| Strokes among middle-aged women triple
Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trend doctors blame on the obesity epidemic. Nearly 2 percent of women ages 35 to 54 reported suffering a stroke in the most recent federal health survey, from 1999 to 2004. Only about half a percent did in the previous survey, from 1988 to 1994. The percentage is small because most strokes occur in older people. But the sudden spike in middle age and the reasons behind it are ominous, doctors said in research presented Wednesday at a medical conference. It happened even though more women in the recent survey were on medicines to control their cholesterol and blood pressure - steps that lower the risk of stroke. Women's waistlines are nearly two inches bigger than they were a decade earlier, and that bulge corresponds with the increase in strokes, researchers said.
All arrows point downward, for now
The Nifty index closed at 5,120 points on Friday, shedding roughly 200 points on a weekly basis. There has been some key developments over the past one week. The economy is showing signs of cooling down. The primary market has received a jolt, with two flamboyant IPOs withdrawing from the market. The global scene is a bit gloomy, and it is too early to say if the decoupling theory holds.
Now, take a look at the daily price chart of the Nifty cash index. The horizontal lines on the chart are the support lines while the wriggling lines are the moving averages. The slower wriggling line is the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the faster wriggling line is the 200-day SMA. Below that chart is the ubiquitous 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI).
The Nifty made a high of 6,357 on January 8 and within a span of 10 trading sessions the index declined to the low of 4,448 on January 22 before bouncing back.
CHILE: Copper Boom - Cui Bono?
Chile is the worlds largest producer and exporter of copper, with a 35 percent market share, and the biggest global reserves.
According to the state Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), the country produced 5,361 tons of copper concentrate in 2006, nearly five times as much as its closest competitor, the United States, which produced 1,226 tons. Peru followed, with 1,049 tons.
The Chilean state controls just 30 percent of the total output, through the National Copper Corporation (CODELCO). The remaining 70 percent is in private hands.
In 1966, the government of Christian Democrat President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-1970) "Chileanised" copper by purchasing 51 percent of the shares in mines worked by foreign companies.
Then in 1971, Socialist President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) expropriated the private mining companies and nationalised the copper industry before he was overthrown by a military coup.
Anti-loiter device makes kids 'guinea pigs'
We're concerned that it's taking technology and turning the children into guinea pigs," he said. "People say that no-one's ears can be hurt by this, but surely children's ears can be hurt if it's offensive to them and we don't know what damage it's doing to the children. "Most times if children are loitering there are other measures that councils could and perhaps should try to take." Tags: youth-issues, local-government, offbeat, sa, adelaide-5000, ceduna-5690, port-lincoln-5606 .
Friday, January 25
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Australian stock market climbs higher at noon
THE Australian stock market was 1.1 per cent stronger at noon as solid earnings results from Telstra and Qantas lifted investor spirits and Wall Street provided a good lead on speculation of another US interest rate cut. At 12.01pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 5558.5 while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 62 points to 5639.3. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was 86 points higher at 5538 on a volume of 16,577 contracts. Macquarie Equities associate director Lucinda Chan said a strong lead from the US and some better than expected local earnings results were supporting the market. ''The market has not been supported since we started the results (season), but today looks a bit more positive with Telstra's good result and Qantas wasn't too bad either,'' Ms Chan said.
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