Restaurants and others are said to be using high-tech cash register devices and computer software to make a percentage of their sales disappear...
(Not sure if this is the right forum) Why? "Firms must disclose whether their ânet position is short or long.â...
And so if China one day said, âHey - weâre going to sell all your bonds,â and Uncle Sam replied âHey okay, weâre going to stop selling...
Yeah, I know this is Nitro's department but I thought this was interesting. We learn a new chart pattern (or whatever indicator) and bada bing go...
The average American filing bankruptcy is a 35- to 54-year-old married Caucasian with a high school degree or some college, is employed, and...
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, a sign that the job market is slowly improving. Applications dropped...
Academic Economists to Consider Ethics Code http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/business/economy/31economists.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 Oh all...
No single American bank has total assets equal to 25% of American GDP. RBS = 126% UK Deutsche Bank = 86% Gremany BNP Paribus = 104%...
GERLACH, Nev. (AP) -- Two tiny northern Nevada towns near the site of the annual Burning Man festival are facing an uncertain future when the...
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The spokesman called Clinton "by no means intelligent" and a "funny lady." North Korea launched a scathing personal attack on U.S. Secretary...
In the darkest of days, Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner and Sheila Bair grasped the gravity of the situation and acted with courage and...
Corporate bankruptcies in 2009 were the greatest since 2002. Bankruptcies are a lagging economic indicator. As with employment, bankruptcies...
I posted in the economics forum primarily because plenty of news in this forum regarding Bernanke, Volcker, etc. People may disagree with Fed...
There are two types of people, those who get things done cont on link...
An impressive 2.7% has been the average gain during the eight trading days surorounding the mid term election since 1934. (5 days before and 3...
Seems China is spending/investing money on real estate in Australia. Back in the 80's, Japan flush with cash, was buying up real estate in the...
Angle is in a dead-heat race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. http://apnews.myway.com//article/20101008/D9IN5VG80.html "This seems...
Calpers lost 59 billion "We are not investing blindly" jk, I made that up..:D "....employees received an average salary raise of 12 percent...
Nice story, a little dated (2006). A few quotes. When I mentioned that the perverse incentives of compulsory unionism receive little...
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