05-Mar-2013 04:51

How British banking broke down :: In his latest series on BBC Radio 4, Michael Robinson discovers how British banking lost its way and finds reasons to hope it might eventually improve.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19330495#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Games to keep you safe abroad :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_caawFTaARQ/index.html

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

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 &#8211; poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...<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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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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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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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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Whose words inspire you? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/NrR9rc5tFbE/index.html

Explaining the Libor scandal :: What is the benchmark Libor inter-bank rate and what did Barclays bank and others do to rig it?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19199683#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

From Apple CEO Tim Cook to Ted Nugent, entrepreneurs rock at State of the Union VIDEO :: Who are you going to call when you want to show you're committed to building an economy where innovative companies thrive?

The CEO of Apple, of course. That's what President Bill Clinton did when he invited John Sculley to sit in first lady Hillary Clinton's box at his first State of the Union address in 1993. And it's what President Barack Obama did when he invited current Apple CEO Tim Cook to sit in first lady Michelle Obama's box at tonight's speech.

For Cook's sake, let's hope this honor works… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
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Take This Job and Love It! :: In a down economy, when your job loses its lustre, it&#039;s worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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Spending on Physician Services Crawls Out of RecessionSpending on Physician Services Crawls Out of Recession :: A slowly improving economy helped explain a 3.6% increase in spending on physician services in 2011 compared with 2.8% in 2010, says CMS. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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China keeps growth target at 7.5% :: China leaves its economic growth target for the year unchanged at 7.5%, as it looks to expand at a steady pace and maintain social stability.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21665277#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Is Kim Jong-Un The Father Of A New Baby? :: <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>Kim Jong-un, the young supreme leader of North Korea, might be a new father. According to reports from the South Korean government, Kim's wife, Ri Sol-ju, reportedly gave birth in late 2012, though North Korea has kept the existence of the Communist dynasty's heir a strict state secret.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-jong-un-father-new-baby-1111343

Brody Jenner Tries To 'Keep Up With The Kardashians' By Joining Family Reality Show :: <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>Brody Jenner is going to try and keep up with his reality star stepsisters, the Kardashians.</p>
<p>The Bruce Jenner scion who first achieved fame by appearing on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mtv.com">MTV's</a> pseudo-reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" will now be joining the cast of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians">"Keeping Up With The Kardashians."</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/brody-jenner-tries-keep-kardashians-joining-family-reality-show-1111329

Senators Introduce Federal Ban On 'Straw' Gun Purchases :: <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 bipartisan group of senators announced Monday a deal on legislation that would for the first time create specific federal prohibitions on gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms.</p>
<p>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told the Senate the bill would establish tough penalties for those who buy a firearm or ammunition with the intent of transferring it to someone else. The measure also would make it a crime to smuggle firearms out of the United States.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/senators-introduce-federal-ban-straw-gun-purchases-1111344

Short-termism 'damaging UK growth' :: Business leader Sir George Cox says short-termism has become an "entrenched feature" of British business and it is damaging economic growth.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21659742#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Syrian Rebels Take Provincial Capital; Ambush Spreads War To Iraq :: <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>Syrian opposition fighters said Monday they have taken their first provincial capital, the northeastern city of Raqqa, and crowds toppled a statue of President Bashar al-Assad's father.</p>
<p>The rebels do not claim to hold any other provincial capitals.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/syrian-rebels-take-provincial-capital-ambush-spreads-war-iraq-1111322

Investors click out of Apple for Google :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/VhbEyGbsRow/index.html

China eclipses U.S. as top oil importer :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bFvVgWpkB6E/index.html

Forbes drops drug lord from rich list :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/W3BPRL7VHG0/index.html