News tagged with economic
Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a result that may have implications for financial regulation, researchers from computer science and economics have revealed potentially impenetrable problems with the pricing of financial ...
The world's next economic hot spot?
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A bailout by neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi has apparently stabilized Dubai’s financial crisis. But the longer-term economic impact—on Dubai and other nations—could grow more serious.
Sociologist: Tiger Woods' Example Neither Reflects Nor Threatens the Image of Marriage
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Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Blair says Tiger Woods' alleged rampant infidelities don't affect the status of marriage and the family because his lifestyle and wealth are regarded by most Americans ...
Study: States need economic freedom to benefit from natural resources
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- States with small governments, low taxes and labor market freedom enjoy greater benefits from natural resource development than states with large and intrusive government policies, according to a new study ...
Not easy being green
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...
Callers of all incomes ditching landlines for cell
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The number of households with cell phones but no landlines continues to grow, but the recession doesn't seem to be forcing poor cellular users to abandon their traditional wired phones any faster than higher-income ...
Report: Arizonans make good neighbors, but not good citizens
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Polls consistently show that Arizonans take pride in their state, enjoy their quality of life, and like and trust their neighbors. Yet despite such positive outlooks, the percentage of Arizona citizens who ...
Why or 'wine-not' let New York groceries sell wine?
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell researcher has developed simulation models to predict the economic implications of selling wine in New York grocery stores. With a new law, the state could reap about $22 million a year.
Study shows health care spending spurs economic growth
Dec 14, 2009 |
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As the national discussion of health care focuses on costs, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that it might be more accurate to think of health care spending as an investment that can spur economic growth. ...
Another wave of foreclosures likely in new year
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As we near the end of the year, Phoenix-area home prices have started to go up, but another wave of foreclosures is likely to hit soon. That's according to the author of the latest Realty Studies report from ...
Nobel Prizes honor a record 5 women in 2009
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A record five women were among the 13 people awarded Nobel Prizes on Thursday, including a writer who depicted life behind the Iron Curtain and researchers who showed how chromosomes protect themselves from degrading.
Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.
Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.
US tops world in health care spending, results lag
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.
In search of the root causes of the 2008 crisis: New York Fed to hear new theory on financial meltdown
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anjan Thakor, finance professor at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, will present a new theory on the causes of the financial crisis to a meeting of the New York Federal Reserve ...
