SEATTLE (AP) — Online retailer Amazon.com called this holiday season its "best ever," saying Friday that it saw a 17% increase in orders on its busiest day — a rare piece of good news in a season that has been far from merry for most retailers, including online businesses. Amazon customers ordered more than 6.3 […]
Ethanol Could be a Weak Link in State’s Energy Network
Story by Alexis Madrigal What happens if, all of a sudden, you need to change the entire energy infrastructure on which California’s transportation system runs? Most Californians probably haven’t noticed, but that’s exactly what a combination of Midwestern farmers, Big Oil companies, railroad operators, and fuel terminal owners have done over the last decade. I. […]
Why Journalism’s Pursuit of Gloom Has the Market Wrong
A recent UK study found that happiness is contagious. President-elect Obama has proven that messages of hope can also have a distinct contagion. It may be helpful to realize this, as the world is subjected to a collective of depressed thinking that is perpetuated by rudimentary media analysis as concrete sky-is-falling fact. It is important […]
……………..SURVEYS ON STOPING TERRORISM………….
Israeli Leader Promises to Use ‘Iron Fist’ to Stop Terrorism JERUSALEM, March 2 — Israel’s acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, warned Palestinians today that Israel would use "far-reaching measures" and "an iron fist against any attempt to resume terrorist activity," whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. Mr. Olmert spoke as a new opinion […]
Budget and Tax thoughts for Dobbs Ferry
Tough economic times will require a local budget response. By mid August of this year financial firms globally have posted $493 billion in write downs and credit losses according to Bloomberg News. The World Bank reports this figure may rise to one trillion dollars. New York State is especially vulnerable to the financial service […]
Slowdown In Angola Hurts Trade Partners.
Slower economic growth in Angola will have a negative effect on exports from the south-west African nation’s main trading partners, especially Portugal and Brazil. Forecasts released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, which groups the world’s industrialised countrirs, predict that Angola’s annual growth rate will fall by 15 percentage points in 2009. […]
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