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Kiva and Visa Partner Up, Extend Into Gulf Coast Region

Kiva, fresh off its expansion into higher education loans and one year after its entrance into the U.S. market, is moving full speed ahead to help Gulf Coast entrepreneurs recover from devastating setbacks.READ»

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Let's Cash It in Now

How Corporate America can create jobs and save energy.READ»

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Old People: The Cure for Climate Change?

Aging populations are associated, in some countries, with lower carbon emissions, according to a new study.READ»

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US Sustainable Business Spending to Double to $60 Billion by 2014

Independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that spending on sustainability initiatives will grow from $28 billion in 2010 to $60 billion in 2014. The sustainable business market forecast finds that growth of 11% in 2010 will increase to 16% in 2011 and 24% in 2012. The study covers all industries and all sustainability initiatives from energy efficiency to spending on strategy, risk and brand. READ»

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Korea's Won Is the Winner

Institutional Investors have named the Korean Won the currency of choice for investing with the weakening U.S. dollar coming in second place.READ»

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Japan's Intervention Intentions

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discusses how the Bank of Japan's currency intervention will affect the Forex market.READ»

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The Curious Case of USASpending.gov's Missing $1.3 Trillion

Watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation analyzed 10 million lines of data--and discovered trillions of dollars missing from our federal spending database.READ»

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iFive: Another Rig Explosion, NASA's Mine Solutions, Impossible Soccer Goals, China's Great Jam, Korean Cash

Innovation doesn't sleep, even though you do: But it might get stuck in huge Chinese traffic jamsREAD»

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Will Shiny Green TVs Bought With "Eco Points" Save the Planet or Just Japan's Economy?

Japan's eco points exchange program strives to simultaneously boost the economy and the environment. But which aim is really being met?READ»

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How Strong Is the State in China, Really?

The strength of China's centralized government means that state policies trump any proactive environmental efforts of private enterprise. This simply mirrors China's modern history, reflecting the power of the Communist state versus the private sector and markets.READ»

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Steven Stone on the Greening of Sub-Saharan Africa

In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»

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World's Happiest Countries: Norway, Denmark, Costa Rica, Turkmenistan?

Bhutan started the gross national happiness trend, but here's what Gallup did with it.READ»

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The New Rupee Symbol Unveiled to the World

The Indian Finance Ministry unveiled its choice for the new Rupee symbol today--and it's an amalgam of both Eastern and Western letters, using the Devanagari "Ra" and Roman capital "R." India's currency has been strangely bereft of ...READ»

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Poll: Americans Are Willing to Make Energy Sacrifices for a Better Future

Maybe it's something in the air--or in the Gulf--but Americans have finally decided that they are willing to make personal sacrifices for the betterment of both the environment and the economy. In a recent national survey ...READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Entire History of the American Presidency

Armed with this poster, you'll never again be stumped when playing Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy.READ»

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Google Teases News on Its Economic Impact--Big Reveal Tomorrow

Google's just popped up a blog posting that's absolutely, completely, utterly designed to tease: It's titled "Coming tomorrow ..." and it says Google's about to explain what Google does for the economy. All of the economy. Coming from ...READ»

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Obama Mandates Government to Develop National Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Cars and Trucks

President Obama is taking the long view in raising fuel economy and emissions standards for the nation's vehicles. Last month, the U.S. Government developed strict standards for cars and light trucks made in model years 2012 through ...READ»

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Euro Crash

CMG's Shawn Baldwin explores the implications of a weakened Euro READ»

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PhRMA Chokes International Trade

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the leading trade organization for U.S. drug companies, does not want U.S. consumers to have a choice of where they buy their drugs. To keep U.S. consumers from researching foreign markets to find safe drugs at prices as much as three or four times less than in the United States, PhRMA and its members started aggressively shutting down the drug supply to international pharmacies, disabling them from dispensing to U.S. citizens.READ»

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Is Twitter a Reliable Polling Machine? Not Yet, Says Carnegie-Mellon

But the study could help Twitter figure out how to monetize its data.READ»

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Good Harbor Strategy Market Commentary

Commentary: If you’re a bull or bear, April certainly provided ample evidence to support your case. On one hand solid earnings reports from a number of companies, an encouraging GDP print and signs of improving consumer sentiment ...READ»

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Good News of the Day: U.S. Carbon Emissions Dropped 7% in 2009

The massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast has left a bitter taste in our mouths, and for good reason--how could this happen at the same time that the environmental movement is finally rallying popular support? But all is not lost, ...READ»

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Fmr. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on FTC: Why Investigate Apple? Investigate Banks!

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich weighed in on the whole FTC investigation of Apple. His conclusion? Get your priorities straight, FTC.READ»

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The Economics of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

It's been billed as a showcase for a new South Africa -- and the government is spending billions to make it so. One brand-new stadium, in Nelspruit, reportedly cost $137 million. Nine cities will host matches, from June 11 to July 11. ...READ»

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Cleveland: Venture-Capital Mind-Set [Fast Cities 2010]

"We were staring into the abyss," says Baiju Shah, CEO of BioEnterprise, recalling the 2000 recession that had slowed Cleveland's economy to a crawl. "It wasn't just a cyclical thing; there were global forces at work that were going ...READ»