| G.E. Invests in Green Data Center Start-Up (at New York Times) General Electric announced that it will invest in a $5 million round for SynapSense, a start-up that makes wireless sensor technology and software to monitor and reduce power usage and cooling in data centers, GigaOm reported. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Hourly pay rates rose 0.8pc TOTAL hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, rose 0.8 per cent in the June quarter, the ABS said. news.com.au |
Universal pharmacare could save billions: study A universal pharmacare program could chop more than $10 billion off Canada's annual health-care bill, according to a new policy study that its authors say "explodes the fallacy" that such a plan is unaffordable. cbc.ca |
Emerging markets to lead recovery: IMF The International Monetary Fund is predicting that China and other emerging economies will lead the way as the global recovery continues the rest of 2010 and over the next year. cbc.ca |
Why you can't forget inflation Now that Europe's financial markets have hit a giant speed bump, raising fears that the U.S. recovery could also stall, inflation probably isn't something you're worried about today. But when it comes to the threat of rising prices, there are a couple of things you should know. money.cnn.com |