News tagged with economic rebound

Comcast's 2Q profit soars 53 pct, tops estimates

(AP) -- Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable TV systems operator, posted a 53 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher prices and increased customer spending on video and ...

Technology / Business

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US firm investing billions in crisis-hit chip industry

Despite the economic slump that has battered the semiconductor business, a new player from the United States' Silicon Valley technology belt is investing billions of dollars in a bid to catch the next wave ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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The case of the missing gas mileage

Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in recent decades. There’s just one catch: All those advances have barely ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (22) | comments 63 | with audio podcast

Blood cell test for HIV treatment monitoring is cheaper but just as effective

(Medical Xpress) -- A cheaper laboratory test that helps guide anti-retroviral drug treatment for people with HIV/AIDS may be just as effective as a more sophisticated test, a group of international researchers has found ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Big payouts from startups excite Silicon Valley

Everyone dreams of striking it rich - and what they would do with such a windfall. A new house? A fancy car? Maybe designer clothes selected by a personal shopper. For some in Silicon Valley, those wishes may soon come true.

Technology / Business

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

No double-Dip recession

A new forecast focused on the U.S., California, and the Riverside/San Bernardino region says the economy is not headed for another downturn, and that nationwide, growth will begin to accelerate in late 2011 and 2012.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

2011 a banner year for young striped bass in Virginia

Preliminary results from a 2011 survey conducted by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest the production of a strong class of young-of-year striped bass in the Virginia portion ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asia powers PC rebound in computer gaming industry

It looks like many other industrial buildings in Singapore with its squat form and grey exterior.

Technology / Business

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economic turbulence, political uncertainty to dampen holiday sales, says report

 A troubled economy and political infighting will darken the upcoming holiday retail season as consumer spending will barely rise over 2010 levels, says a new report from Ball State University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anderson Forecast: U.S. economy stalled, employment 'horrible,' but no new recession

In its third quarterly report of 2011, the UCLA Anderson Forecast's outlook for the nation's economy is "far worse" than it was just three months ago.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researcher studies health effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

More than a year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill devastated coastal communities in Louisiana, there are still sections of oiled coastlines, livelihoods hanging in the balance and many lingering questions about the lo ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study confirms food security helps wildlife

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) documents the success of a Wildlife Conservation Society program that uses an innovative business model to improve rural livelihoods w ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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