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COP16 Conference Ends To Mixed Reaction
It did not attract as much media attention as COP15 in Copenhagendid in 2009. Despite that, or perhaps because of that, COP16 folded on a slightly more positive note than the disappointing edition of theprevious year. But the agreement reached may have saved the UN process,Greenpeace said, but not the climate. In an official press [...]
G20 Summit in Toronto Ends with Mixed Results
The G20 summit in Toronto ended with a general agreement on bankcapitalization and recycled statements about the green economy andputting an end to fossil fuel subsidies. Leaders of the world’slargest economies did manage to adopt new rules that will force banks to hold significantly more capital. However, countries unable to meet theoriginal deadline of late [...]
Sept. 21-25: Stocks’ Two-Week Surge Ends
The Dow, NASDAQ, 20SSI still up from August MarketWatchreports that the nearly six-month surge in stocks is a concern themarket might have overextended the current financial environmentforcing some companies into the red. These include Caterpillar andAmerican Express while Research in Motion lead tech companies into redink. The Dow lost 155 points for the week and [...]