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Recent Featured ArticlesFeatured ArticlesDecember 23, 2008 Developers told to lower carbon savings figures for wind farms  Source: New Energy Focus The British wind industry has been told to use lower figures for the amount of carbon emissions being saved by wind turbines. A long-running dispute between wind developers and the anti-wind lobby has culminated in the British... December 22, 2008 Obama weighs a supersized stimulus plan Source: Christian Science Monitor President-elect Obama’s economic recovery plan is growing into a stimulus bill so large that it is likely to go where no such government efforts have ever gone before.
December 22, 2008 $1.6 Billion of Bailout Went to Pay Top Execs Source: Dollars and Sense According to a study by the Associated Press, $1.6 billion of the federal bailout funds went into the pockets of top bank executives. Even institutions that have cut the salaries and bonuses of top corporate officers have awarded... December 22, 2008 Love, Madoff And The SEC Source: Forbes The Forbes.com Investor Team examines how regulators and firms can get too close.
December 20, 2008 Paulson Wants Rest of TARP Funds From Congress Source: The Wall Street Journal The U.S. government's rescue of the auto industry drained what remained in the first half of Treasury's $700 billion bailout fund, prompting Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to call on Congress to release the rest of the money. December 20, 2008 NASA: Global warming to increase severe storms, rainfall Source: USA Today The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics — the type associated with severe storms and rainfall — is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion... December 20, 2008 Obama fills econ team; says business will revive Source: Asspciated Press Completing his Cabinet a month before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama named officials to oversee transportation, labor, trade and small business policy Friday but warned that economic recovery won't be nearly as... December 19, 2008 Auto Makers to Get $17.4 Billion Source: Wall Street Journal The White House announced a $17.4 billion rescue package for the troubled Detroit auto makers that allows them to avoid bankruptcy and leaves many of the big decisions for the incoming Obama administration.
December 19, 2008 Obama's 'Green Dream Team' to Make Energy, Environment a Priority Source: Voice of America News President-elect Barack Obama has unveiled what is being called his "green team", the Cabinet secretaries and top officials that will deal with environmental and energy policies. While environmental groups have praised the... December 19, 2008 E.P.A. Ruling Could Speed Up Approval of Coal Plants Source: New York Times Officials weighing federal applications by utilities to build new coal-fired power plants cannot consider their greenhouse gas output, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ruled late Thursday. Some environmentalists... December 19, 2008 Paulson: 'Orderly' auto bankruptcy might be best Source: Associated Press The Bush administration is convinced the ailing economy could not withstand the demise of Detroit's Big Three and is looking at "orderly" bankruptcy to keep the automakers from collapsing.
December 18, 2008 Top 10 Business Risks for 2009 Source: Best Finance For the second straight year, Ernst & Young has released a report ranking what the firm sees as the top 10 risks for global business in the coming year. This year's top 10, compiled in collaboration with Oxford Analytica and... December 18, 2008 Obama May Seek a Stimulus Plan Exceeding $850 Billion Source: Bloomberg.com Barack Obama may ask Congress next year to approve a stimulus plan of around $850 billion, an amount that has grown as the U.S. economy sinks deeper into recession, an adviser to the president-elect said.
December 18, 2008 Business Wire Offers Industry's Only In-house, Integrated XBRL Solution to Help Companies Comply with Today's SEC Filing Mandate Source: Business Wire NEW YORK)--The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today approved its final rule detailing the phased-in adoption of interactive data (XBRL). Companies needing to comply with today's XBRL mandate can take advantage of... December 17, 2008 Fed Cuts Its Benchmark Interest Rate to Near Zero Source: New York Times The Federal Reserve entered a new era on Tuesday, setting its benchmark interest rate so low that it will have to reach for new and untested tools in fighting both the recession and downward pressure on consumer prices. December 17, 2008 Treasury denies executive pay rules are toothless Source: Reuters A top Treasury official denied on Tuesday that the limits on executive compensation included in the government's financial rescue plan were too weak to have any effect.
December 17, 2008 SEC chief admits failure to act on Madoff warnings Source: MarketWatch Christopher Cox, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, admitted late Tuesday that the regulator had failed to act on warnings about the activities of Bernard Madoff stretching back nearly a decade. December 16, 2008 Obama names choices for key environment and energy posts Source: Los Angeles Times Nobelist Steven Chu is his Energy secretary nominee. Lisa Jackson is chosen to head EPA. Carol Browner returns as an advisor, and L.A. official Nancy Sutley will head Obama's environmental council. December 16, 2008 FDA Will Continue To Study Chemical Source: Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration, criticized by its own scientific advisers for ignoring available data about health risks posed by a chemical found in everyday plastic, said yesterday it has no plans to amend its position on the... December 16, 2008 White House assures automakers help is on the way Source: Associated Prress Detroit automakers, teetering on the brink of collapse, are receiving strong signals from the White House that short-term help is on the way while a key senator says the relief package could reach $15 billion for GM and... December 15, 2008 Madoff and the Global Economy Source: Business Week The world was told the U.S. was a low-risk, high-return investment. But like the Wall Street trader's victims, we are learning the truth December 13, 2008 E.U. Leaders Commit to Steps To Try to Curb Climate Change Source: Washington Post European leaders adopted what they described as a historic pact to combat global warming Friday and challenged President-elect Barack Obama to join in their commitment to drastically reduce greenhouse gases despite the global... December 13, 2008 10 Reasons to Expect More Activism in 2009 Source: Seeking Alpha With the market's tumultuous last few months driving down the price of equities, activist investors around the world have seen their stock investments take major hits.
December 13, 2008 Bush vows to avert auto industry failure Source: Boston Globe Facing the potential collapse of the domestic auto industry in his final days at the White House, President Bush yesterday reversed course and signaled that he would provide short-term financial help to avoid what his spokeswoman... December 12, 2008 The Greening of the Corporation Source: BusinessWeek A new report analyzes how far advanced top companies are in addressing climate change and adopting environmentally friendly policies |
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