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Fed, Central Banks Cut Rates
Business  (tags: economy, business, corporate, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - reuters.com
Central banks around the world cut interest rates in unison on Wednesday, responding to a worldwide clamor for concerted action to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Bail Out the Homeowners!
Business  (tags: society, politics, government, ethics, foreclosures, bailout, Banks and Banking, homeowners )

Tinkie
- 4 days ago - countercurrents.org
The bailout is focused on the wrong end of the problem. The bailout should be focused on the origin of the problem, the defaulting homeowners. Stopping the problem at it's origin would restore the value of mortgage based derivatives and end the crisis
BOYCOTT JAPAN NIKKEI DOWN BY MORE THAN 30%
Business  (tags: Boycott Japan killing of whales )

Hans
- 23 days ago - finance.yahoo.com
LOOK AT THE NIKKEI INDEX AND SEE HOW THE BOYCOTT WORKS! When we started this boycott last year the index was above 17.000! 52wk Range: 11,551.40 - 17,489.00 one year ago 17.489 now 11.551 At what point of the NIKKEI INDEX will the KILLING STOP?
Almond Growers Sue USDA to Halt Mandatory Chemical Fumigation of Raw Almonds
Business  (tags: farming, farms, USDA, Almond, organic, agriculture )

Linda
- 29 days ago - naturalnews.com
After having their organic almond businesses devastated by the USDA's bizarre decision requiring mandatory chemical fumigation of almonds, the almond industry is fighting back. Fifteen American almond growers have filed a lawsuit against the USDA...
NEW BOOK TO READ-- Coming Clean-BREAKING AMERICA'S ADDICTION TO OIL AND COAL BY Michael Brune
Business  (tags: business, goodnews, energy, corporate, world, SustainableDevelopment, oil, consumers, greenbuilding )

Cal
- 29 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Brune and his organization, Rainforest Action Network, have had stunning success in getting corporations--including Home Depot, Citigroup, and Bank of America--to green their business practices, and his activist skills and passion are at the heart of this b
UK Needs $200m or Will Lose Valuable Titian Paintings
Business  (tags: painting, museum, europe, art, uk )

Ananya
- 41 days ago - money.co.uk
The Duke has decided to put these paintings up for sale in an attempt to broaden his investment portfolio, initially offering them to the National Gallery, where they have been displayed since 1945, at a significantly discounted rate.
MALUA WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION BANK LAUNCHES IN SABAH, MALAYSIA
Business  (tags: goodnews, business, greenbuilding, habitat restoration, SustainableDevelopment, marketing, investing )

Cal
- 43 days ago - world-wire.com
The Eco Products Fund, LP, a private equity fund jointly managed by New Forests Inc. of Washington, D.C. and Equator Environmental, LLC of New York City, and the Government of Sabah in Malaysia today launched the Malua Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank
ICELAND: Filling Up on Hydrogen
Business  (tags: energy, business, greenbuilding, government, goodnews, SustainableDevelopment, technology )

Cal
- 43 days ago - enn.com
Earlier this year, the Icelandic whale-watching boat Elding was fitted with a hydrogen-powered generator that fuels its lighting system, electric equipment and navigation machinery. It is the first of its kind in the world.
Gold Farming Has Become a $500 Million Global Virtual Outsourcing Business
Business  (tags: virtualgaming, money, outsourcing )

Ananya
- 43 days ago - money.co.uk
A new report has revealed the true extent of this 'quasi-legal' sector that for many has become the lynchpin of virtual gaming.
Economy Hitting the Elderly Especially Hard
Business  (tags: consumers, economy, money, society, usa, americans, business )

Cal
- 74 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Bankruptcies soar as retirees, agencies struggle to keep up with rising costs
 
 
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