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What you need to know about Florida today
As the planet gets warmer, world economies shrink
With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the north-south gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new economic and scientific study. The study compared annual temperature to annual GDP for every country. “What we found is that temperature has played an important role in shaping GDP output in the last 50 years,” says Marshall Burke, economist at Stanford University and co-author of the study. » Read the study from Nature.
Find more at the AP, Bloomberg, the Christian Science Monitor, National Journal, and WIRED.
Related: » 2015 likely to be hottest year ever recorded
Transatlantic trade talks underway in Miami
U.S. and European Union officials are in Miami this week for the 11th round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a proposed U.S.-EU agreement that would govern about one-third of the goods and services traded in the world. [Source: Miami Herald]
Is Wall Street eating your 401(k) nest egg?
Americans collectively are losing billions of dollars a year out of their retirement accounts because they're paying excessive fees, according to researchers studying thousands of employer-sponsored retirement plans across the country. Read the report from NPR, here, or listen to the story:
Numbers spotlight how Florida economy compares to other states
It's hard to judge how the Sunshine State economy is doing without peeking at how the neighbors are faring, in this case the country's other 49 states. Five numbers, gleaned from new U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics indicate Florida's economy may be improving in some ways but trailing other states in other significant measures. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Drones shadowed by looming regulation
If people are strictly hobbyists, they are free to operate by following some basic rules -- like not flying over uninvolved citizens or near airports. But if they try to use the drone to make money, or even to engage in a search-and-rescue mission, the Federal Aviation Administration says they are subject to commercial rules [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
› New Jacksonville Beach growler station seeks to tap into new market
Opening a growler fill-up station was an extension of two major passions for Angie and Tim Brack: craft beer and the Jacksonville Beach community. It was also an opportunity to capitalize on the growing growler market.
› Miami startup succeeds on wild premise: Selling ice to an eskimo
A Miami startup is cleaning up on crowdfunding site Kickstarter by promising, at least figuratively, to do the impossible. Tudor Ice Co., which plans to sell individually packaged ice cubes to bars and restaurants for 50 cents a pop.
› Tupperware boosts earnings even as foreign currency suffers
Tupperware Brands narrowly beat Wall Street estimates with $36.2 million in profits during its third quarter, the Orlando-based company announced Wednesday.
› Fort Lauderdale boat show to showcase catamarans
Starting this year, Fort Lauderdale's annual boat extravaganza will feature "a show within a show" dedicated to catamarans.
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