29-Oct-2013 12:26

Detroit's bankruptcy case in court :: Lawyers begin presenting their arguments over whether Detroit should be allowed bankruptcy protection from its creditors.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24638681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hong Kong transforms airport :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/mnTfLmB4FTE/spc-gateway-hk-cruise-ship-terminal.cnn.html

Tech boss who dares staff to fail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Nela6MP34cs/index.html

Is the $18B JPMn settlement fair? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2Qv-mAyuRss/index.html

'No‐one actually goes to a shop and buys them do they?': attitudes and behaviours regarding illicit tobacco in a multiply disadvantaged community in England :: ConclusionsNational strategies to reduce illicit tobacco may have limited impact in communities during a recession and where illicit trade is part of the local culture and economy. There may be potential to influence illicit tobacco use by building on the ambivalence and unease expressed around selling to children. (Source: Addiction)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

Advertisers get creative at airports :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PkzoP1bKQEk/index.html

Tata Steel axes nearly 500 jobs :: Nearly 500 jobs are set to be axed at three steel Tata Steel factories in Scunthorpe, Workington and Teesside because of weak demand.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24725339#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Aereo may have 100K subscribers in New York – that could be trouble :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/hsU7L5rnTzo/

Stocks Futures Mixed As FOMC Meeting Looms Ahead And Earnings Continue To Remain In Focus :: <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"><p>As the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, meeting draws near, markets seem ready to adopt a wait-and-watch stance even as the earnings season continues unabated.</p>
<p>U.S. stocks seem to be set for a range-bound start on Tuesday as indicated by futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which were up 0.14 percent while futures on the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index were down 0.07 percent, and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index were down 0.21 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/stocks-futures-mixed-fomc-meeting-looms-ahead-earnings-continue-remain-focus-1445014

Lloyds sees PPI bill raised by £750m :: Lloyds Bank says it will set aside another £750m for compensation for mis-sold personal protection insurance (PPI), taking the total to £8bn.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24723413#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bitcoin regulation? New London-based exchange Coinfloor will worry about that later :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/b02fX5i9WpY/

HS2 benefit to UK revised down :: The government's latest business case for the HS2 high-speed rail link slightly lowers the amount of benefit it predicts for every £1 spent on the project.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24721214#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

How to cloud part 1: technology and economics :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/HXsJhEt3Cg4/

Brazil Sues FIFA Over Soccer World Cup Costs :: <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"><p>In the latest episode of the 2014 World Cup saga, Brazilian prosecutors are seeking an injunction to block the use of public funds for temporary infrastructure at the stadiums to be used for the competition. Structures like tents, cabling and communication equipment for broadcasters offer no long-term benefit to society, argue the prosecutors, and therefore should be paid by the Fédération Internationale of Football Associations, the world soccer governing body.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/brazil-sues-fifa-over-soccer-world-cup-costs-1444630

California's Renewable Manure Program; Pooper Scooper Helping The Environment And Creating Energy :: <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"><p>With dairy as its No. 1 agricultural sector, California produces lots of nitrates from the manure of its 1.8 million dairy cows -- 35 million tons every day. To reduce the levels of water- and air-polluting nitrates, a new 10,000-square-foot "digester" will help turn cows' waste into compost as well as electricity.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/californias-renewable-manure-program-pooper-scooper-helping-environment-creating-energy-1443822

Investing In China: Multinationals Like IBM And Starbucks (SBUX) Having Hard Time :: <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"><p>From International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) to Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), China hasn't been making life easy for foreign companies in the past year. While these companies probably cannot afford to ignore the world's single largest market, the hurdles from the Chinese government are certainly making them less than eager to do business there.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/investing-china-multinationals-ibm-starbucks-sbux-having-hard-time-1444380

October FOMC Preview: Fed Won't Reduce Stimulus QE At This Week's Meeting :: <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"><p>The <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/us-government-shutdown-2013-release-schedule-september-jobs-report-other-delayed-official-economic">two-week partial federal government shutdown</a> did not just delay major data releases and trim several tenths of a percent from expected fourth-quarter economic growth, it is also likely to keep the Federal Reserve from trimming its $85-billion-a-month bond purchase program this year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/october-fomc-preview-fed-wont-reduce-stimulus-qe-weeks-meeting-1444498

GM Third Quarter 2013 Earning Preview: Profit And Revenue Seen Up, EPS Expected To Be Flat On Stock Dilution :: <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"><p>General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) is expected to report a 5 percent jump in third-quarter revenue and 3.4 percent stronger net profit thanks to strong domestic and Chinese demand that should counter European losses and costs from the rollout of a major vehicle platform.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gm-third-quarter-2013-earning-preview-profit-revenue-seen-eps-expected-be-flat-stock-dilution

Babies In Danger: Child Marriages Linked To High Infant Mortality Rates Across South Asia :: <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"><p>High infant mortality rates across South Asia can be directly linked to girls getting married young and having early and frequent pregnancies, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.</p>
<p>One in 14 births to youthful mothers (defined as being under 18) lead to the death of the child within the first year of life in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, the group said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/babies-danger-child-marriages-linked-high-infant-mortality-rates-across-south-asia-1444674