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Gloomy forecast (The Hindu)
The forecast is that more than 200 box ships will be laid up soon on the back of falling cargo demand, plunging freight rates and vessel hires and a flood of tonnage on major trade lanes. Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall a Little Over 2% (GoldSeek.com)
Gold rose $7.67 to $885.17 and silver climbed $0.255 to $11.74 in early Asian trade before both metals plummeted to as low as $844.10 and $10.543 by about 9AM EST to see losses of 3.8% and 8.2%, but they then rallied back higher into the close and ended with losses of just 2.4% and 2.1%. 2008: The Year In Review (Leesburg Today)
Here's a snapshot look back at 10 community issues that had a significant local impact during 2008 as part of Leesburg Today 's annual Year In Review Issue. Studies link maternity leave with fewer C-sections and increased breastfeeding (EurekAlert!)
( University of California - Berkeley ) Two new studies led by UC Berkeley researchers find that women who start their leave in the last month of pregnancy are less likely to have cesarean deliveries, and that new mothers are more likely to establish breastfeeding the longer they delay their return to work. The studies take a rare look into whether taking maternity leave can affect health ... Severe retail downturn forecast for 2009 (San Francisco Chronicle)
The new year is here and the retail party is over. After years of aggressive expansion fueled by easy debt and plastic-wielding customers, the industry is in for a major correction in 2009, analysts predict. The shift could recast much of the Bay Area retail... Will Work for Praise: The Web's Free-Labor Economy (E-Commerce Times)
It's dawn at a Los Angeles apartment overlooking the Hollywood Hills. Laura Sweet, a graphic designer in her early 40s, sits at a computer and begins to surf the Net. She searches intently, unearthing such bizarre treasures for sale as necklaces for trees and tattoo-covered pigs. As usual, she posts them on a shopping site called "ThisNext.com." New Research From Optimized Payments Consulting Sheds Light on Credit Card Processing Services from BJs, Costco, and ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Wholesale clubs like BJ's, Costco and Sam's provide fantastic value when you want to buy in bulk, but how competitive are they when you are looking to buy credit card processing services for your business? A new research paper by Optimized Payments Consulting compares the value offered by each of these clubs and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of purchasing merchant services from ... Punjab National Bank: Buy (The Hindu)
Investors can consider fresh investments in the stock of Punjab National Bank (PNB). A likely beneficiary of the recent stimulus measures, PNB's cost of funds may ease on the back of recent CRR cuts totalling 400 basis points. GENE MUELLER: Rappahannock River fishing improves (The Washington Times)
Among the smallmouth bass rivers within a reasonable driving distance of the District, Virginia's upper James, the Potomac in western Maryland and Pennsylvania's Susquehanna generally receive the bulk of local anglers' attention. However, after the most recent studies by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, good news comes from the historic Rappahannock River upstream of ... Exxon Mobil to profit from the pain (MSN Money Canada)
By hoarding its cash as oil prices soared, the company has positioned itself to take advantage of the coming shakeout in the energy sector. What company -- and what stock -- is the big winner from the plunge in oil prices from $148 a barrel in July to less than $43 a barrel on Dec. 19?
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