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Senior Bank exec calls for rate rise
2014-10-27 00:51:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Bank of England should increase interest rates now despite signs of softening growth, BoE executive Ian McCafferty has said.
Top income tax rate too high: TSMC chair
2014-10-25 21:11:45| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and a highly respected businessman, said Saturday he feels the nation's highest income tax bracket of 40 percent is too high.
Oceans acidifying at unprecedented rate, says chief scientist
2014-10-24 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sir Mark Walport, the UK governments chief scientist, has warned that since the industrial revolution the acidity of the worlds oceans has increased by 25% and is set to rise further -- threatening fish stocks and the natural environment. Today ocean acidification is being driven by manmade carbon emissions, which are often absorbed by the seas. Scientists have observed that the current acidification trend far exceeds historical, naturally occurring trends. Speaking to the BBC, Walport said,...
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US existing home sales up 2.4 per cent in Sept. to fastest rate in 2014; still lags 2013 pace
2014-10-21 19:35:54| Real Estate - Topix.net
U.S. homes sold in September at their fastest clip this year, yet the housing market has yet to fully shake off a slowdown that began in the middle of 2013. The National Association of Realtors says sales of existing homes rose 2.4 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.17 million.
US transit agencies adopting lower-emissions diesel at faster rate than HD truck fleet
2014-10-19 13:55:36| Green Car Congress
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