After last week’s announcement by Ben Bernanke that the recession was essentially over, I think many of us probably breathed a sigh of relief. Here’s a man responsible for many of the programs which have been so hotly contested, programs which have funneled billions of dollars to banks who may or may not have used [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Tagged with: analysis, ben bernanke, Dailyfinance.com, economy, finance, growth, jobs, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobe Prize, recession, recovery, stimulus, Unemployment, US
This Sunday’s landslide victory for the Democratic Party of Japan marked the first change in party power in half a century. Having watched as Barack Obama took the 2008 United States presidential election using change as the foundation of his campaign, this election paints a clear picture of what the Japanese people want: CHANGE.
The Democratic [...]
Filed under: News on September 1st, 2009 @ 11:21 am
Tagged with: Diet, DPJ, government, green technology, growth, infrastructure, Japan, LDP, leadership, lost decade, stimulus
Coming on the heels of the “Cash for Clunkers” program that helped reinvigorate the auto industry, while simultaneously adding some much needed fuel efficiency to the US highways, the government has announced a $300 million incentive aimed at the appliance industry. Beginning in October, consumer will receive rebates ranging from $50 to $200 for the [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on August 28th, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
Tagged with: appliances, cash for clunkers, consumer, economy, efficiency, energy efficient, Environment, funding, government, growth, industry, job creation, jobs, manufacturers, markets, progress, stimulus, sustainability
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.