If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or daily email newsletter. | Sourced From Bloomberg.com |June 29 (Bloomberg) — E.ON AG, Germany’s biggest utility, will become more selective when it sponsors projects to reduce greenhouse gas, its chief executive officer said.The Dusseldorf-based power generator has put up money for carbon-dioxide cutting efforts worldwide in exchange for United Nations emission credits, which it can use to comply with European Union pollution li

It's that time of year, when we're sending our high school and college graduates off into the next phase of their lives with best wishes for a happy, successful future. But there's a serious threat to that secure future, brought to light by recent legislation, which has been overlooked. Buried in the new law that regulates credit card companies are a couple of rules, called for by President Obama in a town hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, "to protect students from getting stuck in debt

It's that time of year, when we're sending our high school and college graduates off into the next phase of their lives with best wishes for a happy, successful future. But there's a serious threat to that secure future, brought to light by recent legislation, which has been overlooked. Buried in the new law that regulates credit card companies are a couple of rules, called for by President Obama in a town hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, "to protect students from getting stuck in debt

Oops, it dropped . Everyone run for the hills. Conference Board : The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved considerably in May, retreated in June. The Index now stands at 49.3 (1985=100), down from 54.8 in May. The Present Situation Index decreased to 24.8 from 29.7. The Expectations Index declined to 65.5 from 71.5 in May. The job outlook was also more pessimistic. Those anticipating more jobs in the months ahead decreased to 17.4 percent from 19.

By Paddy Ashdown and George Robertson . Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon is the former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen is former Secretary of State for Defence and former Secretary-General of Nato. They were co-chairmen of the IPPR’s Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, whose report is published today (THE TIMES, 30/06/09): These are challenging times. As government tries to deal wi