At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, manufacturers tantalized consumers with new electronics soon to hit the shelves. But what does that do to the prices of current models that are being replaced? Is this a golden buying opportunity?Yes and no. Yes for TVs, no for laptops. I’ll explain.Decide.com, which tracks the price of electronics, studied what happened...
At Least 8 Die in Egyptian Riots after Soccer Verdict
Label: WorldCAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death on Saturday on charges related to one of the world’s deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed at least 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants. The verdict follows deadly clashes between police and demonstrators on Friday, the second anniversary...
Jan
25
DealBook: Despite Calm, Draghi Raises Economic Concerns
Label: BusinessDAVOS, Switzerland — Dubbing 2012 as the year the euro was relaunched, the president of the European Central Bank expressed concern that renewed calm on financial markets had not yet led to economic growth and better lives for European citizens.Mario Draghi, the E.C.B. president and the person who can probably take more credit than anyone for the relative tranquility that greets visitors to the World...
The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?
Label: HealthThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...
The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?
Label: LifestyleThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...
Apple Labor Audits Uncover Underage Workers
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO — Apple stepped up audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of employment of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems. The company, which relies heavily on Asia-based partners like Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan to assemble its devices, said Thursday that it had conducted 393 audits, up 72 percent from 2011, reviewing...
India Ink: Five Questions For: Aminatta Forna
Label: WorldAminatta Forna’s most recent novel, “The Memory of Love,” won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book Award for 2011. Her previous novels include the “The Devil that Danced on the Water” and “Ancestor Stones,” which won the 2007 German Liberaturpreis, the Hurston Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction in 2007 and the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize in the United States in 2010. India Ink interviewed...
Jan
24
DealBook: Commerzbank to Cut Up to 6,000 Jobs
Label: BusinessLONDON – Commerzbank, the second-largest lender in Germany, is planning to cut up to 6,000 jobs in a bid to increase earnings, joining other European banks that have announced restructuring plans in recent months.The bank said on Thursday that it expected to eliminate 4,000 to 6,000 jobs by 2016, or 7 to 10 percent of its work force.The layoffs will affect Commerzbank’s global operations, particularly...
The New Old Age Blog: Grief Over New Depression Diagnosis
Label: HealthWhen the American Psychiatric Association unveils a proposed new version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatric diagnoses, it expects controversy. Illnesses get added or deleted, acquire new definitions or lists of symptoms. Everyone from advocacy groups to insurance companies to litigators — all have an interest in what’s defined as mental illness —...
The New Old Age Blog: Grief Over New Depression Diagnosis
Label: LifestyleWhen the American Psychiatric Association unveils a proposed new version of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatric diagnoses, it expects controversy. Illnesses get added or deleted, acquire new definitions or lists of symptoms. Everyone from advocacy groups to insurance companies to litigators — all have an interest in what’s defined as mental illness —...
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