Washington-based lender of last resort, says despite recent progress, Britain may still be in the absence of a deal out of the European Union, and commercial real estate prices and financial market risk of the credit crunch. Dave Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff, said there was no real breakthrough in the bond market, and that current interest rate yields did not significantly break the mean and median levels since 2009. In the light of monetary crisis 2007 - 2010, many companies have had to trim their spending. Meanwhile, in the earlier years, they donated immeasureable dollars. Although there remained many big corporations which still gave away billions to charity within the global slowdown, others slimmed down their funds donations. In 2009, many company gained bigger profits, but this would not translate into bigger donations. Tough economic times can't prevent America's largest business from continuing giving in 2009. 30% of the large corporations gave more cash, and 16% gave a comparable because the year before. In general, total of 68 companies gave less during 2009 than 2008. Cash and product giving combined fell the first time for recent seven years. The following is a summary of companies which gave most during 2009. They were measured by comparing total giving in cash and products during 2009 to total profits in the year before. In the latest "near-term energy outlook," the U.S. energy information administration (EIA) said that in November, conventional gasoline retail prices in the United States averaged $2.56 a gallon, up about 6 cents a gallon on a month-on-month basis. The data initially showed that crude prices were rising. Meanwhile, the U.S. energy information administration (EIA) forecasts that conventional gasoline retail prices in the U.S. will hit $2.59 a gallon this month, up 34 cents a gallon from the previous year. The U.S. energy information agency expects the average U.S. retail price to be at $2.51 a gallon by 2018. Rising out of your ashes in the banking collapse of 2008, alternative banking practices are actually available. And have been for quite a while. Well, I guess the banking community wants another chance to help us manage our money. Thanks to the Federal Reserve, it's as if they are getting that chance for some time to come. Google just announced financial results for its fourth quarter that ended on December 31st 2013. According to its earnings report, the search giant's gross total consolidated revenue was $16.86 billion, a growth of 17% when compared to the same quarter this past year. Its segment revenue were only available in at $15.72 billion, a 22-percent jump year-on-year over 2012's numbers that have a revenue of $12.91 billion. Historical costs differ from current values