News tagged with global economic meltdown
Journalism evolving, not dying: science author
Mar 14, 2009 |
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Newspapers are dying but journalism is evolving, an acclaimed science writer told a gathering of the techno-hip at South By South West Interactive Festival on Friday.
Flawed deposit insurance programs need reform, banking expert says
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Government insurance programs that safeguard bank deposits should be reformed to ease taxpayers' undue stake in propping up the nation's banking system, according to research by a University of Illinois finance professor.
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Taiwan's HTC says profit down 30 percent
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC Corp posted a year-on-year 30 percent fall in first quarter net profit as the global economic meltdown hit sales, the company said Monday.
Madoff scandal's impact on the life sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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While the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme led to the collapse of the Picower Foundation, a major benefactor for life science research, many bioindustry observers view the fallout from the scandal as a minor consequence in the ...
Financial Crisis Reduces Economic Freedom in China and the West
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The current financial crisis may reduce economic freedom as governments are likely increase intervention in a bid to protect their own economies - according to a study in Pacific Focus published by Wiley- ...
No crystal ball necessary: New tool IDs predictable economic variables
Jul 21, 2009 |
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You don't need a crystal ball to tell you what is going to happen next in the economy. You need a statistical model. A new method from North Carolina State University can help researchers determine which economic variables ...
Japan's Hitachi posts first-quarter loss
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi announced Tuesday a net loss of 82.7 billion yen (870 million dollars) for the fiscal first quarter with sales down heavily amid the economic downturn.
Effective global regulation
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Government ownership of banks – something unthinkable until very recently for the 'Anglo-Saxon' model of capitalism –- became a reality early in 2008. This was a policy response to an unprecedented global financial crisis, ...
PC maker Lenovo reports loss amid weak demand
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported a $16 million quarterly loss Thursday and said it faces pressure from weak global demand and intense competition.
Microsoft CEO's compensation down 6 percent in '09
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The value of the compensation package granted to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer fell about 6 percent in fiscal 2009, a year in which weak computer sales cut into the software maker's profits.
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).
Global priority regions for carnivore conservation
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...
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