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ThinkstockThe austerity versus stimulus battle flamed up again as the Greek parliament approved massive layoffs of public workers. Now, the…
ThinkstockThe U.S. economy continued to increase at a “modest to moderate pace” according to today’s release of the Federal Reserve’s…
courtesy U.S. Federal ReserveFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is testifying in his semiannual report to the Congress on Wednesday. The…
ThinkstockFinance Minister Lou Jiwei seemed coy in his recent comments about a Chinese GDP stimulus package. There probably will not be…
ThinkstockIt is appalling to believe that many Americans cannot afford healthy food. But the number of people who can’t is terribly…
ThinkstockTuesday morning’s economic releases included a gain in industrial production for the month of June. Production rose by 0.3%, rather…
ThinkstockUnemployment in the world’s developed countries is not forecast to improve much — if at all — through the end…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department has released its inflation report for the month of June. Its Consumer Price Index (CPI), measuring…
ThinkstockThe European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) was established to provide a financial backstop to potential sovereign debt default among eurozone…
ThinkstockBusiness inventories data for the month of May have been released this morning. May was brought along with a 0.1%…
ThinkstockChina’s economy grew at 7.5% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. The government of the…
ThinkstockFrance was a nation we had previously fingered to lose its prized “AAA” rating. After all, if the United States…
ThinkstockIn its latest assault on sovereign debt ratings, Fitch Ratings has downgraded France’s default rating from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA+’ with…
ThinkstockThe continuing drought over much of the western half of the United States spread modestly in the past week, now…
Jon OggThe Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment has been released and investors and the public will care about this number…
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