23-Apr-2013 13:27

Sandberg: Men must speak up :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LOQjA1P9lFY/index.html

IMF economist: 3-speed economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/UdwAlMHfv9M/

Visiting the world's best airport :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CKdbM2pc2r8/

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.
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New film aims at Mexico wealth gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TN0a88pPgsU/

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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Slight dip in UK public borrowing :: The UK government borrowed £120.6bn in the financial year to April 2013, slightly lower than the amount it borrowed the previous year, as George Osborne's deficit reduction plan is slammed as "catastrophically off course".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22261070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EDF cuts spending on Hinkley plant :: EDF is cutting its spending on its planned new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset to control costs, and says it will reduce the number of people working on the project.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22265244#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

London Market Report :: UK shares rose 7% after the chip designer's first quarter profits beat analysts' expectations.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hundreds 'interested' in £1 houses :: More than 600 people express an interest in buying rundown homes in Stoke-on-Trent for £1 each, according to the city council.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22247663#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Eurozone output 'continues to fall' :: Activity in the eurozone's manufacturing and services sectors continued to fall in April, a survey indicates, with even German output declining.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22265415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple blocks Google patent challenge :: Apple has successfully defended itself against a Google patent claim that could have banned iPhones from being imported to the US.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22261886#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EE 'on track' with 4G mobile take-up :: UK mobile phone network EE says 318,000 people have signed up to its 4G services, adding it is on track to hit one million customers by the end of 2013.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22263981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

'Uncharted waters' on currency plans :: The case for an independent Scotland retaining the pound in a currency pact with the rest of the UK is not clear, according to Treasury analysis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22251103#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Small businesses 'starving for cash' :: Lloyd Blankfein, the boss of Goldman Sachs, says banks are "afraid" of investing in small businesses because of the prospect of taking losses.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22262329#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Limited spring bounce in home sales :: Sales of homes in the UK picked up in March but remained lower than the same month a year earlier, figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22262816#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sponsored post: PARC, MEF & Computer History Museum celebrating Ethernets' 40th :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/I_avPD8-2Ig/story01.htm

Nokia wins ban on HTC One component :: Nokia has won a case calling for HTC to stop using microphone technology developed by the Finnish phone maker.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22263014#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Goldman boss: UK must stick to plan :: Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein says the UK must stick with its austerity plan or face a negative reaction from global investors.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22260949#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa