onsdag 13 februari 2013

13-Feb-2013 13:07

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

EU and US launch free-trade talks :: The European Union and the US will begin formal talks on a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the biggest trade deal in history.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21439945#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK workers earn the same as in 2003 :: Workers in the UK are earning no more than they were 10 years ago, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21443515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Bank of England: 'Steady recovery' :: Bank of England's Sir Mervyn King says the UK economy will see a "slow but steady recovery".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Republic chain enters administration :: Leeds-based fashion chain Republic, which employs 2,500 staff, confirms that it has become the latest High Street name to go into administration.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442301#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Banks to improve investment advice :: The UK's biggest banks and building societies have agreed to improve the quality of the investment advice they give to High Street customers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21432425#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

US Stock Futures Signal Slightly Higher Open Ahead Of Retail Sales 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>The U.S. stock index futures point to slightly higher open Wednesday, ahead of the U.S. retail sales data release by the Commerce Department scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Retail sales is expected to show a 0.1 percent rise in January, against a 0.5 percent increase registered in December as consumers eye smaller paychecks on the back of a recent tax increase.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-signal-slightly-higher-open-ahead-retail-sales-data-1081532

Deepening U.S., EU trade relations :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LswpUbb3Ih8/

Mobile phone sales 'go into reverse' :: Sales of mobile phones declined by nearly 2% in 2012, a study suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21441953#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bank of England: 'Recovery in sight' :: The UK economy has "cause for optimism", the governor of the Bank of England says, but warns that inflation will remain above target for two years.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21440080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Journalists Fume Over Jonah Lehrer's $20,000 Plagiarism Payday :: <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>Jonah Lehrer, the disgraced science journalist who stepped down from a staff position at the New Yorker last year after it was revealed that he <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="bad-news-jonah-lehrer-innocence-muslims-among-worst-media-fails-2012-977596">plagiarized and fabricated some of his material</a>, made his first extensive public statements on Tuesday at a Knight Foundation seminar in Miami.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/journalists-fume-over-jonah-lehrers-20000-plagiarism-payday-1080602

Rats Learn To 'Touch' Infrared Light, Thanks To Brain Device :: <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>It might sound like a very odd comic book, but it's true: Scientists have given experimental rats the ability to "touch" infrared light. The researchers describe the experiment in a paper debuting on Monday in the journal Nature Communications.</p>
<p>"Part of the brain that was thought to be devoted to touch forever can actually be transformed," senior author and Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis said in a phone interview. "You can impose a new sensory modality on top of a representation that already exists in the brain."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rats-learn-touch-infrared-light-thanks-brain-device-1080418

China's Poor 'Bare Branch' Men: Destined for Lifelong Bachelorhood? :: <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>China's one-child policy, the 30-year-long population control mechanism, has created several demographic phenomena unique to the nation of 1.3 billion people.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-poor-bare-branch-men-destined-lifelong-bachelorhood-1080082

Apple boss dubs cash lawsuit 'silly' :: Apple boss Tim Cook calls a lawsuit brought by shareholder David Einhorn over what to do with the computer giant's cash pile a "silly sideshow".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442296#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

General Motors Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Preview: Profits Up 31 Percent, But Full Year Growth Slower :: <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>General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), the world's second-largest auto company, is expected to report a 31 percent increase in earnings in its fourth quarter but slower growth for 2012 when it announces its earnings on Thursday before U.S. markets open.</p>
<p>The Detroit-based company will see better performance on the back of a sector-wide rally in the U.S. auto market in the last quarter of 2012, as well as the company's own efforts to reduce costs, focus on its successful brands and, of course, try to build better, more buyer-enticing cars.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/general-motors-fourth-quarter-2012-earnings-preview-profits-31-percent-full-year-growth-slower

Alcatel-Lucent's CEO to step down :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/vzXXlUxTnxA/

China bans television bling ads :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EQ-ocIr57hs/index.html

Samsung Galaxy S4 Rumors: Korean Variant's Benchmark Leaked, Suggests Qualcomm CPU Instead Of Exynos 5 Octa Processor :: <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>Samsung may not have made any official comment on its next-generation Galaxy S smartphone, aka the Galaxy S4, but the tech world is constantly abuzz with speculative reports on the device's features and release date over the last couple of months.</p>
<p>The already-heated Samsung Galaxy S4 rumor mill got yet another boost Tuesday after a report hit the web, claiming that the Korean variant of the Galaxy S4 had made an appearance in a new GLBenchmark database.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-rumors-korean-variants-benchmark-leaked-suggests-qualcomm-cpu-instead-exynos-5

Working on $10,000 smartphone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DR4uLM2Tchg/

UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Test :: <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 U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's third nuclear test in a statement approved Tuesday by all 15 member nations, including Pyongyang's long-standing ally China.</p>
<p>At an emergency meeting that closely followed the nuclear test, the council said it would begin work on a more comprehensive council reaction against Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/un-security-council-condemns-north-koreas-nuclear-test-1081516

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