Here Are the Top Ten Stocks to Watch for August 7

August 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Betty Liu, Dominic Chu, John Lipton and Sheila Dharmarajan report on today’s ten most important stocks including Fossil, Walt Disney and Knight Capital. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

Markets Higher on Expectations of Central Bank Help

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports that U.S. and European markets are higher as investors have expectations of help on the way from central banks and the euro is seeing gains against the dollar and yen despite reports showing German factory orders fell more than anticipated. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers."

Vanuatu: better agriculture for the climate | Global Ideas

Published on Aug 6, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

The island republic of Vanuatu in the South Pacific ocean is running out
of time. The island's residents are hard hit by floods, cyclones, coastal
erosion and water scarcity. Weather extremes due to climate change is on
the rise with sea levels climbing and food and water becoming scarce. The
majority of the island's population depends on natural resources for their
livelihoods with agriculture, forestry and fishing the main job-providers.
For a long time, the impact of climate change on these sectors wasn't
clear. Resilient vegetables and trees could play a role in combating
climate change and helping ease the island's problems. A film by Joachim
Eggers.