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11 big stocks push Nasdaq toward 5000
2014-09-17 04:06:16| Semiconductors - Topix.net
There are 11 Nasdaq stocks, including Skyworks Solutions , Keurig Green Mountain and Tesla Motors that are valued at $10 billion or more that are up 40% or more this year, according to a USA TODAY review of data from S&P Capital IQ. These standout stocks are a big reason why the Nasdaq composite index is powering ahead of the other major markets.
Dutch unveil big plan to fight rising tides
2014-09-17 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Netherlands on Tuesday unveiled a multi-billion-euro, multi-decade plan to counter the biggest environmental threat to the low-lying European nation: surging seawater caused by global climate change. The project, expected to span 30 years and cost 20 billion euros ($25 billion), will see new sea barriers built and existing dykes strengthened in the country, much of which lies below sea-level. Environmental Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen, presenting the plan to parliament, called it...
11 big stocks push Nasdaq toward 5000
2014-09-17 01:20:35| Food - Topix.net
There are 11 Nasdaq stocks, including Skyworks Solutions , Keurig Green Mountain and Tesla Motors that are valued at $10 billion or more that are up 40% or more this year, according to a USA TODAY review of data from S&P Capital IQ. These standout stocks are a big reason why the Nasdaq composite index is powering ahead of the other major markets.
Coke, J&J join big corporations behind new employee wellness push
2014-09-16 23:09:37| Food - Topix.net
The newly-formed group, called The CEO Council on Health and Innovation, said it came together "to lead the U.S. business community" in improving employee and community health and reducing costs. ), McKinsey & Co, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Institute for Advanced Health.
Big firms agree to cut use of coolants that add to global warming
2014-09-16 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A week before world leaders will discuss how to slow the increase of dangerous gases in the atmosphere, the Obama administration announced that it has reached agreements with a range of major companies to voluntarily phase out a class of chemicals, used in refrigerators and air conditioners, and seen as contributors to global warming. The chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs, became the popular alternative to the refrigerant, Freon, banned in the 1990s as a danger to the planet`s ozone...
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