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Morals: Our great moral decline – The Economist

ASKED to explain his support for Rick Santorum in Michigan's primary, voter Sandy Munro said, Continue reading →

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Apple’s share price: iRational? – The Economist

THE new iPad, which was released on March 16th, is the most popular version of the tablet yet. Apple sold 3m of them in just four days. Continue reading →

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Over 300 Economists Agree: It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana – NORML Blog,...

Over 300 economists have signed on to an open letter to the President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislators asking them to allow this country to Continue reading →

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Hundreds of Economists: Marijuana Prohibition Costs Billions, Legalization...

Ezekiel Edwards Rebecca McCray Over 300 economists, including three Nobel Laureates, recently signed a petition that encourages t... Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5 Percent in April – US Business News – CNBC

Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in April to a four-month low, undermining some of the recent optimism that the housing sector was touching bottom. Continue reading →

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Schumpeter: In praise of misfits – The Economist

IN 1956 William Whyte argued in his bestseller, “The Organisation Man”, that companies were so in love with “well-rounded” executives that they fought a “fight against genius”. Continue reading →

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Reagan’s Top Economist Says GOP Misled the U.S. and Tanked the Economy –...

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Factory, jobs data show economy mired in weakness – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The slowdown in the economy persisted early in the third quarter as factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted in July for a third straight month and new claims...

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US jobless claims rise by 34,000 to 386,000, reversing big drop caused by...

WASHINGTON — A measure of the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits surged last week, although the figures may have been distorted by seasonal factors. Continue reading →

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40 Economists Say The GOP Has Abandoned Economic Reality – ThinkProgress

A survey of forty economists from across the ideological and partisan spectrum has concluded that on some of its most cherished issues, the Republican Party has simply taken leave of economic reality....

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Companies add 163,000 jobs, but manufacturing falters – CNBC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies hired more workers than expected in July, but continued weakness in the manufacturing sector pointed to sluggish economic growth. Continue reading →

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China announces £800bn stimulus to boost confidence – Telegraph

China has announced a total of 8 trillion yuan (£800bn) of Continue reading →

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Stocks, more than housing, seen as initial QE3 winners

From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's new economic stimulus plan involves printing vast sums of money to help people buy homes, but over the next year the program...

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Does uncertainty cost the economy jobs? Fed researchers call it a big problem.

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco say uncertainty over future taxes and other policies has raised unemployment by one to two percentage points. That's lots of jobs. Continue...

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Live chart: GOP smacked

America's stockmarket has gained more under Democratic than Republican presidents Continue reading →

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TARP Verdict: Bailouts Failed to Help Small Business

A new report commissioned by the Small Business Administration confirms what a lot of business owners felt in the four years since the financial crisis: The government bailouts for banks did little to...

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Conservative economist, “We need to raise taxes.” Fox Host, “You’re a...

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Economist Andrew Lo Proposes a $30 Billion Megafund for New Cancer Drugs

A hedge fund manager aims to solve the funding problems facing early-stage biomedical research. Continue reading →

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Former IMF Chief Economist says Catalonia would be “one of the richest...

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Jobless rate drops to 4-year low, economy creates 146,000 jobs

Despite a late October wallop from Superstorm Sandy and Washington's ongoing pummeling of business and consumer confidence, the U.S. econ... Continue reading →

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