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Sears, Claires at High Risk of Retail Failures, Fitch Says
2016-09-29 17:13:00| National Real Estate Investor
Harvard Zhang and Lauren Coleman-Lochner Sears Holdings Corp., Claires Stores Inc. and Nine West Holdings Inc. are among seven chains at high risk of defaulting within a year as shoppers shift to online merchants and spend more on experiences, according to a Fitch Ratings. read more
High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 percent of countries, global index finds
2016-08-10 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost 60 percent of countries are at high risk of using slave labor in their supply chains, according to a new global index launched on Thursday, which also ranked North Korea as having the worst record of slave labor in the world. By assessing incidents of human trafficking or slavery, national laws, and the quality of law enforcement across 198 countries, risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft found that 115 countries were at high or extreme risk of using slaves. "Few countries in the...
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'High risk' of severe water stresses in Asia by 2050
2016-03-31 15:08:02| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Some 1 billion people in Asia could be without water by 2050, according to new research. A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says there is a "high risk of severe water stress" across large patches of Asia, home to a big chunk of the world's population. The primary driver of this water stress will not necessarily be climate change, according to the study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS One. "We find that water needs related to socioeconomic...
Oklahoma ZIP codes listed as high risk for lead poisoning
2016-03-01 17:01:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
ZIP CODES: 73106, 73107, 73108, 73109, 73111, 73117, 73119, 73129, 73521, 73701 , 74104, 74106, 74110, 74115, 74127, 74354, 74401, 74403, 74447, 74631 , 74848 ZIP CODES: 73106, 73107, 73108, 73109, 73111, 73117, 73119, 73129, 73521, 73701 , 74104, 74106, 74110, 74115, 74127, 74354, 74401, 74403, 74447, 74631 , 74848 Out of the 1,677 public water supplies under the purview of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, 19 have had recent elevated detections of lead, state officials said.
High risk of bankruptcy for one-third of oil firms: Deloitte
2016-02-16 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Roughly a third of oil producers are at high risk of slipping into bankruptcy this year as low commodity prices crimp their access to cash and ability to cut debt, according to a study by Deloitte, the auditing and consulting firm. The report, based on a review of more than 500 publicly traded oil and natural gas exploration and production companies across the globe, highlights the deep unease permeating the energy sector as crude prices sit near their lowest levels in more than a decade, eroding...