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An economist's dire warning about global warming

Posted June 3, 2013 - 1:49 pm

By ignoring the potential consequences of global warming, we are making a dangerous bet, warns a Harvard economics professor.
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This is your country on austerity

Posted April 19, 2013 - 12:08 pm

Data shows economic recession and subsequent austerity policies imposed on Greece have led to a dramatic deterioration of health services and health outcomes in that country.
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The government running Google? What could possibly go wrong?

Posted March 25, 2013 - 11:35 am

Are Google’s products and services becoming a critical infrastructure that the government should ensure survives?
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Maybe China won't be our economic master after all

Posted January 11, 2013 - 2:58 pm

China is expected to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest economy, but a new study hints at problems ahead for the Asian nation thanks to its One Child Policy.
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New (big) data centers and new (few) jobs

Posted November 25, 2011 - 2:48 pm

Do computers make us fat and poor?
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OccupyWallStreet march will point the finger at ultrarich for disastrous economy

Posted October 11, 2011 - 1:33 pm

By planning a theatrical gesture, a march to the front stoop of the homes billionaire financiers in New York, OccupyWallStreet puts a face on its complaints about the economy, and paints the ultra-rich as enemies who benefit at the expense of others.
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Where to find work in IT

Posted September 22, 2011 - 12:17 pm

The economy is flat for other jobs, but IT jobs remain more resistant to recession than other gigs, though your mix of skills and location have more to do with that than anything else.
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Labor Day, but is there any labor to come by?

Posted September 2, 2011 - 1:43 pm

Data center labor. Is it aplenty or a pity?
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Flush with cash, many retailers plan to spend on IT next year

Posted July 12, 2011 - 11:59 am

A KPMG survey shows that some retailers have plans next year for all that cash they have lying around.
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Where are all the IT jobs? Here: Fastest-growing skills in the fastest-growing cities

Posted June 7, 2011 - 7:00 am

It doesn't seem like it, but IT jobs are recovering faster than almost any other. They don't do it consistently across geography or skill set, though. See below for the hottest areas.
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Hottest IT job skills for 2011

Posted March 21, 2011 - 12:49 pm

IT is in the middle of a dramatic shift that is affecting the number and type of jobs CIOs need to fill: great news if you have the right skills, bad news if you don't.
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Big-company survey predicts cloud will cause IT hiring dip

Posted February 21, 2011 - 6:21 pm

Cloud computing could slow IT hiring in 2011, according to Hackett Group, contradicting studies by analysts involved in the hiring process.
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Official: Trading software did not cause financial crash

Posted January 27, 2011 - 7:08 pm

High speed trading systems were not the cause of the 2008 economic crash, according to the results of a two-year US government investigation.
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In IT, balance of pain shifts slightly from worker to employer

Posted January 20, 2011 - 12:18 pm

A tiny increase in hiring and pay thins the gloom in the IT job market, reducing need to hang on to jobs they hate just to keep a paycheck.
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More guidance on finding an IT job; no indication of how many are being filled

Posted January 6, 2011 - 6:21 pm

It may be too soon after the first of the year to see it, but we're still looking for evidence there's as much IT hiring going on as analysts predicted.
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IT hiring may be back on track, but Santa is out of luck

Posted December 20, 2010 - 11:46 am

Surveys predict IT hiring will be far higher than other job specialties in 2011, though some employment questions remain. Why can good Santas not find a job?
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Forrester Downgrades Predictions on IT Spending for 2010

Posted October 15, 2010 - 2:24 pm

Forrester prediction goes from 'astonishing' to 'really, really good,' read the story before wailing and rending your clothing in despair, otherwise people at Starbucks tend to stare. Trust me.
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Recession is over, time for IT to restart the engines

Posted February 8, 2010 - 5:48 pm

Some people are loath to come right out and say this, but I will: The recession is over, and when the numbers are all sorted, I'm guessing the experts will say we turned the corner early last fall, if not sooner.
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Flight risk? High-tech talent set to take off post economic recovery

Posted October 27, 2009 - 9:07 pm

High-tech workers who endured salary reductions and added workloads will be looking for new jobs as an economic recovery gets underway, according to new research from Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.
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Ten signs from companies that point to an upturn

Posted October 27, 2009 - 1:16 pm

Some of the more interesting clues about what's ahead for tech many be in the results of companies with a specialized market focus. Here are 10 data points about the most recent third quarter.
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What will tech's recovery look like: a U, V or W?

Posted September 23, 2009 - 9:44 pm

There was a lot of difficult news for the high-tech industry this year. But the damage, by some measures, wasn't as bad as it may have seemed, and new data suggest IT managers reduced hardware spending to save jobs.
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Congress considers building a bailout database

Posted September 17, 2009 - 4:34 pm

As envisioned, the database will collect information from some two dozen federal agencies that administer various aspects of the $700 billion in the federal Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).
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Tech's worst year ever?

Posted September 16, 2009 - 1:47 pm

The tech industry has suffered some of its greatest losses ever in the past 12 months. Here's our look at the low points.
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Faster, better, cheaper -- pick one

Posted June 11, 2009 - 9:54 am

As the old engineering adage goes: "Faster, better, cheaper — pick two." The idea is that any system can optimize at most two parameters, to the detriment of the third. But economics dictates that you only get one choice.
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Companies slash salaries instead of staff

Posted June 1, 2009 - 11:12 am

A new Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc. survey reveals that cost-containment remains the primary objective for many companies. Overall, 86 percent of respondents surveyed in May said that their companies have been forced to initiate cost-cutting measures.
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