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QE-driven stock surge cause for concern, not celebration
2015-04-24 02:34:54| Appliances - Topix.net
An historic surge in stock markets that's being fueled by central-bank cash injections is more a cause for concern than for jubilation. That's according to Annika Falkengren, the chief executive officer of SEB AB, Scandinavia's biggest foreign-currency trading bank.
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Theres a Place Thats Nearly Perfect for Growing Food. Its Not California
2015-04-20 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: California is by far the dominant US produce-growing state--source of (large PDF) 81 percent of US-grown carrots, 95 percent of broccoli, 86 percent of cauliflower, 74 percent of raspberries, 91 percent of strawberries, etc. But all three of its main veggie growing regions--the Imperial Valley, the Central Valley, and the Salinas Valley--face serious short- and long-term water challenges. As I recently argued in a New York Times debate, it's time to "de-Californify" the nation's supply of fruits...
Linda D. Hallman and Sonia Syngal: Pay equality is a family issue, not a women's issue
2015-04-19 23:11:37| Apparel - Topix.net
When Doris and Don Fisher opened their small retail store in 1969, they each put up $21,000 in savings and, without even discussing it, paid each other the same salary. That's how equal partnerships work.
Exxon: $8.9B sought in New Jersey pollution case 'not real'
2015-04-16 00:07:13| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil's top lawyer said Wednesday that a heavily criticized $225 million pollution settlement with New Jersey was reasonable and that the nearly $9 billion initially sought by the state shouldn't be used as a barometer because it was calculated using faulty methodology. The settlement announced in March has drawn criticism from environmentalists and lawmakers in both parties who have said the state should have waited for a judge's ruling instead of settling for what they have a characterized as pennies on the dollar.
Exxon: $8.9B sought in New Jersey pollution case 'not real'
2015-04-15 22:58:00| Energy - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil's top lawyer said Wednesday that a heavily criticized $225 million pollution settlement with New Jersey was reasonable and that the nearly $9 billion initially sought by the state shouldn't be used as a barometer because it was calculated using faulty methodology. The settlement announced in March has drawn criticism from environmentalists and lawmakers in both parties who have said the state should have waited for a judge's ruling instead of settling for what they have a characterized as pennies on the dollar.
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