January 9, 2009

Global warming will be a killer for agriculture, UW scientists say

Source: The Seattle Times - WA

When searing heat waves blasted Western Europe in 2003, more than 50,000 people perished and harvests of corn, wheat and fruit fell by up to a third. Imagine those temperatures being the norm over much of the world, and you'll...

January 9, 2009

Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street:

Source: Gregg, GreenbergThe Street.com

Bernie Madoff has a friend in Mumbai.

Ramalinga Raju, the founder and chairman of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services(SAY Quote - Cramer on SAY - Stock Picks), stepped down Wednesday after disclosing that he had...

January 9, 2009

Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulus

Source: Associated Press

Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is plain that a set of serious fissures need to be bridged if the bill is to...