SPECIAL REPORT: Welcome to the Clone Farm The Guardian * People already eating meat from offspring of cloned cows * Critics say testing is scant and safety questions remain * How much does it cost to clone a cow? At least $15,000 By Karl Plume ENID, Oklahoma, Nov 13 (Reuters) - To the untrained eye, Pollard Farms looks much like any other cattle ranch. ...
Views on the news: Bank handouts, QE madness and scrapping politicians The Guardian | Readers continue to hold the banks to account as well as taking aim at Labour, retailers and Ryanair | Alistair Darling took the bulk of the flak this week for attempting to defend the changes at Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland, which will see the taxpayer stump up a further £40bn...
Barclays reports fall in net profit over 9 months as bad debt provisions increase Star Tribune | LONDON - Banking group Barclays PLC on Tuesday reported strong earnings in its investment banking unit and announced the restart of dividend payments, but also warned that the bad debts weighing on its profits have not yet peaked. | Barclays, Brita...
Too early to end stimulus, say G-20 finance officials Daily Star Lebanon | No deal on bearing costs of fighting climate change | Monday, November 09, 2009 | - Powered by | Jane Wardell | Associated Press | | ST. ANDREWS, Scotland: Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to main...
G20 leaves door open for fresh pressure on dollar The Guardian * Brazil gets little support on capital inflow problem * No formal mention of yuan at meeting * China in combative mood on G20 nations' policies * At least a year before agreement on rebalancing policies By Andrew Torchia LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Th...
Too early to end stimulus - G20 officials Business Report | By Jane Wardell | Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. ...
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Tobacco traders fired up over ban The Times | There is a long list of people who are barred from entering the shop of Edinburgh tobacconist Alan Myerthall. Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, the chancellor, and former first min...
Letters: Debating with BNP The Independent | Jack Straw has made a serious error of judgement in agreeing to sit with Nick Griffin of the BNP on national television. There are times when it's just too simplistic to validate...
G20: Economic summit snapshot BBC News | The leaders of the Group of 20, or G20, of the world's most powerful countries will next meet in the US city of Pittsburgh, in September to discuss the global economic crisis and...
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus The Himalayan | ST. ANDREWS: Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. | There w...
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus The Press Democrat | There was also a mixed reaction among the Group of 20 leading rich and emerging nations to a British-led push to consider a fund for bank bailouts, possibly financed by a tax on financial transactions, to ensure that taxpayers don't bear the brunt ...
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus The Boston Globe | ST. ANDREWS, Scotland-Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate chan...
Brown¡¦s party wins by-election ahead of general election Taipei Times | ¡§Tonight the people have had their say and they backed Gordon Brown and his efforts to secure our economic recovery.¡¨ | ¡X Willie Bain, Labour candidate | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown¡¦s Labour Party easily won a by-election in Glasgow on Thursday, in what is likely to be the embattled leader¡¦s last test at the ballot box before the gen...
World stocks pause after Dow hits 2009 high Asbury Park Press Next Page 1 | 2 Previous Page | LONDON - European and U.S. stock markets took a breather Tuesday after a big rally the previous day pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest level this year. | Analysts said it was unsurprising trading was subdued after Monday's big gains, when sentiment was buoyed by the weekend pledge from the Group o...
