Taking tips from Vikings can help us adapt to global change
Climate change, economic turmoil and cultural upheaval may be pressing concerns today – but history can teach us how best to respond, research suggests.
Environment
Feb 19, 2012
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News tagged with economic turmoil
Infineon says crisis hit earnings in fourth quarter
German computer chip giant Infineon said Friday that high economic uncertainty had hurt its fourth-quarter earnings and would weigh on sales in the coming months as well.
Business
Oct 14, 2011
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Researcher studies health effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
More than a year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill devastated coastal communities in Louisiana, there are still sections of oiled coastlines, livelihoods hanging in the balance and many lingering questions about the long-term ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2011
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Study identifies psychological factors that keep young adults employed
Today's rapid economic change and labor market turbulence make early careers particularly unstable, but new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association shows that young workers ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2011
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NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent
(AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.
Business
Nov 13, 2009
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Away from the financial bust, tech stocks boomed
(AP) -- Intel Corp. and other technology stocks helped lead the way as markets climbed out of the trough they fell into in March - even as the recession kept many big corporations and consumers sitting on their wallets instead ...
Business
Oct 14, 2009
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Gartner says tech spending to drop 6 percent
(AP) -- Research firm Gartner says worldwide spending on technology products and services is on track to decline 6 percent this year.
Business
Jul 7, 2009
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NetApp to buy Data Domain in $1.5 billion deal
(AP) -- Data storage company NetApp Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to buy data backup and disaster recovery systems provider Data Domain Inc. for $25 per share in cash and stock, or about $1.5 billion.
Business
May 21, 2009
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Economic crisis drives the mothers of invention
Crisis is the mother of invention, if one believes the bright sparks behind the gizmos, contraptions, novelties and potions at the international inventions exhibition in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 4, 2009
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Maine expanding school laptop program with Apple
(AP) -- Despite the economic turmoil, Maine is expanding its program to provide laptop computers to students.
Other
Mar 13, 2009
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