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Lemons to lemonade: Dead retail space in Cleveland's Galleria Mall is converted into a giant greenhouse (cleveland.com)
The Galleria did not have Gucci ti had that one high end mens suit store, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Limited (2 story store)...Tower City has the high end spot w Gucci, Fendi, Calvin Klein, Benetton, Country Road Australia, Politixs etc.... either way ...
4 points. posted by markn, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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Can California declare bankruptcy? What about Greece? (slate.com)
California passed a gas tax last week to help make up for its nearly $20 billion budget gap, the latest in a series of measures to right the state's teetering economy. The country of Greece is in even worse shape, with accumulated debt higher than 110 perc...
3 points. posted by qwertl, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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China says committed to U.S. debt, wary on gold (reuters.com)
China, the world's biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves, renewed its commitment to the U.S. Treasury market on Tuesday but said it would be wary of substantially boosting its...
3 points. posted by qwertl, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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Saving the Euro: Berlin and Paris Take Aim at Speculators (spiegel.de)
Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are considering measures to limit the kind of speculation that has targeted the European common currency in recent weeks. If Brussels doesn't take action, France and Germany are prepared to go it alone....
3 points. posted by joshp, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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Will Millennials become the chump generation? (washingtonpost.com)
Millenials were born to bear their elders' baggage, right?...
3 points. posted by qwertl, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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Public Pensions Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns (nytimes.com)
Even as big companies are moving their pension funds out of stocks, state governments are chasing higher returns for their plans by making riskier investments....
3 points. posted by markn, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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Why a Big Mac Costs Less than a Salad (blogs.nytimes.com)
Thanks to lobbying, Congress chooses to subsidize foods that we're supposed to eat least of....
2 points. posted by qwertl, 12 hours, 57 minutes ago. discuss
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Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US over cotton dispute (bbc.co.uk)
The Brazilian government announces trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal US subsidies to cotton farmers....
2 points. posted by pascal, 1 day, 2 hours ago. discuss
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