- posted by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS at NYT > Business - 50 seconds agoWholesale inventories fell 0.7 percent in January, the longest stretch of declines since the last recession in 2001, the government reported.
- posted by By REUTERS at NYT > Business - 1 hour agoThe maker of elevators and air conditioners also cut its 2009 profit goal by about 13 percent as part of a $750 million restructuring.
- posted by By JACK HEALY at NYT > Business - 1 hour agoThe Federal Reserve chairman said the financial system needed to be regulated “as a whole” and that stricter oversight of banks would not be enough.
- posted by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS at NYT > Business - 2 hours agoThe Dow jumped after a leaked memo indicated that Citigroup enjoyed its best financial performance in over a year in the first two months of 2009.
- posted by By KEITH BRADSHER at NYT > Business - 4 hours agoConsumer prices in China were 1.6 percent lower last month than a year earlier, the first decline since December, 2002.
- posted by By REUTERS at NYT > Business - 5 hours agoAsian shares outside Japan posted their best gains in a month on Tuesday while safe-haven flight to the dollar eased.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Starvation and Strife Menace Torn Kenya
posted by By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN at NYT > Home Page - 5 minutes ago
Millions of Kenyans face starvation, partly because many farmers who fled their homes last year have not returned, fearing more violence.
Asean group seeks economic action
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 14 minutes ago
South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies.
Bolivia pins hopes on lithium, electric vehicles
posted by null at msnbc.com: Business - 26 minutes ago
[image: Piles of salt lay on the salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia, where the population has harvested salt for years. Underneath the salt lies the world's largest lithium reserves. Lithium is the key compone...
Exclusive: AIG near deal on new terms of bailout - Reuters
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Straits Times*Exclusive: AIG near deal on new terms of bailout* *Reuters* By Paritosh Bansal NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is close to a deal with the US government that would ease...
Homes, Businesses Lost In Central Tex. Wildfire - Washington Post
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Denton Record Chronicle*Homes, Businesses Lost In Central Tex. Wildfire* *Washington Post* BASTROP, Tex. -- Firefighters were battling a wildfire in central Texas that had destroyed at least 10 homes and ...
Radio icon Paul Harvey dies at 90 - Arizona Republic
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
CTV.ca*Radio icon Paul Harvey dies at 90* *Arizona Republic* by Connie Cone Sexton - Mar. 1, 2009 12:00 AM Radio icon and Phoenix resident Paul Harvey, who delivered the news of the day to millions of li...
Bangladesh Toll Rises to 63; Rebel Soldiers to Face Charges - Bloomberg
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
BBC News*Bangladesh Toll Rises to 63; Rebel Soldiers to Face Charges* *Bloomberg* By Jay Shankar Firefighters, police and soldiers searching the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, where the mutiny too...
LA mayor a shoo-in for re-election Tuesday - San Francisco Chronicle
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Grand Forks Herald*LA mayor a shoo-in for re-election Tuesday* *San Francisco Chronicle* Tuesday is election day in Los Angeles, but it's a good bet that Antonio Villaraigosa isn't staying up nights frett...
US Government Acts, but Losses Pile Up - Washington Post
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Voice of America*US Government Acts, but Losses Pile Up* *Washington Post* US stocks declined, sending the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index and Dow Jones industrial average to 12-year lows, as the govern...
Snowfall of 10-12 inches expected to hit parts of LI - Newsday
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Baltimore Sun*Snowfall of 10-12 inches expected to hit parts of LI* *Newsday* BY MATTHEW CHAYES matthew.chayes@newsday.com Snowfall as deep as a foot could blanket parts of Long Island tonight into tomo...
Ogilvy faces Casey in dream match-play final - San Francisco Chronicle
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
The Age*Ogilvy faces Casey in dream match-play final* *San Francisco Chronicle* AP Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have even more in common than membership at the same Arizona golf club or the practice round ...
What are your health options after a job loss? - CharlotteObserver.com
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
I Really Should Study*What are your health options after a job loss?* *CharlotteObserver.com* The unemployed can go without health insurance or pay for it alone; others can join a government plan. By Sabi...
Blair makes first visit to Gaza
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 29 minutes ago
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair, now Middle East envoy, arrives in Gaza for his first visit.
Hariri court set to formally open
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 43 minutes ago
An international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri is to open at The Hague.
MSZ: Polska nie taka zła jak w amerykańskim raporcie
posted by null at Money.pl - Strona główna - 47 minutes ago
Ministerstwo nie zgadza się z amerykńską oceną Polski.
Prezydent życzy Premierowi sukcesu w Brukseli
posted by null at Money.pl - Strona główna - 47 minutes ago
Kaczyński nie pojechał na szczyt, bo było tylko jedno miejsce.
HSBC looks to raise $18 billion
posted by null at Reuters: Business News - 55 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British banking giant HSBC will try to raise $18 billion to quell investor concerns as a worsening global economy punished famed investor Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway with a 96 p...
A leading conservative voice - Chicago Tribune
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
The Associated Press*A leading conservative voice* *Chicago Tribune* By Gerry Smith and Phil Rosenthal Tribune reporters Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello, America...
Buffett says economy in shambles - Reuters
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
Telegraph.co.uk*Buffett says economy in shambles* *Reuters* By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N), Warren Buffett's insurance and investment company, barely bro...
Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout - Wall Street Journal
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
Straits Times*Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout* *Wall Street Journal* By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and LIAM PLEVEN Major credit rating agencies have signed off on the latest revamp of American Inter...
Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man - Los Angeles Times
Google News - 57 minutes ago
StarPhoenix*Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man* *Los Angeles Times* Clay Enos / Warner Bros. / AP "I will tell you this: It's not a movie people have seen before. It's truly ambitious, and it's great t...
posted by By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN at NYT > Home Page - 5 minutes ago
Millions of Kenyans face starvation, partly because many farmers who fled their homes last year have not returned, fearing more violence.
Asean group seeks economic action
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 14 minutes ago
South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies.
Bolivia pins hopes on lithium, electric vehicles
posted by null at msnbc.com: Business - 26 minutes ago
[image: Piles of salt lay on the salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia, where the population has harvested salt for years. Underneath the salt lies the world's largest lithium reserves. Lithium is the key compone...
Exclusive: AIG near deal on new terms of bailout - Reuters
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Straits Times*Exclusive: AIG near deal on new terms of bailout* *Reuters* By Paritosh Bansal NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is close to a deal with the US government that would ease...
Homes, Businesses Lost In Central Tex. Wildfire - Washington Post
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Denton Record Chronicle*Homes, Businesses Lost In Central Tex. Wildfire* *Washington Post* BASTROP, Tex. -- Firefighters were battling a wildfire in central Texas that had destroyed at least 10 homes and ...
Radio icon Paul Harvey dies at 90 - Arizona Republic
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
CTV.ca*Radio icon Paul Harvey dies at 90* *Arizona Republic* by Connie Cone Sexton - Mar. 1, 2009 12:00 AM Radio icon and Phoenix resident Paul Harvey, who delivered the news of the day to millions of li...
Bangladesh Toll Rises to 63; Rebel Soldiers to Face Charges - Bloomberg
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
BBC News*Bangladesh Toll Rises to 63; Rebel Soldiers to Face Charges* *Bloomberg* By Jay Shankar Firefighters, police and soldiers searching the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, where the mutiny too...
LA mayor a shoo-in for re-election Tuesday - San Francisco Chronicle
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Grand Forks Herald*LA mayor a shoo-in for re-election Tuesday* *San Francisco Chronicle* Tuesday is election day in Los Angeles, but it's a good bet that Antonio Villaraigosa isn't staying up nights frett...
US Government Acts, but Losses Pile Up - Washington Post
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Voice of America*US Government Acts, but Losses Pile Up* *Washington Post* US stocks declined, sending the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index and Dow Jones industrial average to 12-year lows, as the govern...
Snowfall of 10-12 inches expected to hit parts of LI - Newsday
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
Baltimore Sun*Snowfall of 10-12 inches expected to hit parts of LI* *Newsday* BY MATTHEW CHAYES matthew.chayes@newsday.com Snowfall as deep as a foot could blanket parts of Long Island tonight into tomo...
Ogilvy faces Casey in dream match-play final - San Francisco Chronicle
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
The Age*Ogilvy faces Casey in dream match-play final* *San Francisco Chronicle* AP Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have even more in common than membership at the same Arizona golf club or the practice round ...
What are your health options after a job loss? - CharlotteObserver.com
posted by null at Google News - 27 minutes ago
I Really Should Study*What are your health options after a job loss?* *CharlotteObserver.com* The unemployed can go without health insurance or pay for it alone; others can join a government plan. By Sabi...
Blair makes first visit to Gaza
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 29 minutes ago
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair, now Middle East envoy, arrives in Gaza for his first visit.
Hariri court set to formally open
posted by null at BBC News News Front Page World Edition - 43 minutes ago
An international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri is to open at The Hague.
MSZ: Polska nie taka zła jak w amerykańskim raporcie
posted by null at Money.pl - Strona główna - 47 minutes ago
Ministerstwo nie zgadza się z amerykńską oceną Polski.
Prezydent życzy Premierowi sukcesu w Brukseli
posted by null at Money.pl - Strona główna - 47 minutes ago
Kaczyński nie pojechał na szczyt, bo było tylko jedno miejsce.
HSBC looks to raise $18 billion
posted by null at Reuters: Business News - 55 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British banking giant HSBC will try to raise $18 billion to quell investor concerns as a worsening global economy punished famed investor Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway with a 96 p...
A leading conservative voice - Chicago Tribune
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
The Associated Press*A leading conservative voice* *Chicago Tribune* By Gerry Smith and Phil Rosenthal Tribune reporters Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello, America...
Buffett says economy in shambles - Reuters
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
Telegraph.co.uk*Buffett says economy in shambles* *Reuters* By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N), Warren Buffett's insurance and investment company, barely bro...
Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout - Wall Street Journal
posted by null at Google News - 57 minutes ago
Straits Times*Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout* *Wall Street Journal* By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and LIAM PLEVEN Major credit rating agencies have signed off on the latest revamp of American Inter...
Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man - Los Angeles Times
Google News - 57 minutes ago
StarPhoenix*Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man* *Los Angeles Times* Clay Enos / Warner Bros. / AP "I will tell you this: It's not a movie people have seen before. It's truly ambitious, and it's great t...
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Business News
Piramal Health says Glaxo, Sanofi acquisition reports unfounded
Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian drug maker Piramal Healthcare Ltd said reports about a potential sale of the company to GlaxoSmithKline Plc or Sanofi Aventis SA were 'unfounded.'
Treasury to approve insurers for TARP funds: sources
Reuters: Business News - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insurance companies that applied for capital injections from the government's $700 billion financial bailout fund could get approval as soon as Monday, two sources familiar with the ...
GM may cut thousands of salaried workers: report
Reuters: Business News - 15 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. is developing a plan to fire up to 5,000 salaried employees as it tries to cut costs by a March 31 deadline to keep $13.4 billion in U.S. government aid, according ...
U.S. linking bank aid to loan changes: sources
Reuters: Business News - 15 hours ago
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury chief Timothy Geithner said on Saturday that banks getting public aid under a new rescue plan must help struggling homeowners by reworking their mortgages, ...
Regulators close 3 more U.S. banks
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators closed banks on Friday in Georgia and California, bringing the total of U.S. bank failures to nine this year.
U.S. bank plan to offer asset support, mortgage help
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's eagerly-awaited bank rescue plan will offer to insure some distressed assets held by banks, authorize the government to purchase others, and spend up to $1...
U.S. weighs new auto industry help, no decision yet
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is talking with U.S. auto industry about more help, but no decisions are expected until General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC submit turnaround plans to the g...
Fed's Yellen sees dynamics similar to Depression
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii (Reuters) - The United States is not facing a downturn as deep as the Great Depression, but many of the current dynamics are similar, driving the need for "urgent, aggressive action" t...
SEC looks to reassure investors
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Securities and Exchange Commission officials looked to reassure investors on Friday that they would reinvigorate the agency's policing of Wall Street, improve the quality of credit rat...
Fed's Yellen says urgent action needed on economy
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii (Reuters) - The U.S. economy could start to grow again by late 2009, but policy-makers must take urgent, aggressive action to boost demand and create jobs, the president of the San Fra...
Emerson to cut up to 14,000 jobs
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co could cut its workforce by up to 14,000 from current levels by the end of the fiscal year that ends in October, Emerson Chief Executive Davi...
Geithner to outline U.S. banking fix on Monday
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will spell out a "comprehensive plan" on Monday to stabilize the financial system, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
Harvard to cut 25 percent of investment unit's staff
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard University is sending pink slips to about one-quarter of its investment management staff after the school's endowment shrank by about 22 percent and its president said cost cuts ...
U.S. consumers missing more debt payments
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are falling further behind on their debt payments even as both borrowers and lenders struggle to keep the debt burden from getting even heavier in the face of a worsenin...
SEC says magnitude of Ponzi schemes growing
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The frequency of Ponzi schemes is not increasing but the magnitude of the frauds is, a Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Friday.
GE "to evaluate" dividend for second half
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co will evaluate its planned second-half dividend in light of the slumping global economy, the U.S. conglomerate said on Friday, leaving open the possibility of a cut in...
Biogen cuts Tysabri outlook
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc scaled back growth projections for its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri on Friday and said another patient has developed the potentially deadly brain infection known as PM...
U.S. job losses accelerate
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers slashed 598,000 jobs in January, the biggest monthly loss in 34 years, and the jobless rate soared to a 16-year peak, putting pressure on lawmakers to act quickly to c...
Julius Baer confirms trading incident
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank Julius Baer said on Friday it had suffered a "minor trading incident" last year, playing down investor concerns over an anonymous letter which said employees hid losses.
Oil falls $1 as U.S. job losses mount
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell $1 on Friday as news of the largest job cuts in 30 years in the United States signaled still weaker demand in the world's biggest oil consumer
Reuters: Business News - 3 hours ago
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian drug maker Piramal Healthcare Ltd said reports about a potential sale of the company to GlaxoSmithKline Plc or Sanofi Aventis SA were 'unfounded.'
Treasury to approve insurers for TARP funds: sources
Reuters: Business News - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insurance companies that applied for capital injections from the government's $700 billion financial bailout fund could get approval as soon as Monday, two sources familiar with the ...
GM may cut thousands of salaried workers: report
Reuters: Business News - 15 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. is developing a plan to fire up to 5,000 salaried employees as it tries to cut costs by a March 31 deadline to keep $13.4 billion in U.S. government aid, according ...
U.S. linking bank aid to loan changes: sources
Reuters: Business News - 15 hours ago
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury chief Timothy Geithner said on Saturday that banks getting public aid under a new rescue plan must help struggling homeowners by reworking their mortgages, ...
Regulators close 3 more U.S. banks
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators closed banks on Friday in Georgia and California, bringing the total of U.S. bank failures to nine this year.
U.S. bank plan to offer asset support, mortgage help
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's eagerly-awaited bank rescue plan will offer to insure some distressed assets held by banks, authorize the government to purchase others, and spend up to $1...
U.S. weighs new auto industry help, no decision yet
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is talking with U.S. auto industry about more help, but no decisions are expected until General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC submit turnaround plans to the g...
Fed's Yellen sees dynamics similar to Depression
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii (Reuters) - The United States is not facing a downturn as deep as the Great Depression, but many of the current dynamics are similar, driving the need for "urgent, aggressive action" t...
SEC looks to reassure investors
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Securities and Exchange Commission officials looked to reassure investors on Friday that they would reinvigorate the agency's policing of Wall Street, improve the quality of credit rat...
Fed's Yellen says urgent action needed on economy
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii (Reuters) - The U.S. economy could start to grow again by late 2009, but policy-makers must take urgent, aggressive action to boost demand and create jobs, the president of the San Fra...
Emerson to cut up to 14,000 jobs
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co could cut its workforce by up to 14,000 from current levels by the end of the fiscal year that ends in October, Emerson Chief Executive Davi...
Geithner to outline U.S. banking fix on Monday
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will spell out a "comprehensive plan" on Monday to stabilize the financial system, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
Harvard to cut 25 percent of investment unit's staff
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard University is sending pink slips to about one-quarter of its investment management staff after the school's endowment shrank by about 22 percent and its president said cost cuts ...
U.S. consumers missing more debt payments
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are falling further behind on their debt payments even as both borrowers and lenders struggle to keep the debt burden from getting even heavier in the face of a worsenin...
SEC says magnitude of Ponzi schemes growing
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The frequency of Ponzi schemes is not increasing but the magnitude of the frauds is, a Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Friday.
GE "to evaluate" dividend for second half
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co will evaluate its planned second-half dividend in light of the slumping global economy, the U.S. conglomerate said on Friday, leaving open the possibility of a cut in...
Biogen cuts Tysabri outlook
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc scaled back growth projections for its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri on Friday and said another patient has developed the potentially deadly brain infection known as PM...
U.S. job losses accelerate
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers slashed 598,000 jobs in January, the biggest monthly loss in 34 years, and the jobless rate soared to a 16-year peak, putting pressure on lawmakers to act quickly to c...
Julius Baer confirms trading incident
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank Julius Baer said on Friday it had suffered a "minor trading incident" last year, playing down investor concerns over an anonymous letter which said employees hid losses.
Oil falls $1 as U.S. job losses mount
Reuters: Business News - 1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell $1 on Friday as news of the largest job cuts in 30 years in the United States signaled still weaker demand in the world's biggest oil consumer
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
smart money says
What Would You Do With $100,000? (Cover Story)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Share your thoughts on what you would do with a $100,000 windfall.
What to Do With $100,000 (Cover Story)
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With more people receiving windfalls, we look at the wisest ways to spend them.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (The Agenda)
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Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (SmartMoney Magazine)
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Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
6 Stocks Paying Generous Dividends (Stock Screen)
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Generous payouts are just the thing for today's rocky stock market.
3 Insurance Policies Worth Skipping (Consumer Action)
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SmartMoney's Power 30 (Cover Story)
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SmartMoney's annual look at who will have a big impact on your pocketbook.
Welcome to the New SmartMoney.com (Deal of the Day)
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Our site redesign was more than a year in the making. Take a look and see what's new.
The Flip Side of Raising the FDIC's Insurance Limits (Deal of the Day)
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Raising FDIC insurance limits may result in unfavorable rates and fees for consumers.
Today's 3 Picks: MER, PEP, AMZN (Market Movers)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Bailout lifts banks. Pepsi goes flat. Amazon fights strong current.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (SmartMoney Magazine)
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Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (The Agenda)
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Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Fidelity Retirement Planning)
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Here's how to handle your aging parents' medical and living costs without going broke.
New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Elder Care)
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New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Estate Planning)
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What the Candidates' Proposals Mean for Consumers (The Agenda)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
We break down the candidates' proposed fixes for gas prices
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
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What to Do With $100,000 (Cover Story)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
With more people receiving windfalls, we look at the wisest ways to spend them.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (The Agenda)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (SmartMoney Magazine)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
6 Stocks Paying Generous Dividends (Stock Screen)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Generous payouts are just the thing for today's rocky stock market.
3 Insurance Policies Worth Skipping (Consumer Action)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Cancer insurance? Please. Here are policies you should steer clear of.
SmartMoney's Power 30 (Cover Story)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
SmartMoney's annual look at who will have a big impact on your pocketbook.
Welcome to the New SmartMoney.com (Deal of the Day)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Our site redesign was more than a year in the making. Take a look and see what's new.
The Flip Side of Raising the FDIC's Insurance Limits (Deal of the Day)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Raising FDIC insurance limits may result in unfavorable rates and fees for consumers.
Today's 3 Picks: MER, PEP, AMZN (Market Movers)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Bailout lifts banks. Pepsi goes flat. Amazon fights strong current.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (SmartMoney Magazine)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
Business Types Are Backing Obama (The Agenda)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Find out why so many business types are backing Barack Obama.
New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Fidelity Retirement Planning)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Here's how to handle your aging parents' medical and living costs without going broke.
New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Elder Care)
SmartMoney.com - 3 months ago
Here's how to handle your aging parents' medical and living costs without going broke.
New Strains for the Sandwich Generation (Estate Planning)
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What the Candidates' Proposals Mean for Consumers (The Agenda)
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Environmental protection, the economy, and jobs
Having done some work on this topic for the UK this study by Roger Bezdek is of interest.Bezdek, Roger (Lead Author); Tom Tietenberg (Topic Editor). 2008. "Environmental protection, the economy, and jobs." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment).
Environmental protection, the economy, and jobs
The relationship between environmental protection, the economy, and jobs has been an issue of harsh contention for decades. Analysts and policymakers of all points of view seem to agree that a strong relationship exists between environmental protection and jobs; the debate is over the sign of the correlation coefficient. Does environmental protection tend to harm the economy and destroy jobs or to facilitate economic growth and create jobs? If the latter is the case, can the positive affects be quantified and estimated at a meaningful level of detail?
Here we address this issue by summarizing the initial results of the Jobs and the Environment Initiative, a research effort funded by nonprofit foundations designed to quantify the relationship between environmental protection, the economy, and jobs. We estimate the size of the U.S. environmental industry in 2003 and the numbers of environment-related jobs created at the national level and in the states of Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The problem is identifying what is a green job. Here I agree with the authors:
More specifically, what constitutes an “environmental job?”
While a definitive analysis of this important topic is outside the scope of this report, our review of the literature indicates that there is no rigorous, well-accepted definition of an environmental job. Rather, the definitions used are often loose and contradictory.
Environmental protection, the economy, and jobs
The relationship between environmental protection, the economy, and jobs has been an issue of harsh contention for decades. Analysts and policymakers of all points of view seem to agree that a strong relationship exists between environmental protection and jobs; the debate is over the sign of the correlation coefficient. Does environmental protection tend to harm the economy and destroy jobs or to facilitate economic growth and create jobs? If the latter is the case, can the positive affects be quantified and estimated at a meaningful level of detail?
Here we address this issue by summarizing the initial results of the Jobs and the Environment Initiative, a research effort funded by nonprofit foundations designed to quantify the relationship between environmental protection, the economy, and jobs. We estimate the size of the U.S. environmental industry in 2003 and the numbers of environment-related jobs created at the national level and in the states of Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The problem is identifying what is a green job. Here I agree with the authors:
More specifically, what constitutes an “environmental job?”
While a definitive analysis of this important topic is outside the scope of this report, our review of the literature indicates that there is no rigorous, well-accepted definition of an environmental job. Rather, the definitions used are often loose and contradictory.
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