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Comcast, Sony to open joint retail store

Technology / Business

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Despite the poor economy, Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to open a retail store Tuesday. The cable TV operator and the electronics company will use the store to showcase new technologies and products, taking a ...





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China's food economy benefits small, poor farmers

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beijing, China - January 7, 2009 - One of the most significant changes in China's agricultural economy over the past fifteen years has been the rise of horticulture. During this same time period, modern supply chains have ...


UK economy is hostage to oil, warns expert

UK economy is hostage to oil, warns expert

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The UK's economy cannot make a sustainable recovery until it breaks free of its dependence on oil, an expert at the University of Liverpool is warning.


What to do on the Web When the Economy Goes South? Web of Misery Holds the Answer

Technology / Other

created May 13, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The economic downturn might have a positive effect on the rise of some Internet sites according to researchers at UC Riverside’s Sloan Center for Internet Retailing.


Study links child hunger and poor health to unstable housing

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that children whose families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing. The study was carried out by the Children's ...


US online ad revenue down 5.4 pct in third quarter

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released ...


As planet warms, poor nations face economic chill

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of ...


Study reveals rural, unmarried women at higher risk for depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic research suggests unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. This lower health status often includes greater instances of self-assessed feelings ...


A deep-sea drilling vessel off the coast of Japan's Wakayama prefecture

Japan to use deep-sea probes to search for minerals

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Japan plans to deploy unmanned probes to scour the sea-floor around the resource-poor island nation for mineral deposits, a government-backed scientific organisation said Thursday.


Study: Healthy living boosts economy

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 10, 2006 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Good health not only benefits the individual but also a nation's economy, British researchers said.


Accounting practices ultimately affect global economy

Other Sciences / Other

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who’s counting the beans. When it comes to accounting standards in the business world, every bean counts, but the quality of financial reporting differs from country ...



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