Saturday, February 28, 2009

Good Bye Mr. Chernin

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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson writes about Peter Chernin as the FT's man in the news. Chernin recently announced he is leaving News Corp. ...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Down with Bono; Up with Kiva

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Why is Africa such an economic basket case? Is there hope for the Dark Continent? Are Hollywood celebrities and foreign aid destroying Af...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Economic Policy: Where Do We Stand Now?

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The economy won President Barak Obama his job and the economy is the focus of his agenda. Given the speed of events, it is not too early to...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bigggest Quarterly Japan's GDP Drop Biggest Since 1974

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Australia's News.com.au reports, " Japan's economy shrank at an annualised pace of 12.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 ...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Inflation is Bad, What about Asset Price Inflation?

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You may be surprised to know who wrote " By a continuous process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an ...
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Friday, February 06, 2009

Unemployent Goes to 7.6%; 2008 Payrolls Revised Down

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This morning's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows a drop in payroll employment of almost 600,000 and ...
Thursday, February 05, 2009

Do the Austrians help Understand History?

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Here is Thomas E. Woods, Jr. with a perspective on history based on Austrian Business Cycle Theory: You can also read his " What Austri...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Plain Vanilla Banks Must Wax and Wall Street Must Wane

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John the Baptist told his disciples, "He must increase, but I must decrease." (John, 3:30.) I doubt we will see the same humility...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Is 2009 the Year the Credit Crunch Crimped the Aircraft Industry?

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2007 was a boom year for the airline industry . The new year is so far characterized by caution and layoffs that are shedding the workers t...