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Same-sex marriage cases: Apple, Google and big business ask Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
2013-02-27 19:48:37| IT Services - Topix.net
Hundreds of businesses on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 federal law barring benefits to same-sex couples, including Silicon Valley tech titans Apple, Google, Oracle and eBay.
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Big 9lb breakfast boosts business
2013-02-03 09:45:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The "Kidz Breakfast", described as being the weight of a small child, remains the talk of a Norfolk seaside town.
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Davos: Persuading big business to act on climate change
2013-01-30 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: MOVERS and shakers from business and government could be spotted in Davos, Switzerland, last week for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), where they unleashed dire warnings over the risks of global temperature increases. "My children could be living in a world that doesn't even resemble the one we live in now," said the new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim. According to the Green Investment Report, issued by the WEF, it would take $700 billion of investment every year to cut greenhouse...
Davos: Persuading big business to act on climate change
2013-01-28 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: There was good news and bad news from Davos this year. Dire warnings were issued about the dangers of climate change, but a new report argued that big businesses can limit the temperature rise -- if only governments can unleash their potential. Movers and shakers from business and government gathered in Davos, Switzerland, last week for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). They discussed global risks like financial instability, rising food prices and climate change. The new president of the...
Fiscal Cliff Deal Brings Business Big Benefits Even As Execs Carp
2013-01-06 03:32:21| Chemicals - Topix.net
President Barack Obama listens as Honeywell CEO David Cote speaks on the economy following a meeting with business leaders in 2009.
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