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Wall Street: Clear Skies Ahead for the US Economy

Wall Street has promising predictions for the market as they see clearer skies ahead and another week of gains – the fourth consecutive to be exact. This predication was based on the stock index performance that set out a good start at the beginning of the holiday season. As of the month of December, stocks […]

December 24th, 2010 | Posted in Featured,Finance,New | Read More »

Holiday Spending Still Up as Christmas Draws Near

It is a season to be jolly indeed, especially for the clothing and furniture business – the very industries that Americans are spending on the most for this Holiday season. This is according to the Master Card Adviser Spending Pulse, an organization which tracks spending across the United States including credit and cash spending. But […]

December 24th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Featured,New | Read More »

Chrysler and GM to Hire 1,000 Engineers and Researchers

Things are starting to look great for Chrysler and General Motors and for the country’s employment industry as two of the companies are announcing their move to hire 1,000 engineers and researchers. The two automobile companies have almost died the past year and was a subject to several government bailouts. But the hiring’s are now […]

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Business,New | Read More »

Manchester United Kids Learned a Valuable Lesson from their 0-4 Loss

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The Manchester kids have officially lost straight with a 0-4 performance against West Ham United. According to Sir Alex Ferguson, his kids have learned a big lesson but will definitely pull through it. With several past losses, his kids according to him have practiced learning from past mistakes and play again. Ferguson was reported to […]

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Featured,New,Sports | Read More »

One Third of HIV Cases Still Diagnosed Late in Spite of the Numbers of Screenings in the US

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In spite of the numerous numbers of people that are now being tested for HIV in the United States, there is still an alarming number of the population who are unaware of their HIV status. It is estimated that there are over 200,000 infected people who do not know that they are infected with the […]

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Featured,Health,New | Read More »

China Taking Measures Against Hot Money

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China is planning to release a series of policies concerning the movement of local currency inside and outside the country due to interest rate fluctuation – also commonly termed as hot money. This news came out from an official government paper that cited a bank executive mentioning policies that China is implementing to fend off […]

November 15th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Featured,New | Read More »

APEC Summit 2010 Spearheads Free Trade Policies

The APEC Summit has finally ended last Sunday after four days of the annual conference meeting which comprised of presidents from the world’s strongest economies. The participating countries are now proud to be one step closer to solving the global fiscal crisis which is considered to be one of the most pressing global issues to […]

November 15th, 2010 | Posted in Finance,New | Read More »

Stock Market Ends with Narrowly Mixed Stocks Due to Dow Jones High

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Once again, the Dow Jones industrial average reached yet another record trading level high of the year. This has resulted to a narrowly mixed stock by the end of Monday, November 1, 2010. This is the 3rd time in two consecutive weeks that the Dow Jones close down to its highest average of the year, […]

November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Featured,Finance,New | Read More »

Alternative Algal Biofuel Industry Gets Support from the Government

Algal derived biofuel industry is showing great potential as it gets a boost from the government. This alternative fuel source is expected to replace the estimated 18 million barrels of crude oil consumed everyday. Government’s support came in the form of heavy investment; and best of all, a potential customer is now standing in line: […]

November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Business,Featured,New | Read More »

Applications in Facebook Could Be Trading Your Info

A recent Wallstreet Journal revealed that Facebook could be sharing users’ data with third party companies. This means the personal information you have in your profile could be shared with marketing and internet tracking companies without your knowledge. Despite Facebook’s assurance that its users’ privacy of information is protected, it now appears that the online […]

October 20th, 2010 | Posted in New,Sci/Tech | Read More »

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