The slowdown in India’s economy is expected to continue into the next year, as growth in Asia’s third largest economy plummets to its lowest level in two years. India’s July-to-September quarter registered only 6.9 percent growth, far lower than projected by the government at the start of the year. Economists blame the slowdown on both [...]
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December 3, 2011
November 3, 2011
Occupy Oakland awaits police response
November 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Occupy Oakland awaits police response 02 Nov 2011 Economic inequality is the driving force behind the Occupy Wall Street protests. Oakland has become a flashpoint for the movement following violent clashes between protesters and police. On Wednesday, organizers there called for a general strike. Many in Oakland did stay [...]
July 1, 2011
Analysis: U.S.-India Trade Talks Focus on Trade Barriers
Although the U.S.-India economic relationship has grown significantly in recent years, economic barriers continue to prevent U.S. investment in several lucrative sectors. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner and Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met in Washington this week to discuss trade and economic investment opportunities between the United States and India in the second [...]
June 29, 2011
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
June 27, 2011
June 26, 2011
AP Poll: Americans Divided on Looming Debt Crisis
WASHINGTON — It might be time for another midnight ride by Paul Revere, this time warning “the creditors are coming.” Americans seem not to have awakened to the fast-looming debt crisis that could summon a new recession, imperil their stock market investments and shatter faith in the world’s most powerful economy. Facing an August deadline [...]
June 26, 2011
June 24, 2011
June 24, 2011
Hackers Break into Arizona Police Computers
* Arizona DPS confirms “computer issues” * Group says it hacked computer to protest immigration law WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Computer hackers who previously broke into a U.S. Senate server and brought down the CIA web site struck an Arizona police web site on Thursday. Lulz Security, saying it opposed a tough anti-immigration law in Arizona, [...]