Financial gravity brings markets down to earth Financial Times The recovery from the first phase of the crisis was based on “botox economics”. Botox is commonly used to improve a person's appearance but its effects are temporary and can have toxic side-effects. “Financial botox”, money from central banks and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Q+A-More tightening seen from India c.bank despite mounting global woes Reuters Heavy selling in financial markets in recent sessions, Europe's festering debt crisis and the Federal Reserve's pledge on Tuesday to keep rates near zero for at least two more years have only reinforced that cautious view. The Reserve Bank of India ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Pass the Pepto. Market volatility here to stay. CNN By Ken Sweet, contributing writer August 10, 2011: 3:42 PM ET August is on pace to be the worst month for stocks since the financial crisis. The past five days have been particularly harrowing. Click the chart for more market data. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Another Take on a Volatile Market PBS NewsHour And if the PIIGS can't pay the piper, all the banks holding their paper will be on the hook for major losses, including even American banks, perhaps. No wonder financial stocks are down even more steeply than the overall market right now. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Beijing Downgrades US-Treasury to A+ - Is Anybody Listening? Gold Seek A stable value of the US-dollar, as a major global reserve currency, is very significant to global economic and financial conditions,” he said. Over 60% of China's foreign currency stash is believed to be in US-dollar assets. Apart from Treasury bonds, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Fears of financial crisis redux unfounded Financial Post By Timothy Sifert NEW YORK — Severe volatility in financial markets has stirred memories of thefinancial crisis, but credit markets are making clear this is not 2008 all over again. It's no credit crunch: Stock and bond market swings notwithstanding, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
US Economy: No Repeat of 2008 Financial Crisis, But Still Vulnerable To Shock Huffington Post Even as the stock market has gyrated wildly in recent days, bringing inevitable comparisons to thefinancial crisis of 2008, economists say a repeat of that episode is unlikely: Bank balance sheets are much stronger this time, the upside of a recent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
If investors leave, the 1930s could return CNN International Volatile markets are the enemies of new capital issues in either stocks or corporate bonds. This will be the legacy of the Standard & Poor's decision. Creating uncertainty in the middle of a severe recession may be justified by economic and financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
How long will Japanese banks continue to buy up bonds? Asahi Shimbun Expenditures increased through pet projects of the DPJ, such as the child allowance program, and debt snowballed to make up for the sharp decrease in tax revenues in the wake of the financial crisis triggered by the collapse of US investment bank ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
How safe are your investments and savings as stock market turmoil hits? This is Money By James Salmon Shares have taken a pounding as the financial turmoil in Europe and the US has spread to the UK. It will affect our pensions, savings, mortgages and jobs. Here, Money Mail's chief reporter James Salmon explains the crisis and offers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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No Secrets In America's Latest Economic Crisis: Weak Economies, Weak Leaders Huffington Post (blog) So maybe the global equity market slide is not without reason. For without money or credit, there can be no economic growth." The same observation applies to the United States. Ever since thefinancial crisis arrived in 2008, the Fed has kept interest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Downgrade Doesn't Matter as Bond Investors Show Faith in Fed After S&P Cut Bloomberg US bonds are still in demand at a time when Europe's sovereign debt crisis threatens to spread to Italy and Spain from Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and the global economy is slowing, damping the appeal of stocks. The MSCI World (MXWO) Index of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Advanced nations must cut their debt Asahi Shimbun There is now a greater possibility of a recurrence of the financial crisis that hit in the autumn of 2008 after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers. The Group of Seven nations must do everything possible to placate financial concerns ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Pro-Cyclicality: Bernanke and Dimon on Moderating the Credit Cycle Seeking Alpha This was intended to put them on a par with their global competitors, during a time of worldwide prosperity. After the financial crisis, regulators over-reacted in the area of commercial real estate loans, so that many banks were prevented from rolling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Bloodbath On World Markets Continues DailyForex The global financial crisis itself was caused by a loss of confidence within the financial sector triggered by debt doubts. That time, the “herd” was spooked by the sub-prime crisis when it was gradually realised that many financial institutions had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Gold Stocks Look Like Diamonds In The Rough With Metal Making New Highs ... Forbes The exception is 2008, when the VIX passed 40 on its way to 90 and remained elevated for months during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. You can see from the table that the market has rebounded roughly 6 percent on average over the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Investment manager Jonathan Lederer offers advice in time of market turmoil Sacramento Bee The recent stock market sell-off is also a referendum on policymakers in the United States and Europe. Investors are frustrated that lawmakers in Washington failed to use the financial crisis to take meaningful measures that address looming entitlement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Inflation & Deflation in a Storm Gold Seek The financial sector damage, dislocation, and abuse are evident in the crumbling sovereign bondmarket, the wrecked big US bank stocks, and the discovery of Gold as the true safe haven. Do not be fooled by the knee-jerk pied piper response to flee the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Italy's economy on the brink ABC Online The global financial situation has markets alarmed that many big countries cannot repay the enormous debts they owe. One country causing concern is Italy, with 50 percent of the nation's debt held by overseas investors. LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Over the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
US Credit Rating Slide: What it Means Fox Business The downgrade may have been, in part, a reaction to criticism by US officials of the agencies for signing off on risky mortgage-backed securities that contributed to the financial crisis. The biggest long-term danger from the downgrade could be a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Canadian banks seen as safe haven Calgary Herald "We just can't provide (clients) with enough income if we go to bonds," he said. "The banks are way more attractive, so this is where we put our money." While the banks' valuations have suffered from their link to the financial crisis, the Canadian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Mervyn King issues the latest Inflation Report as the Bank downgrades its ... DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Domestically, the strength of the recovery will depend on the extent to which households have further to adjust to past falls in their real incomes or to the uncertainty associated with the financial crisisand the fiscal consolidation now in train. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
As financial turmoil in Europe and the US spreads to the UK, we ask HOW SAFE ... This is Money If the idea of committing more money to the stock market gives you nervous palpitations then the only option is cash. Savings accounts have not been unaffected by this crisis, with the rate paid on fixed-rate bonds falling after the drop in gilt yields ... See all stories on this topic » |
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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Aug 10, 2011
EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Aug 10, 2011
Can the EU Save Itself From Economic Ruin? The Atlantic Europe's leaders are justifiably in crisis mode. But they are focusing exclusively on the debt crisisand the urgency of stabilizing the euro-zone. They should be paying at least as much attention to the growing disaffection with the EU on the European ... See all stories on this topic » |
SPACE, Astronomy News, Aug 10, 2011
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Astronomy Fair pulls in crowds at Sidmouth's NLO Sidmouth Herald Aliens and extra terrestrial life, Things that go bang in the night!, exploding stars in deep space, A Starry Night to remember - The night the Titanic sun and Aurorae - The Northern Lights.” The four lecturers were David Bryant, Andy Newsam, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
The Return of Cosmos SkyandTelescope.com ... up to create Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, to air in 2013. Late last week, word came that a new version of Cosmos is in the works. This time it's the vision of Druyan and her Cosmos Studios, and she'll again be aided by astronomer Steven Soter, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Meteor man wants your rocks Concord Monitor By Matthew Spolar / Monitor staff Veilleux, a retired astronomy teacher who works as a part-time educator at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, is a meteorite buff with a collection of more than 250 at his home in Hooksett. But he still has yet to see ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Is a Breakthrough in Alien Detection Imminent? SETI's Allen Telescope Array to ... International Business Times ... to be 100 percent, says Space.com. Andrei Finkelstein, top Russian scientist and director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, in June this year expressed hopes that extra-terrestrial life can be found in two decades. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Into orbit BCLocalNews Putting telescopes into orbit has revolutionized astronomy. Finally there are the countless services and commercial applications, such as communications, GPS navigation and broadcasting satellites. However, no matter what the application is, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Everyone's a 'rock star' at the Cernan Earth and Space Center's weekend shows ... TribLocal Hosted by an animated sun (named Sol), this multimedia program describes the very basics ofastronomy, including the stars, sun, planets and the current season's “star pictures.” 2 pm Sundays AstroSmiles mini show. This video, narrated by Space Shuttle ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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NotJustTelescopes.com Announces a Back-to-School Special on Full Line of ... Benzinga ... James Webb Space Telescope planned for a 2018 launch (provided Congress does not cut the project for the NASA budget in the 2011--2012 session. In the meantime many professional and leisure astronomers continue their search of the known universe. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Perseid meteor showers peak late week; best viewing probably late tonight Washington Post (blog) By Steve Tracton A Perseid Meteor (Source: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day ) There are very few instances beyond a day or two, especially during summer, that one can predict showers with complete certainty. This week is just such a case, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
JUNO MISSION WILL OPEN JUPITER UP TO THE PUBLIC Tucson Citizen “The first step is to engage the amateur astronomy community to supply us with their data and send us their pictures,” she said. “We will need to see what Jupiter is doing in 2016.” The public will be invited to weigh-in on which pictures should be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
It's starship enterprise Derbyshire Times There were plenty of other space joke: iPhones, cathode ray guns, a Darth Vader moment. Sir Joseph confused astrology and astronomy, and one song, Fair Moon To Thee I Sing, needed no rewriting at all. They didn't have the best voices you'll hear at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Future of Water Will be Topic of 'Changing Planet' Town Hall at Arizona State ... Newswise (press release) Key subjects include physics; astronomy and space exploration; the brain; medicine; biology and evolution; and energy and the environment. Both in print and online, the magazine's award-winning staff brings these topics to life with the help of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Fairfax County community calendar, Aug. 11 to 18, 2011 Washington Post Perseids meteor shower, learn astronomy basics, then watch the sky for the meteor shower. Bring bug spray and a lawn chair or a blanket. 8-9 pm, Cub Run RECenter, 4630 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. $4, registration required. 703-817-9407. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Dominican archaeologist continues attracting glances of the world's scientific ... Dominican Today And that's the reason the scientist of Chinese origin Ng Tze-Chuen, known for his successful projects at NASA and the Russian Astronomy Center, will visit Dominican Republic for the first time. Ng Tze-Chuen will spend two days on Dominican soil, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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San Jacinto College South campus breaks ground on new science and allied ... Ultimate Pasadena There will also be an observation deck for a 16 inch telescope that can be used not only by students in the Astronomy department, but will also be shared with the community. "When you're talking to a science person, labs are what are most important to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
The death of the Sun to be accompanied with gigantic fireworks Pravda It will take the Sun approximately 100000 years to lose weight, which is a very short period of time from the point of view of astronomy. Scientists say that about 20 percent of comets of the Oort cloud will be discharged into interstellar space during ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Starlab visits Wasaga The Barrie Advance Just like in a planetarium, a ROM astronomy teacher uses a light show teach spectators about planets, stars and space. Participants are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank when they come. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Gallery: A fluffy galaxy : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally It was only in the year that Messier published the final version of his catalogue, 1784, that another famous astronomer, William Herschel, discovered NGC 3521 early on in his more detailed surveys of the northern skies. ... Space and Astronomy news daily... |
Sun Erupts with Largest Solar Flare of the Cycle By Nancy Atkinson You can follow Universe Today senior editor Nancy Atkinson on Twitter: @Nancy_A. Follow Universe Today for the latest space and astronomy news on Twitter @universetoday and on Facebook. Tagged as: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), ... |
Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers searching for oxygen ... SA's Herschel space observatory has found molecules of oxygen in a nearby star- forming cloud. This is the first undisputed detection of oxygen molecules in ... www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/.../page2.html |
DNA building blocks can be made in space - Astronomy ... - Latest News Fox NewsDNA building blocks can be made in spaceAstronomy MagazineBy NASA's GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland — Published: August 9, ... www.nownewnews.com/.../DNA+building+blocks+can+be+ma... |
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Herald 24x7 | USA News, Business, Travel, Lifestyle, Stock market ... News: Space/Astronomy. AP - Months after the death of the Mars rover Spirit, ... News:Space/Astronomy. SPACE.com - Astronomers have discovered a galaxy ... web.herald247.com/usa_news/technology.../science_space |
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