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France gets almost 80% of its electricity from nuclear power. It is also the world’s largest net exporter of electric…
As you might have guessed ahead of time, Ben Bernanke and the FOMC decided to leave the target Fed Funds…
US stock markets may continue to make an assault on their all-time highs as the year goes along. The DJIA…
Unemployment is rising. Or, it may not be. New applications for jobless claims fell 20,000 from last week to 368,000.…
CNBC points out that polls in Greece show an increase in an “I Don’t Pay” movement. Greek citizens cannot do…
The Fed’s Beige Book, which looks at economic activity in the central bank’s regions, did not have much to add…
Ben Bernanke does not like deficits and increases in the national debt. He also believes that the economy needs to…
“Until we see a sustained period of stronger job creation, we cannot consider the recovery to be truly established.” Federal…
All in all, then, I expect noticeably stronger growth in overall activity this year than last. If I had to…
The Commerce Department has released the fourth quarter of 2010 figures for Gross Domestic Product, or Gross National Product as…
It seems logical that the longer that people are unemployed the worse their financial situations become. Some people are out…
Americans still do not believe that they can find jobs. The news should not be surprising in an environment in…
The new ‘‘Spending Reduction Act of 2011’” bill will be introduced to the House of Representatives shortly. It is a plan…
Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) said that an increase in the cost it must pay for fuel could hurt its earnings…
Federal Research Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen, speaking at the The Brimmer Policy Forum, Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting,…
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