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Waste-to-Energy Trashes Solar Power

We all know that renewable energy is the wave of the future, but that does not mean it has to be wind or even solar power.  In fact, we just found this great article at the Motley Fool about waste-to-energy power, and how it, not solar, is expanding rapidly.  Here […]

IMF Reports 7.9% Rise in Total Inward Direct Investment

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Uyo (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday reported a 7.9 percent (7.9%) rise in total inward direct investment from $24.1 trillion in 2011 to $26.0 trillion in 2012. According to a Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), the Fund’s worldwide survey of bilateral direct investment positions, the […]

Japan readies $182 billion economic package, no new debt needed: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is readying a $182 billion economic package this week in his latest bid to pull the economy out of deflation, but the new measures will not require the government to sell more debt. The package, to be approved by Abe's government on Thursday, will have […]