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Ireland seeks public sector reform amid recession

Newsvine - business  Wed, 11/26/2008 - 05:32

Ireland planned to unveil a sweeping plan Wednesday to cut costs across a government battling red ink and recession after more than a decade of boom-fueled excess.


 

Primetime Ratings: Football Gives NBC Sunday Night Win

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:09

"60 Minutes" with Obamas gave news program best ratings in over a decade


 

Heady Days Gone, City of London Struggles

NYT > Business  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 21:09

As Britain confronts the highest rate of unemployment in over a decade, the country’s financial center is suffering not just from a loss of jobs but of prestige, too.


 

Stocks Hold Up Against Dismal Jobs Number

Topix - Business News  Fri, 11/07/2008 - 11:51

U.S. stocks worked their way higher at the open Friday, even after the release of the worst monthly unemployment reading in more than a decade.


 

Budgets Squeezed, Some Families Bypass Organics

NYT > Business  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 20:46

The organic industry is starting to show signs that a decade-long sales boom may be coming to an end.


 

Consumer borrowing hits a 10-year low

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 14:16

Government data show consumer borrowing in the U.S. fell in August for the first time in more than a decade as households, battered by rising job layoffs and the worsening economy, cut back sharply on their use of credit.


 

August borrowing drops at 3.7 percent rate

Newsvine - business  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 14:01

Consumer borrowing fell in August for the first time in more than a decade as households, battered by rising job layoffs and the decaying economy, cut back sharply on their use of credit.


 

Emissions rising faster this decade than last

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Tue, 09/30/2008 - 23:00

(CSIRO Australia) The latest figures on the global carbon budget to be released in Washington and Paris indicate a four-fold increase in growth rate of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions since 2000.


 

$6.55 Minimum Wage Worth 40 Cents Less than 10 Yrs Ago

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 09/02/2008 - 01:40

At $6.55, the federal minimum wage is worth 40 cents less per hour, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than it was a decade ago.


 

Small SUVs improve in crash tests

Newsvine - business  Tue, 08/19/2008 - 23:01

Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.