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Backwards Economics (com)
Regular economics involves someone starting a company and then hiring people to fill positions. That seems like a sensible model. But I wonder if the Internet gives us a way to flip that around, at least in times of high unemployment. ...
5 points. posted by iamelgringo, 23 minutes ago. discuss
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The New Digital Underclass (forbes.com)
How technology has become a barrier to social mobility....
4 points. posted by jpr, 5 hours, 45 minutes ago. discuss
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Built on a Lie: The Fundamental Flaw of Europe's Common Currency (spiegel.de)
The euro is under attack like never before, as the promises on which it was based turn out to be lies. Hedge funds are speculating against Greek debt, while euro-zone politicians work behind the scenes to cobble together rescue packages. ...
5 points. posted by jksmith, 8 hours, 3 minutes ago. discuss
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Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun (nytimes.com)
Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun....
4 points. posted by iamelgringo, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago. discuss
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China's zombie growth (csmonitor.com)
China continues to build despite an excess of empty commercial real estate....
4 points. posted by iamelgringo, 7 hours, 59 minutes ago. discuss
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Europe bars Wall Street banks from government bond sales (guardian.co.uk)
First time in five years no leading US investment bank features among the top nine sovereign bond deales in Europe, according to Dealogic...
3 points. posted by joshp, 8 hours ago. discuss
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Dotcom bubble burst: 10 years on (bbc.co.uk)
On 10 March 2000, the Nasdaq index of leading technology shares spiked, bursting the Dotcom bubble. Life has not been the same since....
2 points. posted by pascal, 7 hours, 58 minutes ago. discuss
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BofA to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Cards (thestreet.com)
Bank of America is expected Wednesday to eliminate overdraft fees on purchases made with debit cards. check out thestreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines....
2 points. posted by joshp, 8 hours, 2 minutes ago. discuss
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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