's leaders to be similarly engaged over the coming months. On Tuesday, prominent business leaders and senior Campaign leadership discussed their continued push for a bipartisan deal large enoug...
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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)
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RBS fined £390m over Libor scandal :: Royal Bank of Scotland is fined £390m ($610m) by UK and US authorities for its part in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21348719#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Twitter's Vine app now has a 17+ age rating, user reporting tool :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/6Hu5vhfjqgk/story01.htm

No surprise: Microsoft Surface Pro arrives to a mix of cheers and jeers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LFj-ovqTrNU/story01.htm

AUDIO: 'Why I became my own boss at 61' :: The ONS said there has been a rise in the number of over-50s starting businesses. 5 live spoke to someone who has done it.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21354351#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

MEPs back major EU fishing reform :: The European Parliament approves a major reform of fishing to end the wasteful discarding of dead fish and help depleted stocks to recover.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21352617#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Berlin-based e-reading app Readmill adds iPhone version :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ncVNS63QJe8/story01.htm

VIDEO: IFS predicts need for tax rises :: The Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted that the next government will need to raise taxes to deal with the UK's debt.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21353246#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Platinum Surges 12% YTD – Mine Closures Sees Supply Fall to 13 Year Low :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/platinum-surges-12-ytd-mine-closures-sees-supply-fall-13-year-low-1065678

GlaxoSmithKline in profits fall :: UK drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reports pre-tax profits of £7.64bn for the year to 31 December 2012, down 4% on the year before.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21357186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media :: US billionaire John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, has agreed to buy the UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3bn (£15bn).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21348567#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hollande Calls For Further ECB Intervention :: <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 euro traded steadily near $1.35 after its rally was quashed early on Tuesday after political scandals in some of the region's weaker economies unfolded. On Wednesday the currency held steady, trading at 1.3536.</p>
<p>Political uncertainty in Spain and Italy shook investors' confidence and renewed old worries that the two struggling nations would derail the region's recovery efforts.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hollande-calls-further-ecb-intervention-1065498

Las Vegas Casino Evacuated: Excalibur Hotel Casino Evacuated After 'Smoky Smell' Fills Three Floors Of Property Tower [PHOTO] :: <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>Things got hot last night at a Las Vegas casino when officials say an overheated ventilation motor caused a smoky smell and an evacuation in the early hours of Tuesday morning.</p>
<p>MGM resorts spokesman Gordon Absher told <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/overheated-motor-prompted-vegas-casino-evacuation-193727627.html">reporters</a> that employees at Las Vegas' Excalibur casino evacuated one of the properties four towers after alarms went off around 2 a.m. Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/las-vegas-casino-evacuated-excalibur-hotel-casino-evacuated-after-smoky-smell-fills-three-floors

Brent Steady as Positive PMI Data Overpowers Political Scandal :: <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>Brent crude oil held steadily above $116 on Wednesday morning after fears that the eurozone's political problems would derail the region's recent recovery were overshadowed by positive data which suggested the global economy was on the mend.</p>
<p>The commodity traded at $116.26 on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>Political uncertainty in two of the weakest eurozone countries threatened to impede the region's recent momentum earlier in the week when both Spain and Italy released political news that shook investors' confidence.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/brent-steady-positive-pmi-data-overpowers-political-scandal-1065494

Biogen Idec To Buy Elan's Stake In MS Drug Tysabri For $3.2 Billion :: <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>Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) has agreed to make an upfront payment of $3.2 billion and later pay royalties to acquire sole ownership of the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri from its Irish partner Elan Corp. PLC (NYSE:ELN), which owns 50 percent of the world's second-biggest MS drug.</p>
<p>Tysabri, which many doctors and patients view as one of the most effective therapies now on the market in treating MS, brought in $1.1 billion in sales for Biogen last year. That's second only to its lead MS drug Avonex, which generated revenue of $2.9 billion in 2012, according to company filings.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/biogen-idec-buy-elans-stake-ms-drug-tysabri-32-billion-1065440

Designers Share Their Inspirations And Sketches Ahead Of New York Fashion Week :: <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>New York Fashion Week begins on Thursday, but designers aren't saving it all for their runway shows. Some have been generous enough to give fashion mavens sneak peeks of their inspirations for the Fall 2013, but just enough to get excited without revealing too much.</p>
<p>So what should we expect to go down the runways at New York Fashion Week? Here's a peek of designers' personal sketches, mood boards and inspirations for their upcoming Fall 2013 collections.</p>
<p><strong>Carolina Herrera: "Precision."</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/designers-share-their-inspirations-sketches-ahead-new-york-fashion-week-1064734