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US, EU, and Japan Willing to Compromise to Revive Global Trade Talks

The United States, the European Union, and Japan recently said that they were ready to negotiate in order to help break the deadlock in the global trade talks. The three parties though reiterated that they were only willing to do so if the other key players offered sufficient concessions. The member...More...

Oil Subsidy Or No Subsidy? - Malaysia

There are many sweeteners that can be offered to a mass population especially when the economy and people are in dire straits. Careful investigation and analysis is vital before adopting the proposals and promises are required....More...

Jobs Are Obsolete

Technology increases the efficiency and functionality of most things. We usually hear that the answer for long term unemployment is educating and retraining our work force. Training may help the individual, however as technology improves efficiency, there is simply less (really needed) work to do....More...

How Angel Investments Drive the Economy

The angel investment sector in India is booming, since it involves business ideas that have the potential to become leaders in their respective fields. Just like Facebook, which gave its angel investor US$ 1.7 Billion on an investment of US$ 0.5 Million, there are several businesses that only requir...More...

The Illusionary and Repressive Economic Status-Quo

Over the past 100 years, numerous people claiming to have the academic credentials to speak with convincing authority, mostly American citizens, have written literature advancing the notion that democratic socialism does not, cannot, and will not practically work in human society. Most of these peop...More...

What is The Fusion Economy?

The converging world economy has created a whole new paradigm for the 21st century. Global warming, credit crunches, currency meltdowns, food crises, and trade wars are just a few examples of how our everyday lives are being altered by a myriad of forces, many of which are economic in nature. And li...More...

American Recession? Ha! Ask a Vet

Ask any World War II veteran if he or she thinks our country is in a recession and after they get done chuckling over your question listen closely to their response. The answer will probably be something along the lines of this......More...

Chrysler 30 Day Shutdown - How to Prepare For the Future

Chrysler workers are facing troubling times having their employer shut down productions for 30 days. Especially when occurring right before the holidays, it just pours salt into the wound. Many American people are already concerned with the current recession, but now many people in the automobile in...More...

Are We Talking Ourselves Into a Recession

Take a look at these headlines, all extracted from reputable news websites on 8th October 2008. If you are like most people, you will probably react with an ever-growing feeling of doom and gloom in the pit of your stomach. But let's just stop for a minute and take a look around. Is it all real...More...

How the Conflict in Israel Could Affect the US Economy

The combat currently going on in Gaza involving Israel and Hamas could have profound effects on the financial markets. Let's take a look at the situation. Where We Currently Stand - Egypt and France are leading the way to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas....More...

Money For Nothing - The Gappetite of Lenders

It's a great time to make movies. Gap lending is coming back into vogue and it costs virtually nothing. I received an offer for LIBOR + 150 bps: that's a 1.75% interest rate on gap and pre-sales! That's virtually free, in my book....More...

Economic Growth Strongest in the West

Economic growth this year will be strongest in Canada's western and easternmost provinces, according to a new provincial forecast prepared by BMO Financial Group. The boom in prices for natural resources, which is benefiting Alberta and Newfoundland in particular, is weighing on the other provi...More...

Insight to Intellectual Property Rights

The article is about the concept of intellectual property rights. It explains the concept in depth, not only about its beautiful upper covering, it unveils the real face that this concept has. Furthermore it explains how using this very concept few people make benefit on the sufferings of humanity. ...More...

Unemployment Benefits - An Economic Tool or a Political Tool?

In today's uncertain economic climate, there has been a growing spate of layoffs. Many people now find themselves out of work. As a means of mitigating the harsh impact of job losses, governments around the world are employing a host of measures, chief amongst them is granting unemployment bene...More...

Troubled Assets Relief Program Scandal! Yet More Shenanigans

So we all know that more than $200 billion was paid out to 500 collapsing banks under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). It wasn't the best deal for taxpayers, but it was that or financial Armageddon. Now as things are starting to turn for the better some of the big banks are starting t...More...