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BBC News - Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs as losses continue to grow - 0 views

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  • Mo Settles on 24 Sep 12
     
    Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs as losses continue to grow
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Gas survey reports its first price drop of the year - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • "We may see another five to 10 cents decline in the next few weeks" if crude oil doesn't rise, she said.
  • Atlanta: $3.79 Boston: $3.95 Denver: $3.87 Houston: $3.85 Memphis, Tennessee: $3.72 Portland, Oregon: $4.02
  • their first dip since December, according to a nationwide survey published Sunday.
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  • A gallon of regular now costs $3.91 on average,
  • down more than 5 cents from two weeks earlier, when the average was just a few cents below the $4 mark.
  • crude oil for allowing gasoline
  • Gasoline supplies are plentiful, but crude oil prices had been "propping up" gasoline costs, she said. As crude oil prices have stabilized, gasoline prices have fallen.
  • Even looking ahead to later in May, as the country enters peak driving season, prices might not jump if crude oil stays stable because gasoline supplies are flush
  • one year ago was $3.8
  • ust three cents under
  • tabulates prices every two weeks at thousands of gas stations nationwide.
  • The city with the lowest average gas price was Tulsa, Oklahoma, at $3.52
  • San Francisco: $4.21
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      Why did the price change? -crude oil  -lots of gasoline  -crude oil stable/gasoline has prices fallen -
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      By how much did quantity change? -quantity of crude / gasoline increased
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      Who was effected by price change? -American citizens -The Oil Companies -Government?  
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      How was price impacted? -average gas prices dropped by 5 cents (USA) -$3.91 for a gallon on average  -below $4 mark -if crude oil prices stay stable another 10 cent change is expected -prices in peak season might not change because of the steady gasoline prices -average last year $3.88 three cents under current  -
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      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      Lundberg Survey  -tabulates prices every two weeks at thousands of gas stations nationwide
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 07 Jun 12
       
      Econ to talk about -PES
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Union Jack brings boom for British business - CNN.com - 1 views

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      Mo Settles on 06 Jun 12
       
      Demand and Supply
  • current form since 1801,
  • flag isn't licensed, anyone can print their own patriotic paraphernalia without having to pay any royalties.
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  • Prince William's wedding to Catherine Middleton last year to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this weekend
  • But Britain's famous flag has had a chequered past, and wasn't always so coveted
  • Waistle says orders are "three to four times'" higher now than during the Royal Wedding
  • We've sold out of bunting and paper napkins, even the paper plates."
  • most companies are cutting staff, Waistle plans to recruit a full-time tech specialist to help with the pick
  • up in traffic on his websites
  • says sales are up at least 20% on last year, across the chain's three West End stores.
  • sales as "much busier"
  • Peering up at 147, 12 foot-high flags adorning London's shopping district, Brenda Tode shows off her new Union Jack top to classmates on a school trip from Berlin.
    • Mo Settles
      Mo Settles on 06 Jun 12
       
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  • Big business has long been aware of the economic benefits the nation's symbol of unity can bring. More than a decade ago British Airways and Virgin Atlantic fought over the use of the country's colors on their livery.
  • The flag isn't licensed, so anyone can print patriotic paraphernalia
  • Mo Settles on 06 Jun 12
     
    My first IA
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