President Obama wants to stop unnecessary rate increases instituted by different medical insurance companies. He thinks that it requires a meeting with the Republicans prior to revealing the last details of his program designed to change the $2500 billions health care system. An official from White House mentioned that president Obama will include a measure that was not integrated in the Democratic strategy.
Most recently, more insurance companies became a target not only for the population but also for many officials. The corporate profits are the better target for public frustration …

In Qingdao Port, one of the most important international market ports of China, it is anticipated a gradual rebound in volume for the first semester of 2010. This will be the result of a strategy designed to return to the level recorded before the recession.
The port’s cargo activity increased with more than 8% in the first two months compared to last year, and the container volume grew up 6%, said Chang Dechuan, their Chairman. He was interviewed this week before the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress. He stated …

Some of the world’s best soccer players will appear in South Africa wearing environmentally-friendly equipment, and different national teams will be using jerseys produced completely by recycled polyester. Nike is determined to make a difference and hopes that their new technology will create an impact on the environment.
They found a good source of thrown away plastic bottles especially in Japan and Taiwan. Their technology saves natural materials, reducing energy by up to 30%. Using the new technology, Nike prevented almost 13,000,000 plastic bottles from landfills, saving over 250 tones of …

Wall Street recorded the best week for 2010 and hopes that Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, will provide a reassuring assessment indicating the last improvement.
The rate rise implied that the monetary sector is recovered enough, creating the conditions for taking back remarkable liquidity, offered by the Fed. The Fed claims its benchmark fed funds rate will stay very low in the next period to sustain the recovery, without to clarifying the timeline of their exit strategy.
It is difficult to say if this improving level is an expression of its …

After nine days of competitions in Vancouver, the U.S. leads with 24 medals (7 gold medals, 7 silver and 10 bronze). The second position belongs to Germany with 18 medals (6+7+5), followed by Norway with 12 medals (5+3+4).
Canada, which hosts this competition, is ranked only 5th after nine days, with 9 medals; 4 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze, in perfect equality with South Korea.
It’s not the best start for the Canadian team who still hopes to compensate by their next performance the uninspired beginning. Another sad situation …