Costs, according to the centers for disease control. But this year is expected to be far worse. That figure does not include the cost of lost worker productivity. Reporter to make matters worse, many employees are reluctant to call in sick, for fear of losing their jobs. So they continue going to work, delaying their recovery and infecting others. Some businesses have so many sick workers. Theyre severely understaffed and are scrambling for backup plans. Its a perfect storm. Companies are already quite lean in terms of their abilities to duplicate work if somebody is out. And this years flu season isc three times what the normal levels are for flu. Reporter doctors also have some recommendations forc companies trying minimize the impact of the flu on theirc workforce. If your employee is sick, they should stay home. You should recommend that your employees get the influenza vaccine, if they havent done so already. Reporter and thats advice i personally took to heart today. Erika mil
Right now today, we have the technology to begin the process of significantly transforming our energy system. We know how to dod it with todays technology we know how to do it with todays technology, and that technology will only be improved in months and years to come. Let me just give you a few examples of some of the good news a thats happening in terms news thats happening in terms of the ability that we now have to move to Sustainable Energy. The cost of solar, which certainly will be one of the major Sustainable Energy technologies that we look to in the future, that Technology Cost continues to plummet. The Solar Energy Industry association, in a report issued just last week, reported that the average weighted cost of a solar p. V. System was 2. 59 per watt, a 15 drop from the year before. And according to the Solar Energy Industry association, utility scale solar, perhaps the best comparison to utilityscale conventional electricity generation, now costs, on average, 7. 7 cents
Without authorization, according to google by the companys financial printing company. It wasnt a pleasant surprise. Google earned 9. 03 per share, down from a year ago and 1. 62 below estimates. Yes, googles Search Engine continues to see more use, but the prices google charges for its core search advertisement product fell. The number of times visitors clicked on search ads was up 33 , but the prices advertisers paid for those clicks was down 15 . The inventory how it goes the more clicks there are going to be, the lower it will cost people at the end of the day. Then theres googles newest division tom then theres googles newest division, motorola mobility. In may, google spent 12. 5 billion for motorolas cell phone business. While motorola added more than 2. 5 billion in sales in its first full quarter with google, the Division Still lost money, more than a halfbillion dollars. Because the news wasnt expected until after the close tonight, trading in google shares was halted for two
Create enough jobs to bring down the nations stubborn Unemployment Rate. But, people on the streets of new york have different takes on what a 2 economy means to them it means first of all that anyone trying to look for employment is going have a tough time but dont give up. I myself was out of work for eight months, before i got my present job, but i just hung in there. Right now, for us middle class folks, that probably doesnt mean much. What that will do is that will free up money on the upper end of the category. I think you have to be a little realistic and you take what you can get, so if its a nominal rate of 2 thats fine. Every step in the right direction is great. Reporter the weird thing about the latest snapshot of the u. S. Economy, is the contradictions. Consumers went on a shopping spree in the third quarter, shrugging off the threat of higher taxes next year. Businesses, on the other hand, pulled back sharply on their spending, the first cutback in Business Investment in
Happening with the new government being there. Europe in fact, i think it is a surprise for many because it is muddling through, and it will probably continue to muddle through for a while. But it has been muddling through okay. One of the indicators that always use is italy Interest Rates, and the 10year bond rates. The beginning of last year, almost 7 . End of last year, 4 and change. And the u. S. We have seen some growth in the u. S. Last year, and we believe we have, if we avoid to hit the fiscal ceiling, the debt ceiling if we avoid that, we have it in our hands, and we can generate positive growth. We are seeing some good indications in the markets that have pretty much the debt here in the u. S. The building and construction market. For four years it has been dead. Now suddenly we see it is coming back to life. This will only be coming back to life if we send strong comfortable messages and not have a discussion about the fiscal cliff and now the debt ceiling and then probably