Global lessons from Durban’s climate change challenges
Johannesburg, South Africa (IRIN) – Five years ago, the South African port of Durban — threatened by storm surges and sea-level rise — pioneered a cross-sectoral climate adaptation policy similar to ones in London and New York, but is now experimenting with new policies more suited to a developing country. Climate change was seen as [...]
Global lessons from Durban’s climate change challenges
Johannesburg, South Africa (IRIN) – Five years ago, the South African port of Durban — threatened by storm surges and sea-level rise — pioneered a cross-sectoral climate adaptation policy similar to ones in London and New York, but is now experimenting with new policies more suited to a developing country. Climate change was seen as [...]
In Media Res: Ailes not happy with ‘idiot’ source; 10 years of ‘Talk of the Town’ (The Cutline)
The Cutline – Who you calling an idiot?: Fox News Channel’s notoriously aggressive PR operation doesn’t seem to be spinning much push-back on Gabriel Sherman’s meticulously reported New York magazine cover story about the cable net’s boss Roger Ailes–with one important exception: Contrary to what an anonymous GOP insider told Sherman, Ailes apparently does not [...]
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Goes After Bank Fraud
Breaking ranks with the other 49 states, New York just might investigate the unprecedented fraud perpetrated by the biggest banks. While the other attorneys general are willing to settle for a tiny slap on the wrists of banksters, NY State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman appears to want to actually prosecute the crimes. As I wrote [...]
Treasurys rise for week; Europe worries take stage
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices rose on Friday, pushing yields back toward the lowest levels in five months, with a falling euro and worries about Greece and Spain drawing the attention of … View full post on All Stories
Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn wins bail; succession race rages
A judge granted Strauss-Kahn $1 million bail and ordered him to be detained in a New York apartment. Dominique Strauss-Kahn won bail on Thursday but faced one more night in a New York jail, hours after he quit as head of the IMF under the cloud of sex crime charges. His resignation intensified a race [...]
Geithner urges IMF chief to resign
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Tuesday added his voice to a growing chorus of world financial leaders calling on Dominique Strauss-Kahn to step down as head of the International Monetary Fund. With the controversial IMF director in a New York jail under a suicide watch for alleged sexual crimes, … View full post on [...]
Cardiac society draws bulk of funding from stent makers
ProPublica Staff United States (ProPublica) – by Charles Ornstein A Pittsburgh hospital informed patients earlier this year that they may have received unneeded angioplasties and stents, the tiny mesh tubes inserted to keep arteries open. A Towson, Md., cardiologist faces a hearing on the fate of his medical license after being accused of implanting stents [...]
Dollar turns up, Treasurys gain after sentiment
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar turned up and Treasury prices held onto gains on Friday after a private report showed U.S. consumer sentiment improved a little more than analysts’ expected this month. The euro turned down to $1.4233 versus $1.4242 in North American trade late Thursday. The dollar index , a measure of the [...]
AIG’s $9 billion offering could be pulled: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American International Group and theTreasury on Wednesday said they will sell around $9 billion in AIG stock, but sources familiar with the situation said the Treasury would pull the sale if it cannot be done profitably. View full post on All Stories
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