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ThinkstockMore than half of the world’s population believes corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Liberia and Mongolia are the two most corrupt countries in the world,...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported this morning that the U.S. trade deficit for May totaled $45 billion, up from a revised $40.1 billion in April. That is a...
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thinkstockThe ADR shares of National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) are having yet another rough day. News that the nation of Greece may not receive bailout funds is not helping matters for the...
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You heard the great hope behind the Arab Spring after riots and coups in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in Northern Africa and the Middle East. If Egypt’s economic numbers were translated elsewhere...
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ThinkstockMarkit issues its flash PMI for Germany and several other nations: Marginal growth in output was recorded in the German private sector during June, but latest PMI data pointed to declining...
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ThinkstockThe Ministry of Finance’s Trade Statistics of Japan said exports rose 10.1% in May to 5.567 trillion yen. The nation posted a trade deficit of 993 billion yen for the same period. Exports...
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ThinkstockWe’ve often noted that the declining price for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules has continued to drive global growth in solar installations, even as governments reduce or eliminate various...
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ThinkstockThe current state of the global economy often is referred to now as the New Normal — a period of almost painfully slow if predictable economic progress. How long this will last remains...
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ThinkstockA statement from the G8 conference said that while the global economy may be in the midst of a recovery, there remain a number of trap doors that could open and swallow the progress. The...
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ThinkstockPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), known as Petrobras to most U.S. investors, may finally be closer to a bottom in its stock price. While U.S. oil giants have hung in there, Petrobras...
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Courtesy Maersk LineFinally, some good news out of Europe. In April, Eurostat reports, the European Union had a trade surplus with “the rest of the world” of 14.9 billion euro. This was up 3.3...
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ThinkstockA great deal was made of the fact that the population of India will surpass that of China relatively soon, according to a revised version of the UN “World Population Prospects: The 2012...
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ThinkstockMore depressing news out of Europe: The number of persons employed decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.2% in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the previous...
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ThinkstockThe World Bank has lost confidence in its earlier forecasts about global GDP growth. The organization has cut its outlook for this year from 2.4% to 2.2%. It may be a new reason for an...
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ThinkstockJapan’s Nikkei fell by 6.4%, and entered bear territory after a huge run up over the past several months. The market has bounced up and down for weeks, due to questions about intentions...
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