households

Building Storehouses for the Sun’s Energy, for Use After Dark

NYT > Business  Tue, 01/03/2012 - 11:15

Two companies plan to use novel solar storage technology to power households on summer nights.


 

US consumer spending tepid in November

MSNBC.com: Business  Fri, 12/23/2011 - 07:52

U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in November as tepid income growth put a squeeze on households.


 

Endangered Dragon: Households Pay a Price for China’s Growth

NYT > Business  Sun, 10/09/2011 - 22:13

China’s current economic system favors state-run banks and companies over wage earners, who are largely denied the benefits of the nation’s remarkable growth.


 

GOP Opposes Obama Call To Pay For Jobs With Taxes

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 09/14/2011 - 05:55

The president's $447 billion jobs bill, which was sent to Congress this week, would end a slew of tax breaks for corporations and those households with annual incomes of more than $250,000.

Republicans say there's little chance of Congress accepting the proposal.


 

A Wave of Worry Threatens to Build on Itself

NYT > Business  Mon, 08/08/2011 - 23:17

When businesses and households think conditions are too tumultuous for expansion, they pull back, which can make things even worse.


 

SNL Kagan: Cord-Cutters Will Snowball To 10% Of U.S. Homes By 20...

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Wed, 07/20/2011 - 15:35

Firm forecasts over-the-top video substitution for 4.5 million U.S. households in...


 

Cord-Cutting Greatly Exaggerated: ESPN Study

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Mon, 03/14/2011 - 09:36

Only 0.18% of households drop video service, but retain broadband connection to watch TV in...


 

PG&E offers safer water for Hinkley residents

Newsvine - business  Tue, 11/16/2010 - 19:04

Pacific Gas & Electric has offered to provide safer water to six households whose supplies have been affected by a growing plume of chromium in Hinkley, a town made famous by the movie "Erin Brockovich."


 

Economists reveal factors that help poor people lift themselves ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Tue, 11/09/2010 - 23:00

(University of Chicago) A new paper based on work among poor families in Thailand shows that households who used their existing assets most productively were more successful at pulling themselves out of poverty.

Many of the successful households reinvested their money in their small businesses and farms, suggesting that they are well aware of the source of their success.