http://www.ikef.net ikef.net provides information, news, and articles about international economy. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:17 CST Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:17 CST http://www.ikef.net/ ikef.net provides information, news, and articles about international economy. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:17 CST http://www.ikef.net/headlines/news/Economy Economy News Headline :ikef.net provides information, news, and articles about international economy. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:17 CST http://www.ikef.net/resources/partners Other Resources :ikef.net provides information, news, and articles about international economy. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:17 CST http://www.ikef.net/articles/50285/The-Shift-In-The-Economy... Plenty of the roles in President Bush's recovery are low-wage, low-benefit service and retail roles. The expansion in roles masks a tougher fact for families attempting to maintain or build a middle class living standards. The general public coming out of school without or with a degree are beginning life off with roughly $20,000 in debt attem... 2010-01-22 http://www.ikef.net/news/608390/-Obama-to-focus-hard-on-economy-after-Democratic-loss-(CNN)... President Obama already was planning to put a heavy focus on jobs and the economy in next weeks State of the Union address, but his top aides are signaling that pivot is going to be even sharper in the wake of the Democrats stunning election defeat in Massachusetts.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:49:09 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608391/-Fraud-losses-cost-economy-£30-bln-a-year-(AFP-via-Yahoo!-News)... Fraud is costing the economy £30 billion a year, a report published on Friday has found, with tax evasion and insurance fraud responsible for the biggest losses. Benefit fraud accounts for only £1.1 billion of the total.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:45:00 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608392/-Bank,-economy-fears-weigh-on-global-stocks-(AFP-via-Yahoo!-News)... World stock markets dropped in confusion at US President Barack Obamas vow to crack down on reckless big banks and on jitters over Chinas economy and soaring debts, analysts said.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:03:48 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608393/-Economy-in-Shock-Struggles-to-Restart-(New-York-Times)... The Haitian earthquake’s devastating blows landed on an economy about one-tenth the size of New Mexico’s that was already feeble and struggling before the quake.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:28:30 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608394/-Madagascar-Rejects-Power-Sharing-as-Economy-Suffers-(Update2)-(Bloomberg)... Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina rejected calls to reinstate a power-sharing government and said he will organize elections that opposition parties have opposed, damping hopes of a resumption in aid to the beleaguered economy.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:51:31 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608395/-Europe-Economy-Faces-‘Subtrend-Growth’-Into-Next-Year,-S&P-Says-(Bloomberg)... Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The European economy will see “subtrend growth” this year and through the first half of 2011 as consumer spending languishes and banks continue to curtail lending, Standard & Poor’s said.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:03:57 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608396/-Congress-Curbs-on-Fed-Undermining-U.S.-Economy-in-Global-Poll-(Bloomberg)... Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Investors say Congress would undermine the U.S. economy by clamping down on the Federal Reserve and predict that taxes on bank bonuses would persuade companies to move to friendlier jurisdictions.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:33:14 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608397/-State:-Venture-capital-firm-boosts-Conn.s-economy-(AP-via-Yahoo!-News)... Connecticuts economic development agency said Thursday that investments by the states quasi-public venture capital firm in high-technology businesses has helped boost the states economy, even in two downturns.... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:26:43 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608398/-Exelon-fourth-quarter-profit-falls-18-percent-on-weak-economy-and-nuclear-plant-outages-(Minneapolis-St.-Paul-Star-Tribune)... Power company Exelon said Friday that its fourth quarter profit fell 18 percent, as demand for electricity in the U.S. remained soft in the weak economy.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:00:59 GMT http://www.ikef.net/news/608399/-Lancaster-ecology-firm-sets-stage-for-rewards-from-green-economy-(The-Buffalo-News)... Kevin Neumaier sees nothing but opportunity in the budding “green economy,” but the president of Ecology & Environment also says the Lancaster environmental services firm may have to wait a little while to reap its full rewards.... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:24:25 GMT