Currency 'skirmish' or 'war'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/sx6OcLIQS74/
Dispute pits farmer v. Monsanto :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/R9-0JA_OpYc/index.html
Euro's existential question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/E3pjjeletLA/index.html
Bolivia nationalizes Spanish company :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/mVD-pxFGrPw/
Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridp56514&cid=ct_15_46_f&fid1016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipsnews.net%2F2013%2F02%2Finvesting-in-kids-isnt-rocket-science%2F
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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Bersani seeks first go at leading Italy :: The leader of the centre-left coalition said he felt entitled to make the opening political moves but ruled out a formal coalition with his main rivals
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5125c75a-8017-11e2-adbd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
US shows signs of stronger recovery :: The US economy registers surprisingly strong consumer confidence and new home sales data, suggesting the recovery is gathering steam.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21594275#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Former Square executive Keith Rabois to join Khosla Ventures as investor :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/UPxRTNibF2E/story01.htm
If the Web is your textbook, Scrible offers new ways to mark it up :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/hLJRBUVMxug/story01.htm
Wall Street Bonuses Climb To $20 Billion In 2012, According To New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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>Wall Street bonus estimates are higher in 2012 than in the year before, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Tuesday.</p>
<p>Cash <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.osc.state.ny.us/press/releases/feb13/avgbonus.pdf">bonuses</a> paid to employees in the New York City securities industry are forecast to rise by 8 percent to $20 billion during 2012's bonus season, according to an estimate released by the office of the comptroller.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wall-street-bonuses-climb-20-billion-2012-according-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-dinapoli
Donkeyburgers Anyone? South African Study Reveals Widespread Mislabeling Of Meat Products :: <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>While Western Europe reels from revelations that certain commercial meat products contain horsemeat, a study by a university in South Africa indicate widespread fraud in the labeling of its own country's meat products.</p>
<p>Scientists at Stellenbosch University reported that in more than two-thirds (68 percent) of the meat products they examined, they found traces of donkey, goat, soya bean, water buffalo and unknown plant matter in a survey of 139 minced meats, burger patties, deli meats, sausages and dried meats collected from butcheries and retail stores.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/donkeyburgers-anyone-south-african-study-reveals-widespread-mislabeling-meat-products-1104376
Italian impasse rekindles eurozone jitters :: Global equities are mixed after inconclusive general election result sparks investor concerns that Italy will struggle to tackle its budget difficulties
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f79e88a-7fbb-11e2-8d96-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Lew approved by Senate committee :: Jack Lew is poised to become the next US Treasury Secretary after gaining approval from the Senate's influential finance committee.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21591229#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Nokia 105 Phone Stays Powered For 35 Days With Low Price Aimed At Emerging Markets; Release Date Set For Q2 2013 :: <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>Nokia unveiled a new phone at the Mobile World Congress media event on Monday that boasts a battery life of more than 30 days.</p>
<p>According to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nokia-105-finnish-company-launches-new-13-mobile-phone-with-a-battery-that-lasts-35-days-on-a-single-charge-8511576.html">UK Independent</a>, the Nokia 105 talk and text phone aims to appeal to the low-end and developing markets around the world that are not yet up to par with the smartphone industry.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nokia-105-phone-stays-powered-35-days-low-price-aimed-emerging-markets-release-date-set-q2-2013
Live: Italy's election aftermath :: The deadlock produced by the poll threatens prolonged political instability in a country now torn three ways, and raises the prospect of a second election
url: http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/liveblogs/2013-02-26-2/?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Spanish woman fights eviction :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oGB2fRjPgjI/
US Home Prices Shot Up 7.3% In The Last Quarter Of 2012 :: <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>U.S. home prices shot up 7.3 percent in the last three months of 2012, according to figures released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller.</p>
<p>The gains mark the third quarterly rise in home prices across the 20 major housing markets on low mortgage rates, growth in the jobs market and enticing bargains. Foreclosures have been slowing down, too, lowering the supplies of homes on the market.</p>
<p>Prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent in December, the 11th consecutive monthly increase. In December alone prices rose 6.8 percent year-over-year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-home-prices-shot-73-last-quarter-2012-1104255
US Consumer Confidence Rebounds In February: Conference Board :: <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>Despite lower household income and surging gasoline prices, the Conference Board's gauge of U.S. consumer confidence rose to 69.6 in February from January, topping economists' estimates of 61 and marking the highest reading since November.</p>
<p>January's level was revised to 58.4 from a prior estimate of 58.6. "Consumer confidence rebounded in February as the shock effect caused by the fiscal cliff uncertainty and payroll tax cuts appears to have abated," said Lynn Franco, economic indicators director at the Conference Board, in a statement.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-consumer-confidence-rebounds-february-conference-board-1104253
Chinese Official Flips Out Over Missed Flight [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> </p>
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<p>Many people can sympathize with air travelers dealing with missed connections, cancelled flights, and lost luggage. However, people may find it hard to feel bad for Yan Linkun, a top Chinese official from Yunnan province who missed his flight twice and reacted by losing control and smashing a gate to pieces at Kunming airport -- on video, which promptly went viral.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-official-flips-out-over-missed-flight-video-1104222
DKNY's Public Relations Nightmare Continues Over Unauthorized Use Of Humans Of New York Photos :: <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><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.dkny.com/">DKNY</a>'s public relations nightmare continued Tuesday, a day after the company took steps to end a controversy that had gone viral the day before.</p>
<p>The spat began Monday as the massive fan base of photographer Brandon Stanton -- the man behind the Humans of New York empire -- took to social media to slam the fashion giant for using his images without first getting his permission.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dknys-public-relations-nightmare-continues-over-unauthorized-use-humans-new-york-photos-1104254
The Third Sex: Transgenders, Eunuchs To Run For Political Office in Pakistan :: <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>Pakistan might be the last country on earth where one would find a gay or transgender person running for political office -- but that is precisely what has happened, almost two years after the nation's Supreme Court ordered the state to register the community as voters, issue them identity cards and guarantee them the same civil rights as other citizens.</p>
<p>Numbering some 500,000, the "hijra" (which roughly translates into "eunuch") are now also eligible to run as political candidates in upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections in May, according to Agence France Presse.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/third-sex-transgenders-eunuchs-run-political-office-pakistan-1104224
Will mobile kill digital advertising? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZxjZ3BB_bMw/index.html
JPMorgan to cut 4,000 jobs :: Upbeat view comes amid confidence that the US bank will see record-breaking year, beating consensus analysts' expectations of $21bn in net income
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40312068-7f6b-11e2-8d96-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Sponsored post: Delivering urgent medical records instantly isn't easy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/W0GQQxMuEQ8/story01.htm
Music sales show first rise since 1999 :: Return to growth suggests the music industry is starting to recover from the collapse of CD sales and rampant piracy it has faced over the past decade
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b0f2b0-8009-11e2-adbd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Ashley sells Sports Direct stake :: Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley sells a 4% chunk of his stake in the retailer he founded, Sports Direct, for £100m.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21585456#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Apple offers kid apps fee settlement :: Apple is to offer US parents compensation for purchases in app games made by their children without permission.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21585378#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Homebuilders see profits rise :: Homebuilders in the UK have reported strong profits, suggesting the housing market is starting to recover.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21587800#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
'Action plan' for unified EU mobile market :: Neelie Kroes to tell ministers and telecoms industry she will use treaty powers to force an overhaul and bring the sector back from 'near collapse'
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dd43862-8009-11e2-adbd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
HP sells Palm WebOS assets to LG :: Electronics giant HP is selling off the code, staff and technology involved in its WebOS software to Korean firm LG.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21587666#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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