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Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies
Apr 24, 2009 |
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The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to ...
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Yale report cites emerging carbon finance market
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale report.
Banks and bailouts: Playing politics?
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Banks with strong political connections were more likely to receive bailout money from the government—and more of it—in the past year than those with weaker ties, say University of Michigan researchers.
Credit crunch threatens new medicines
Oct 27, 2008 |
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The global financial crisis could seriously delay the discovery and production of many new life-saving medicines, warns a major international conference today (Monday).
Climate change financing -- the role of development cooperation
Dec 15, 2009 |
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"Development cooperation can play an important role in ensuring that the poorest countries will benefit from climate change funding," says Olof Drakenberg, policy analyst at the Environmental Economics Unit at the School ...
Irrational exuberance behind recent stock gains, says finance expert
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A second straight week of stronger-than-expected third quarter earnings from a broad cross section of U.S. industries has held the nation's Dow Jones Industrial Average above the psychological benchmark of 10,000 points for ...
Lessons from the past can clarify banking crisis
Nov 14, 2008 |
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Stricter regulation of the financial services sector is likely to result from the latest upheaval in national and global markets. It is being demanded by politicians of all parties while the Financial Services Authority, ...
VC investments plunge 51 pct to $3.7 billion in 2Q
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to startups at the slowest trickle in 12 ...
Slash in corporate investment creating long-term problems
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A deep and lingering credit crisis is throttling investment in moneymaking projects that could help jump-start a U.S. economy mired in its worst downturn in decades, a new survey of corporate executives shows.
Rich countries 'should pay' to transfer low carbon technology, researchers says
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rich countries need to pay the full incremental cost of low carbon technology for developing countries to avoid dangerous climate change, say Oxford University researchers.
Sonae bid wobbles Portugal Telecom outlook
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Sonae's unsolicited bid for Portugal Telecom was seen in a somewhat dim light by financial analysts who feared the telco could be saddled with unwelcome debt.
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