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White House Seeks Broad Climate Plan
Singapore :: Singapore | 29 minutes ago
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The Obama administration's top climate adviser on Friday called for "comprehensive energy reform" and threw cold water on the idea of a more modest climate package that would apply mandatory reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions only to electric utilities.
Tags: U.S, power plants, EPA, gas emissions, Singapore, Greenwashing, Sustainability, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions trading, Carbon finance, Global warming, Environment
Bottling Up Beer Investors
Bud :: Norway | about 1 hour ago
Credibility For investors itching to invest in multinational brewers, here's a word of advice: You won't have much -- if any -- influence on corporate policy. Many of the world's largest brewers have complex ownership structures that look they were designed by the...
Tags: Coca-Cola FEMSA, Molson Coors, busch inbev, Morningstar, joint venture, board member, U.S, Mexico, Grupo Modelo, Norway, Bud, FEMSA, Molson, Anheuser-Busch, InBev, SABMiller, Leuven, Coca-Cola, Stock market, Business Finance
Vehicle fuel efficiency up in 2008 model year
Seattle :: WA :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday. New vehicle fuel efficiency improved 2 percent...
Tags: fuel efficiency, vehicle fuel, U.S, EPA, Seattle, Miles per gallon, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Car Allowance Rebate System, Fuel economy in automobiles, Ford Motor Company, Business Finance
Black Friday deals may not signal retail comeback (Reuters)
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving , retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened but even more bargain hungry customers cross their thresholds. Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday...
Tags: BDO Seidman, holidays season, Chris Donnelly, U.S, holidays shopping, NRF, Chicago, Shopping, National Retail Federation, Online shopping, Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart, Business Finance, Retailing, Christmas and holiday season, Black Friday
U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade deficit
New York :: NY :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted. The poll of 66 economists forecast real gross...
Tags: trade deficit, U.S, New York, Gross domestic product, Economy of the United States, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Recessions, Business cycle, Macroeconomics, Business Finance
Teen pleads guilty in July murder of border agent
San Diego :: CA :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez admitted entering the United States illegally to rob a Border...
Tags: Border Patrol, patrol agent, pleads guilty, San Diego, U.S, teen pleads, ￃﾁlvarez, The Castro San Francisco California, Law Crime, Mexico ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Mexico ￢ﾀﾓ United States border, United States Border Patrol
Brazil to Washington on two wheels
Campinas :: Brazil | about 3 hours ago
Credibility Vieira's arrival that day in late October ended an odyssey that wound through 11 countries , a startling demonstration of Washington's enduring power as a magnet for ordinary people who believe the answer to their prayers can be found in the capital of...
Tags: Camila Souza Vieira, Shepard Washington Post, Paulo Roberto Vieira, Brazilian Amazon, U.S, Campinas, Brazil, Campinas Sￃﾣo Paulo, Surnames, Vieira
ANALYSIS - Weary of old wardrobes, women buying clothes again
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 3 hours ago
Credibility Shop 'till you drop it's not, but U.S. women are finally starting to buy clothes again. Even before the U.S. economy headed south over a year ago, many U.S. women eschewed clothing purchases for themselves, given tight budgets, a clampdown on credit...
Tags: U.S, San Francisco, Nordstrom, Wardrobe, fashion, Hosiery, Leggings
It's Time to Invest in India
Karāchi :: Pakistan | about 3 hours ago
Credibility If you think the U.S. market has had a torrid run this year, take a look at India...Some might think India’s market is overheated given this remarkable run, but in reality its stocks are actually quite fairly valued. On a price-to-earnings basis, the...
Tags: Indians, Pinakin Patel, Pakistan, U.S, indians economies, Karāchi, Stock, India, Gross domestic product, Stock market, Economy of India, Economic growth, Business Finance
U.S. lawmakers urged to drop clearinghouse owner cap
New York :: NY :: USA | about 3 hours ago
Credibility Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a letter sent this week. The letter to Representatives Barney Frank and Spencer Bachus,...
Tags: Tradeweb, U.S, Representatives Barney Frank, House Financial Services Committee, Thomson Reuters Corp, dealers ownership, New York, Euronext, Stock exchange, Goldman Sachs, Thomson Reuters, Commodity exchanges, LCH.Clearnet, Stock market, Business Finance
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