Posts Tagged ‘Economic’

July 28 2010

Economic Scene: Study Rethinks Importance of Kindergarten Teachers

A new study found students with better teachers learned more in kindergarten — and earned more as young adults.




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July 18 2010

Global economic crisis threatens fight against AIDS

The global fight against HIV/AIDS is threatened by stagnating economies around the world, which have caused governments to shrink their budgets and, with them, grants to fight the illness.

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June 29 2010

Fears about economic outlook hammer stocks

Stocks and interest rates tumbled Tuesday after signs of slowing economies around the world spooked traders.



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June 25 2010

U.S. economic growth revised down to 2.7%

U.S. economic growth was slower than previously estimated in the first quarter as estimates of business and consumer spending were cut, according to government data on Friday.



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June 9 2010

Economic recovery on track, Bernanke says

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Budget Committee. (CNBC)Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the European debt crisis is likely to have only a “modest” impact on the U.S. economy recovery as long as Wall Street stabilizes.






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June 7 2010

In Florida, oil adds to economic woes

Protesters mix with beachgoers Sunday on Pensacola Beach where oil globs have come ashore.The news that oil spewing from the Gulf Coast had likely reached Florida’s famous beaches isn’t just an environmental disaster — it’s also a potentially devastating economic blow.


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May 27 2010

Economic rebound slowed last quarter

The economic rebound last quarter turned out to be slower than first thought, one of the reasons unemployment is likely to stay stubbornly high this year.



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May 18 2010

Obama takes economic tour to Ohio

President Barack Obama is heading to swing state Ohio to promote his economic policies as he tries to convince voters that times are getting better even while unemployment remains stubbornly high.

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April 30 2010

As economic woes ease, wallets open a bit

Marcel Diniz checks out appliances for sale at a Best Buy store in Miami. Retail sales rose last month at their fastest pace since November.As evidence slowly starts to mount that the worst of the recession may be behind us, some Americans are also starting to relax their purse strings after years of hunkering down.


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March 21 2010

CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdown

Levels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, new data shows.



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