links for 2011-08-29

Der Mittelstand in den USA kommt kaum an Kredite

(CBS/AP)  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Almost 50,000 Vermont utility customers were without power as the state began to stir late Sunday and assess the damage caused by "epic" flooding left by the remnants of Hurricane Irene.

Lithuania’s economy expanded at a faster rate in the second quarter than previously estimated, driven by recovering consumption and the construction industry.

A major study has now suggested that eating large amounts of chocolate could also be associated with a one-third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease.

Hurricane Irene killed 21 people and left a £27billion trail of destruction in it's wake – but there was relief in New York as the city escaped the worst of the storm. Parts of downtown Manhattan were flooded, including several apartment blocks, but the damage was nowhere near as widespread as had been feared. A flood surge of up to 8ft had been predicted, but in the end just 1ft washed over the banks of the surrounding rivers and onto the streets.

Einen neuen Euro-Vertrag fordert Arbeitgeberpräsident Dieter Hundt in einem Gastbeitrag für die F.A.Z. Die Einführung nationaler Schuldenbremsen mit Verfassungsrang sowie eine Verschärfung des Stabilitätspakts seien unerlässlich, um die Krise zu bewältigen.

The most common new requirement, that citizens obtain and display unexpired government-issued photo identification before entering the voting booth, was advanced in 35 states and passed by Republican legislatures in Alabama, Minnesota, Missouri and nine other states — despite the fact that as many as 25 percent of African-Americans lack acceptable identification.

 Some 25 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed — that’s more than 16 percent of the work force — but jobs haven’t been nearly high enough on the national agenda.

1873-79 was quite turbulent, but afterwards the global economy adjusted to deflation.