Building collapses in Mumbai, 2 killed

A five storeyed old run down building collapsed early morning at Mumbai's Crawford market. Mumbai Fire Brigade and other rescue workers are searching for the survivors. 6 members of a family are trapped under the...

Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

UK energy prices rise twice of EU average

The astonishing rise of gas and electricity prices in Britain have been a worrying trend to many British consumers. Those consumers may be distressed today to learn that gas prices in the UK have risen at twice the EU average. This may frustrate them considering that the UK...

Asia celebrates Obama's historic win

"MANILA: Champagne corks popped across Asia as former schoolmates in Indonesia, the Japanese town of Obama and thousands of American expats Wednesday celebrated Barack Obama's historic election as US president.Bars were packed in cities from Beijing to Sydney as election...

The city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands is getting a new hospital

Currently the Dutch city of Amersfoort has officially one hospital with a regional functionality for the surrounding villages and town: the Meander Medisch Centrum (Meander Medical Centre). Due...

B.C. Housing Plunges According To Report

According to a report released by the economics department of Central 1 Credit Union. B.C.'s housing market is definitely bleeding from the current world credit crisis. According to research done in the report,...

Economic Forecast 2008

Rich Hadley, CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, discussing the current economic situation of our nation and of the Greater Spokane region. Randy Barcus, Chief Economist of Avista Corp., discusses the current...

Bank of Japan cuts key interest rate

"Friday October 31, 2:18 am ET By Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer Japan's central bank cuts key interest rate to 0.3 percent in close vote; first cut in 7 years TOKYO (AP) -- The Bank of Japan voted Friday to cut its key interest rate for the first time in more...

Blessed are the CEOs - Prayer Offered for Global Economies

If any of you have beaten me to the punch on this one I apologize for putting it up here again.  But this was so good I couldn't avoid sharing it with youse guys."For these and other reasons Cindy is calling for a Day of Prayer for the World’s Economies on Wednesday,...

UK house prices fall at record annual rate in Oct

Uk home prices are continuing to plummet, causing a great amount of anxiety for the sector. House prices fell at a record rate this month in the UK."British house prices fell in October at their sharpest annual rate since records began in 1991, the Nationwide building society...

Candidates in market for local food

Urban food has never made more sense.  We should have more local produce and city gardens in this city.  I'm glad to see local politicians are supporting this."Farmers’ markets need a permanent place...

Asian stocks struggle amid recession worries

Led by the Tokyo stock exchange, Asian shares fell sharply in Monday's trading. Investors are bracing for more volatility after last week's massive sell-off. The Nikkei index today hit its lowest intraday level...

They Did It On Purpose: The Housing Bubble & Its Crash were Engineered by the...

During the Clinton administration, the government required the financial industry to start expanding the frequency of mortgage loans to consumers who might not have qualified in the past.When George W. Bush was named president by the Supreme Court in December 2000, the stock...

Insight from the outside [short about the Norwegian economical situation - wh...

What caught my interest a few months ago was why Norway”stands tall in an age of international crisis”.In the late 60s, Philips Petroleum Company Norway, with the help of American/Texan drilling companies...

Report: Mobile Devices Set to Overtake PCs for Internet Usage

Mobile web's good; who's ready for brain impants? Seems that would be a logical progression; even the VR glasses and headphones are a clumsy interface between your soul and cyberspace. If that gives you the heebie...

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