Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post President Obama announced Tuesday that the government will tighten fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, part of an ongoing effort to use his executive authority to address climate change and spur domestic manufacturing. Read full article
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miércoles, 19 de febrero de 2014
U.S. to raise fuel efficiency standards for larger trucks
Herbalife shares rise on earnings, guidance
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Herbalife Ltd. shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after the company topped Wall Street estimates and raised its guidance for the year. Shares of Herbalife rose 3.8% to $71.55 on moderate volume. The nutritional supplements company posted fourth-quarter earnings of $123.5 million, or $1.15, compared with $112.2 million, or $1 a share, in the year-ago period. |
The Fix: Barack Obama and Safeway: A love story
Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post President Barack Obama picked a Safeway distribution center in Maryland today as the scene for his new policy debut -- an executive action directing the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten regulations on carbon emissions from trucks. The speech marks the president s third climate initiative of the week, and his second well-publicized visit to a supermarket-affiliated stop this month. Read f |
Kerry: Climate change as big a threat as WMDs
Saying that climate change ranks among the world s most serious problems -- such as disease outbreaks, poverty, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on all nations to respond to the greatest challenge of our generation.
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El opositor Leopoldo López se entrega a la Policía
INTERNACIONAL - Internacional en ABC.es El dirigente opositor Leopoldo López, acusado de la violencia generada el miércoles tras una manifestación en Caracas, se entregó ayer en un escenario de manifestaciones convocadas por el mismo dirigente político horas antes de su detención y por el jefe de Estado, Nicolás Maduro. Caracas estuvo detenida y sometida a un clima de tensión que se disparó después de que López reafirmara el día anterio |
Panera Bread earnings rise to $54 million
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Panera Bread Co. on Tuesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $54 million, or $1.96 a share, on $662 million in sales. The results included a benefit of 13 cents a share due to the company having an additional week of operation during the quarter. In the year-ago period, Panera earned $52 million, or $1.75 a share, on revenue of $571.5 million. Analysts sur |
Community Health net falls; income below forecasts
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Community Health Systems Inc. said fourth-quarter net income was $28.18 million, or 30 cents a share, less than half the $62.57 million, or 70 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Adjusted earnings for the Franklin, Tenn. hospital operator were 49 cents a share, below the 64-cent expectation from analysts polled by FactSet. Sales were $3.23 billion, below th |
5 reasons why climate change is back in the news
In the space of 48 hours, Secretary of State John Kerry likened climate change to a weapon of mass destruction, Newt Gingrich called Kerry delusional, Sunday talk shows argued about it and President Barack Obama announced another executive action to combat it.
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Farage, líder euroescéptico: «Dejar entrar a España en el euro fue un error de los fanáticos del Estado europeo»
INTERNACIONAL - Internacional en ABC.es Entra en la sala presentándose como «el revolucionario a la vuelta de la esquina», el «peligro público», el «líder de un partido de homófobos y extremistas». Así es como le percibe el «establishment», según se queja el siempre provocador Nigel Farage, cabeza de cartel del Partido de la Independencia del Reino Unido (UKIP). Esta formación euroescéptica, populista y soberanista es el fenómeno electo |
Billionaire to share polling data about oil pipeline with Senate Democrats
Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post Climate activist and billionaire Tom Steyer, who hopes to funnel as much as $100 million into the 2014 elections, will tell Senate Democrats on Wednesday night that they can use opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline to bring voters over to their side this fall, according to one of his advisers. Read full article
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Londres permitirá a Escocia emitir deuda pública
INTERNACIONAL - Internacional en ABC.es El gobierno británico permitirá a Escocia emitir deuda pública, anunció ayer el Ejecutivo, una medida para mostrar que la región ya disfruta de una importante autonomía, a meses del referéndum de independencia del 18 de septiembre. A partir de 2015, Escocia podrá emitir títulos de deuda por un valor de hasta 2.200 millones de libras (2.700 millones de euros) para financiar infraestructuras de tran |
Natural gas jumps 6%, crude oil settles up 2%
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil and natural gas futures settled up higher Tuesday as continued cold weather keeps demand high. Crude oil for March delivery rose $2.13, or 2.1%, to settle at $102.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas for March delivery settled up nearly 34 cents, or 6.5%, at $5.55 per million British thermal units. To a lesser extent, gasoline and |
Emprender, un camino de obstáculos pero también de satisfacciones
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El boom experimentado en los últimos años en el ámbito del emprendimiento en España es fruto de la necesidad, se trata de una clara reacción a la falta de oportunidades existentes en el mercado laboral tradicional más que de una vocación por ser empresario. Así lo pone de manifiesto el Observatorio de Clima Emprendedor 2013 realizado por Iniciador y Sage, elaborado a raíz de 800 encuestas contesta |
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