The decline and disappearance of stable, unionized full-time jobs with health insurance and pensions for people who lack a college degree has had profound effects on working-class Americans who now are less likely to get ...
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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Cameras that check around the car for pedestrians. Radar that stops you from drifting out of your lane. An engine able to turn off automatically at traffic lights to conserve fuel.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 5, 2013
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a tool that can be used to shorten power cuts caused by storms and to reduce the resulting costs and damage, such as faults in household electrical appliances and frozen ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 25, 2013
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Climate change is creating more frequent and more unpredictable extreme weather events, forcing insurers to change how they assess the risk of natural disasters hitting a specific area, the Geneva Association think tank said ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2013
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For growing numbers of Americans, the new retirement may really mean no retirement. That's the conclusion of an article in the current issue of the ISR Sampler, the annual magazine of the University of Michigan Institute ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2013
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Aetna says its first-quarter net income fell 4 percent as acquisition-related costs and rising health care expenses more offset government business gains.
Business
Apr 30, 2013
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Shares of Wipro, India's third-largest software firm, slumped as much as 11 percent intraday Monday after it projected weak revenue growth last week owing to global uncertainty.
Business
Apr 22, 2013
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India's third-largest software firm Wipro on Friday said net profit in January-March rose nearly 17 percent, beating forecasts, but projected weak revenue growth due to global uncertainty.
Business
Apr 19, 2013
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Economists often talk about "moral hazard," the idea that people's behavior changes in the presence of insurance. In finance, for instance, investors may take more risks if they know they will be bailed out, the subject of ...
Economics & Business
Feb 27, 2013
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(AP)—The future of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant is clouded by uncertainty.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2013
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