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GE Chief Signals Apettite for Media Assets

Posted by mvpoff 1287 days ago, popular 1287 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Business | Tags: ge media stocks
Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE (which is NBC's parent company), indicated his company would take advantage of the recession to buy ownership stakes in a div[...] read more »
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Savings as Part of the Job

Posted by paulronan 1287 days ago, popular 1287 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: personal finance
With the economy in a downturn, corporate travel managers are using strategies from other frugal eras to save money — pushing advance purchases of ai[...] read more »
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Is new Bond movie antitech?

Posted by paulronan 1287 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: Green | Tags: green tech
Among the many other problems with the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace, I was particularly struck with its seemingly careless stance on (gre[...] read more »
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Dr. Keynes' Chinese Patient

Posted by mvpoff 1287 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china recession stimulus
A savvy discussion of how China's simple stimulus package will help prevent the 'rich' world from falling into a full-blown depression. read more »
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What Caused The Financial Crisis Of 2008?

Posted by Pinyo 1288 days ago, popular 1287 days ago (http://www.moolanomy.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout economic crisis foreclosures
I think we can sum up the cause of our current economic crisis in one word GREED. read more »
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U.S. Recession to Extend Into 2009, Business Economists Say

Posted by thekritz 1288 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: recession
The U.S. has entered a recession that will persist into 2009, and economies around the world will follow suit, according to a survey of business econ[...] read more »
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What is Price Earnings Ratio and Why is It Important?

Posted by MoneyNing 1288 days ago, popular 1288 days ago (http://investing-school.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: market price stock analysis stocks
In this bear market, analysis is even more important than ever! Know the basics and start learning how to understand companies better! read more »
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Obama Tells 60 Minutes That He Will Focus on Avoiding a Deepening Recession : The Inspired Economist

Posted by reenymal 1288 days ago, popular 1287 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: 60 minutes economy obama recession
In Obama's interview on CBS's 60 minutes today, his first since he was elected, he spoke about the recession, the housing market, amongst other thi[...] read more »
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Comparative Advantage for Everyone

Posted by vic 1288 days ago, popular 1288 days ago (http://herestrouble.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: comparative advantage economics trade
This article demystifies the economic concept of 'comparative advantage', often used to justify the benefits of international trade and globalizati[...] read more »
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The 20 Richest People in the World

Posted by czarinacleopatra 1288 days ago, popular 1288 days ago (http://www.boomj.com)
Category: Personal Finance
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Green Investing Proves a Winning Strategy - Study

Posted by mvpoff 1291 days ago, popular 1290 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Green | Tags: green investing
A recent study published argues that Socially-Responsible Investing (or SRI, most of which is comprised of investing in eco-conscious "green" compa[...] read more »
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The ABC of Exchange Traded Funds

Posted by mvpoff 1291 days ago (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: etf exchange traded funds
For all those beginner investors out there, this piece explains the nature of ETFs, which are index funds that allow the flexibility of being traded [...] read more »
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Hedge Fund Chiefs Blame the System for Financial Crisis

Posted by mvpoff 1291 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crisis hedge fund recession wall street
Next in the chain of financial leaders and experts to testify to Congress about how the recession was the fault of everyone but themselves - this one[...] read more »
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Can Obama Live Up to His Green Promises In An Increasingly Worse Economy?

Posted by britesprite 1291 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: economy green obama
President-elect Obama’s team has begun working on a plan to spend up to $500 billion in new funds if the economy continues to worsen. [...] read more »
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Bush Gets It Right: Intervention Not a “Cure-all”

Posted by Curt 1292 days ago, popular 1291 days ago (http://www.pennyjobs.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government intervention recession
There have been many days where I’ve questioned the actions of President Bush in regards to the economic crisis, but today he got it right. read more »
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