News tagged with economic risk
Researchers study costs of 'dirty bomb' attack in L.A.
A dirty bomb attack centered on downtown Los Angeles' financial district could severely impact the region's economy to the tune of nearly $16 billion, fueled primarily by psychological effects that could persist for a decade.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2012 |
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New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline
Researchers have found a way to measure the likelihood of global stock market losses by identifying periods in which shocks may be more likely to spread across many national markets.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005
Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand: research
University of British Columbia researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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The governance of synthetic biology
The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center is launching a new web-based Synthetic Biology Scorecard, designed to track federal and non-federal efforts to improve the governance of synthetic biology resear ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Investment risk tolerance affected by age, economic climate, study shows
As the U.S. economy continues to lag, many investors remain wary about taking risks with the stock market. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have concluded that this attitude toward investment risk-taking is ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 09, 2012 |
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India's uranium mines cast a health shadow
Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Study finds online marketplaces overplay safeguards and ignore social aspects of transactions
As Cyber Monday approaches, a new study of e-commerce giants eBay and Amazon challenges a common assumption that trust and risk are always important considerations for buyers in online marketplaces, arguing instead that auction ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease
(AP) -- Nearly two-thirds of deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease which are rapidly increasing at a cost to the global economy of trillions of dollars, ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Reforesting rural lands in China pays big dividends, researchers say
An innovative program to encourage sustainable farming in rural China has helped restore eroded forestland while producing economic gains for many farmers, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers.
May 11, 2011 |
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Market changes affect risk tolerance, study finds
As the U.S. economy continues to lag, many investors remain wary about taking risks with the stock market. Now, researchers at MU have concluded that this attitude toward investment risk-taking is more than just a recent ...
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Sep 28, 2010 |
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IDC upbeat on Asia business intelligence software market
Asia's business intelligence software market excluding Japan should grow an annual 20.5 percent this year as economies rebound from last year's downturn, a report said Thursday.
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says (w/ Video)
Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed.
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Do the media lead entrepreneurs astray?
If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Study reveals worrying survival gap between rich and poor after heart surgery
People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than people from the least deprived areas, finds a large study published on bmj.com today.
Apr 03, 2009 |
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