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Globalized economy more sensitive to recessions: physicists

By applying the same rules that explain how genomes evolve, Rice University physicists have shown that the world economy is more sensitive to recessionary shocks and recovers more slowly from recessions now than it did 40 ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 56 | with audio podcast

Retirement plans after the Great Recession

New research shows that 40 percent of older Americans postponed retirement in the wake of the Great Recession.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

Reduction in US carbon emissions attributed to cheaper natural gas

In 2009, when the United States fell into economic recession, greenhouse gas emissions also fell, by 6.59 percent relative to 2008.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Apple's iPhone hot but Android handsets on fire (Update)

An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the hottest smartphone maker worldwide at the end of 2011 but handsets powered by Google's Android software were shaping up as true winners in the market.

Technology / Business

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Semiconductor revenue up 31 percent: Gartner

Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew by 31 percent last year and Intel held the top spot for the 19th consecutive year although its market share dipped slightly, technology research company Gartner said Monday.

Technology / Business

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Declining energy quality could be root cause of current recession

An overlooked cause of the economic recession in the U.S. is a decade long decline in the quality of the nation's energy supply, often measured as the amount of energy we get out for a given energy input, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Flurry of billion-dollar deals signals coming changes in tech industry

From Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination to spend whatever it takes this year to reshape their ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 52

Windows 7 sales boost Microsoft 4Q net income

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that its net income surged in the most recent quarter, the latest sign that businesses are again spending on technology.

Technology / Business

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google 1Q profit rises 37 pct (Update)

(AP) -- Google Inc. is thriving again, and feeling so good about the economy that it's spooking investors.

Technology / Business

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Surprise in Intel 1Q: Corporate PC spending up (Update)

(AP) -- Intel Corp. executives say the chip maker's first-quarter results revealed a surprising and encouraging trend: Companies are finally starting to upgrade their workers' laptops.

Technology / Business

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Potentially risky loans helped ease recession, new research shows

Questionable lending helped sink the U.S. economy, but also provided a lifeline that kept countless firms afloat and averted an even deeper recession, according to research by a University of Illinois finance expert.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Report says Silicon Valley economy sputtering

(AP) -- Silicon Valley's economy took a big hit during the global meltdown and could have trouble climbing out, according to a report released Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Feb 11, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Despite millions in tax credits, wind energy firms aren't hiring

Despite the Obama administration's efforts to create jobs making wind turbines in America, some companies say that sluggish demand for wind energy is holding them back.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5