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Germany’s Angela Merkel did not get a warm welcome as she traveled to Greece. More than any other nation, Germany has pressed austerity measures there and threatened to withhold aid. Many Greeks...
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The U.S House Intelligence Committee may be giving a gift to U.S.-based communications equipment providers. Before thinking that the gift is free, it is important to realize that for every action...
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Iran’s currency, the rial, has been hit with hyper-inflation over the last years, rising from about 10,000 rials to the U.S. dollar to more than 35,000 as of last week. The inflation rate has led...
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Wikimedia commons / Stefan KühnJapan’s economics minister Seiji Maehara said Friday that the country’s nuclear power plants could be restarted if the Japan’s new atomic energy regulatory body...
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Following Governor Romney’s statement in Wednesday night’s presidential debate that, “I love coal,” coal stocks got a nice boost in yesterday’s trading, with shares rising nearly 12% at...
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About 14% of the total federal government workforce could lose their jobs if U.S. lawmakers cannot figure out a way to avoid the looming fiscal cliff. That’s 277,000 non-military jobs, of which...
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Futures markets for political events are often challenged as far as the reality versus the pricing because they are based on live real money bets rather than on true sentiment. They also have been...
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Confidence in the U.S. economy jumped eight points in September, from a reading of -27 to -19, the second-highest reading since 2008, when Gallup began tracking economic confidence. The all-time high...
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A growing number of analysts believe the stock market cannot match its 5% advance in the third quarter. Among the most obvious reasons are worries that the fiscal cliff will slow or reverse hiring...
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GS.COMWhen investment bankers and brokerage firms are large donors or fundraisers for a political candidates, you know that the stage can be set for a conflict of interest. That certainly does not...
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In a long-running dispute over subsidies paid to aircraft makers, the European Union (EU) today sought permission from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to impose $12 billion in tariffs on U.S. made...
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Over the past two decades or so, the percentage of U.S. households with outstanding student loan debt has more than doubled, from 9% in 1989 to 19% in 2010. In the same period, the average amount of...
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nationsonline.orgThe search for solutions to Spain’s financial trouble continues and becomes more complicated by the moment. It has not been determined whether Spain can cut its own budget before...
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The headline most of the media used for their stories about new data on SAT scores was that “Only 43% of College-Bound Seniors Are College Ready.” It is a good headline to get people to read a...
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“China bashing” has become the rage in the no. 3 and no. 1 nations as measured by gross domestic product. The People’s Republic’s already strained relationship with other large nations has...
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