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A career built on bringing lifesaving drugs to the market and to patients (Jul-11, 23:00 EDT )-- In college, I fell in love with the notion of correcting a disease and making a person better by giving them a pharmaceutical. I thought it would be satisfying enough to be a researcher, until I got into graduate school and saw that I wanted to be the...
Neil's Must Reads (Jul-11, 23:00 EDT )-- Researchers at the New York Fed have produced a definitive report on how the shadow banking system -- the slew of companies and investment vehicles that perform the functions of banks but aren't regulated like them -- took shape and nearly collapsed. ...
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Obama's debt commission warns of fiscal 'cancer' (Jul-11, 23:00 EDT )-- BOSTON -- The co-chairmen of President Obama's debt and deficit commission offered an ominous assessment of the nation's fiscal future here Sunday, calling current budgetary trends a cancer "that will destroy the country from within" unless checked by...
Historic oil spill fails to produce gains for U.S. environmentalists (Jul-11, 23:00 EDT )-- For environmentalists, the BP oil spill may be disproving the maxim that great tragedies produce great change. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Spill Containment and Remediation
SKorea bank raises forecast to 5.9 percent growth (AP) (Jul-11, 21:25 EDT )-- AP - South Korea's central bank raised its forecast for the country's economic growth this year to 5.9 percent on solid exports as well as capital and consumer spending amid a stronger global recovery.
Japan faces policy gridlock as ruling party reels (Reuters) (Jul-11, 21:07 EDT )-- Reuters - Japan faced political gridlock after the ruling party's drubbing in upper house elections on Sunday which will complicate efforts to put the economy in shape and threaten Prime Minister Naoto Kan's own position.
Asia faces risks from rising capital flows: IMF (Reuters) (Jul-11, 19:25 EDT )-- Reuters - Asia has emerged as a global economic powerhouse but is now faced with policy challenges from rising capital inflows, the International Monetary Fund chief said on Monday.
Federal Reserve worry list gets longer (Reuters) (Jul-11, 14:03 EDT )-- Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve's list of worries may be getting longer.
BP sees progress on new oil containment system (Reuters) (Jul-11, 13:19 EDT )-- Reuters - BP Plc said on Sunday it is making progress on a new system to capture almost all of the oil spewing from its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico as residents braced for more economic and environmental damage.
White House says changes to Fannie Freddie on deck (Reuters) (Jul-11, 10:52 EDT )-- Reuters - Republicans should not use problems at mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as an excuse to vote against sweeping changes to the rules of Wall Street, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday.
Businesses step up criticism of Obama's agenda (Reuters) (Jul-11, 07:56 EDT )-- Reuters - Some business groups, upset about budget and regulatory policies they say are costing jobs, are accusing President Barack Obama of pursuing an agenda that is hurting the U.S. economic recovery.
China likely to buck trend of stable inflation (FT.com) (Jul-11, 07:45 EDT )-- FT.com - Inflation figures are set to dominate the week's economic releases, with June price statistics published in several countries, including the US, the eurozone states and the UK.
Specs on the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid7 (Jul-10, 23:00 EDT )-- Bottom line: The BMW ActiveHybrid7 is automobile as contradiction -- a high-performance sports car that saves fuel (an estimated 17 percent fuel saving over the gasoline-only 750i) and reduces tailpipe pollution. It comes with a stinging price premium...
Warren Brown reviews the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid7 (Jul-10, 23:00 EDT )-- CORNWALL, N.Y. Luxury has a conscience. It can be found in the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid7 -- a gas-and-electric version of the BMW 750i sedan. BMW - Makes and Models - Recreation - Autos - Motorcycles
S.Korean finance minister upbeat on global economy (AFP) (Jul-10, 22:31 EDT )-- AFP - The global economy will likely avoid sliding back into crisis despite Europe's debt problems and uncertainty over the US and Chinese economies, South Korea's finance minister said Sunday.
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