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Economics

 
Many businesses and corporations have begun to align sustainable and environmentally conscious practices with their finances. One of the most important factors in this is the acknowledgement of climate change, to which industry is one of the world's largest contributors, and the measures that need to be taken to slow it. Proponents of green finance hope that businesses will recognize that choosing the sustainable and energy-efficient route is most responsible and profitable. (Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Economics

  • National nonprofit provides food stamps for pets

    Tue, Feb 26 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Marc Okon founded Pet Food Stamps to prevent financially strapped pet owners from having to choose between feeding themselves and feeding their pets.

  • Downside of an OfficeMax and Office Depot merger

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 at 10:41 AM

    If the two office supply retail stores merge, the result could be hundreds of vacant commercial buildings dotting the urban landscape.

  • 73% of Americans personally affected by Great Recession

    Thu, Feb 14 2013 at 11:29 AM

    A Rutgers study reveals that nearly three in four Americans lost a job or had a relative or close friend lose a job during the Great Recession.

  • Colorful men's undies signal healthy economy

    Wed, Feb 06 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Fashion insiders say that people tend to buy with an eye for practicality, not fashion, when times are tough, but the trend reverses when the economy picks up again.

  • January 2013 unemployment rate is 7.9%

    Fri, Feb 01 2013 at 1:52 PM

    The economy added 157,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs during the month.

  • Ecotech Institute launches 'Clean Jobs Index'

    Mon, Jan 28 2013 at 3:01 PM

    There were more than 3 million clean jobs available in the United States in 2012.

  • More homeowners climb out of negative equity

    Tue, Jan 22 2013 at 11:33 AM

    CoreLogic data from the third quarter of 2012 reveals that 100,000 additional homeowners climbed out of negative equity.

  • Weekend reads: Jobs, stocks and the economy

    Fri, Jan 18 2013 at 1:04 PM

    Starting salary expectations, jobless claims reach a new low, Garmin breaks into the pet industry and more.

  • Whole Foods' John Mackey on Obamacare, fascism and capitalism's moral code

    Fri, Jan 18 2013 at 11:35 AM

    The granola guru has a new book out and is once again making waves with his outspoken views.

  • Walmart will hire any honorably discharged vet

    Tue, Jan 15 2013 at 5:51 PM

    Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon announced that the retail giant would hire any honorably discharged vet within the first year after leaving the military.

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