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• P&G warn on global protectionism

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  P&G;s new CEO, Robert McDonald, has " warned of the risks to global growth posed by increased protectionism in the US and around the world, stemming from the global recession ". interviewed by the Financial Times, McDonald noted that 20% of P&G;s jobs in the US depend on their international business, which ...
  2 days ago

• Big Pharma’s Year End Sale

  
  Addiction in the 21st Century — Authority: 144
  (NaturalNews) All of a sudden, H1N1 vaccines are available all across America. Walgreens and other pharmacies are pushing the vaccines as if there were an “everything must go” liquidation sale under way. Hurry, get your swine flu vaccine today before everybody figures out they’re useless!The marketability of ...
  4 days ago

• Feldstein says US recession "isnt over"

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  Harvards Prof Martin Feldstein is one of he very few economists who has correctly forecast the length of the current downturn. Today , he questions whether the US recession is really over, and suggests that " 2010 is going to be a very weak year ". He believes that we are entering a more frugal economy, and notes ...
  5 days ago

• Feldstein says US recession "isnt over"

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  Harvards Prof Martin Feldstein is one of he very few economists who has correctly forecast the length of the current downturn. Today , he questions whether the US recession is really over, and suggests that " 2010 is going to be a very weak year ". He believes that we are entering a more frugal economy, and notes ...
  5 days ago

• Germany calls Greeces problems "tip of the iceberg"

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  Financial crises take time to mature. Yet until the end is nigh, apologists will insist that nothing needs to change. Thus valuable time is wasted.Last year, Iceland was the obvious example of this problem. Now it is Greece, a eurozone member. Back in January , S&P; had downgraded Greeces bonds, due to debt ...
  5 days ago

• The Art, Science & Software Behind (Optimal) Retail Pricing – Part 4

  
  The TEC Blog — Authority: 123
  Part 1 of this blog post series  expanded on some of TEC ’s earlier articles about companies’ need for better pricing management and optimization practices. This series, which focuses on the complexity of  pricing  and  promotions  in  retailing , was  inspired by JDA Software ’s recent ...
  6 days ago

• EU auto sales stabilise thanks to subsidies

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  EU auto sales continued to improve in November versus 2008, with total volumes up 27%. But as the chart from ACEA (EU Automobile Manufacturers Assoc) shows, they were still lower than in 2007.The difference between sales in W Europe, and in the new EU Central European states (EU CE), was quite dramatic. Sales in ...
  1 week ago

• Adobe caps rough fiscal year

  
  Seo, Make Money Online and Technology — Authority: 146
  This came from cnet news Adobe reports a fourth-quarter net loss of $32.04 million, but says it saw increased consumer demand as it wound down a difficult fiscal year. Go to Source
  1 week ago

• New York considers a more frugal way of life

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  The blog continues to believe that the current downturn is a transition period, at least in the West, towards a more frugal way of life. And its theory has received a boost from a New York Times feature which suggests this might be happening in the bastion of consumerism, New York.The NYT suggests the key question ...
  1 week ago

• UK to tax bank bonuses at 90%

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  " The more things change, the more they stay the same ". Or, as the blogs French-speaking readership might say, " plus ça change, plus cest la même chose ".When the blog started work in the chemical industry, in 1978, it was possible to pay up to 114% of ones income as tax in the UK, if one was a very high earner. ...
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• Tesco say price-cutting will continue

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  Q3 comments from Tesco, the worlds 3rd largest retailer, confirm the picture of a more frugal consumer suggested by other majors .On the positive side, they report " a material improvement" in sales "in both Asia and Europe ". And Tesco expect " this trend to continue into Q4 and beyond". But on the less positive ...
  1 week ago

• Dalian LLDPE prices now seem to follow crude oil

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  Chinas Dalian polymer futures market continues to have a major influence on regional, and global, polyethylene markets. But Novembers trading volume was lower than a year ago, at 25 million tonnes. This is the first negative annual growth since volume took off in June last year. Last month , the blog noted a comment ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lenders may want INEOS asset sale

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  The blog has recently noted a major change of mindset in the financial community. As the Financial Times commented this week : "For the first time in a long time, banks seem to be in control of their lending policies. During the credit boom, the banks were held hostage by companies and private equity groups, as they ...
  2 weeks ago

• 2010 may see seasonal demand patterns resume

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  The American Chemistry Councils excellent weekly report contains some potentially good news on the outlook for Q1 demand.Its detailed analysis of US polymer markets (above) suggests customers are currently reducing their inventories. CFOs presumably assume that the main impact of the housing/auto stimulus programmes ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lenders demand INEOS asset sale

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  The blog has recently noted a major change of mindset in the financial community. As the Financial Times commented this week :" For the first time in a long time, banks seem to be in control of their lending policies. During the credit boom, the banks were held hostage by companies and private equity groups, as ...
  2 weeks ago

• Government Force or Market Forces? – What’s Better for the Job Market . . .

  
  Big Government — Authority: 818
  By all accounts, future job growth is going to be sluggish at best and we can expect double digit unemployment at least through next year.  The Democrats’ response is a $300 billion jobs program.  Many Republicans would rather rely on the private sector to fuel the recovery and job growth.  So what’s better, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Boom/Gloom Index remains range-bound

  
  Chemicals & The Economy — Authority: 127
  The momentum-driven rally in financial markets has slowed recently, with many now in temporary trading ranges. And this is reflected in the new IeC Boom/Gloom Index (above). The Index (blue column) has been steady since June.Underlying fundamentals show no sign of improvement. The green shoots index (green line), ...
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• And The Prize for the Worst Economist Goes To …

  
  Big Government — Authority: 818
  Well, it’s hard to choose these days. The resurgence of Keynesian economics shows how fragile and insecure economists are in general. They are, of course, important exceptions. But while I have a special dark place in my economist heart for the New York Times ‘ columnist Paul Krugman, I think today the prize ...
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• Australia Raises Rates

  
  Forex Bull — Authority: 149
  For the third consecutive month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised interest rates, lifting the cost of borrowing from 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent.
  3 weeks ago

• Bank of Japan Tackles Deflation

  
  Forex Bull — Authority: 149
  After eight consecutive months of declining prices, the Bank of Japan announced that it will implement a stimulus program to deal with its deflation crisis. The Bank announced that it would inject 10 trillion yen (US$114 bn) into the economy by offering banks cheap short-term loans.
  3 weeks ago

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