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This May Get Ugly, ETF Investors
2015-08-23 12:59:28| Biotech - Topix.net
There is no shortage of anecdotes regarding the fragile state of affairs in global equity markets, but sticking to just the facts, market participants know that the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each shed more than 5 percent last week while the Nasdaq Composite bled 6.3 percent. Apple Inc. proved problematic for all three major U.S. indexes because the iPad maker is the largest component in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as well as being a member of the Dow.
Climate change already rearing its ugly head in Northwest
2015-08-06 23:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MyNorthwest.com: Sea levels could rise by 10 feet by 2065, according to James Hansen. The "social disruption" and "economic consequences" of the increased sea levels might be enough to make the planet "ungovernable." (AP) Comments Share Tweet Share Share The day when sea levels rise enough to disperse entire populations could be closer than scientists originally thought. While we're already seeing the potential effects in the Pacific Northwest, we may still be better off than others. The NASA climatologist...
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Get Ready for Ugly as Markets Begin Deal With Climate Crisis
2015-07-28 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Advocates of market-based climate solutions paint pastel pictures reflecting smoothly adjusting macro-economic models. Competitive markets gradually nudged by carbon pricing glide into a low carbon future in a modestly disruptive fashion, much as sulfur pollution from power plants was scaled back in the 1990s. But commodity markets for oil and gas dont work that way. These real markets are poised to savagely strand assets, upset expectations, overturn long established livelihoods and leave...
Oil Producers' Ugly Duckling Refineries Just Turned Into Swans
2015-07-24 22:59:38| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Margins from refineries in northwest Europe rose fivefold last quarter to the highest since at least 2003, data from Total SA show. In the preceding quarter, the share of profit from processing crude and chemicals at Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc was four times higher than the same period a year earlier.
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Who you callin' ugly? Join the campaign to end food waste now
2015-07-21 22:54:30| Grocery - Topix.net
A petition calls on Whole Foods and Wal-Mart to start selling ugly produce instead of throwing it away -- an act that can benefit everyone. It's time to stand up for the uglies! Supermarkets have long discriminated against any fruits and vegetables that do not meet the absurdly high cosmetic standards for sale, with an estimated 26 percent of all produce in the United States tossed before it's even given a chance on the shelves.
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