Archives » July 8th, 2008

G-8 sets goal to cut greenhouse emissions in half

RUSUTSU, Japan (A.P.) – World leaders today endorsed cutting the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
The Group of Eight leading industrial nations – the United States, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Britain, Canada and Italy – also […]

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Fed plans new rules to protect future homebuyers

The Associated Press
The Federal Reserve, trying to stabilize a shaky U.S. financial system, might give squeezed Wall Street firms more time to tap the central bank’s emergency loan program, chairman Ben Bernanke said today.
And, in an effort to prevent a repeat of the current mortgage mess, Bernanke said the Fed next week […]

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SBA offers disaster preparedness Web chat

From 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, the Small Business Administration will host a live Web chat, titled “Preparing for Disaster – What Every Homeowner, Renter and Business Should Know.”
Participants will have direct, real-time access to the Web chat. Questions submitted before and during the session will be answered by Diana McClure, vice […]

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Accountants still in short supply

It appears that accounting firms are still having trouble finding qualified professionals to hire – and not just in Colorado Springs, but around the world.
For the second consecutive year, 56 percent of the finance and human resources managers surveyed worldwide by the Robert Half Global Financial Employment Monitor reported difficulty finding […]

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