Economy & Markets
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April 12, 2012
Greek Joblessness Hits RecordGreece's unemployment level hit a record 21.8% in January, double the average for the euro zone.
April 11, 2012
5 Cool Places for Advisors to Find ClientsNot every advisor wants to live and work in a big city, so AdvisorOne found some areas that have a cool factor in addition to a high median income.
April 11, 2012
Ryan Warns of Obama Tax-and-Spend ‘Path to Debt and Decline’House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan slammed President Obamas policy at a Tax Policies for 4% Growth conference sponsored by the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
April 11, 2012
Best and Worst Jobs of 2012 (Wall Street Journal)Where does your job rank on the list of best and worst jobs of 2012?
April 11, 2012
Japan Avoids Spanish BondsAs yields continued to rise on Spanish sovereign debt, Japanese investors said they were not tempted by the increases and added that such investments were in too much danger from the continuing debt crisis.
April 11, 2012
Dutch Bailouts of ING, ABN Amro ‘Large Errors’: CommitteeA parliamentary committee in the Netherlands said that the countrys government made large errors when it bailed out ING Groep NV, ABN Amro Holding NV and Fortis in 2008 and 2009, and those errors put taxpayers on the hook for greater risk and cost.
April 11, 2012
German Domestic Growth StrongMany countries in the euro zone may have been dialing back on consumption or struggling to replace lost jobs, but not Germany.