Economic Trends
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Hidden Inflation
By Alexei BayerInflation in the United States has been remarkably low, despite a lethal combination of extremely loose monetary policy and trillion-dollar annual budget deficits, which apparently have become a new normal.
November 06, 2012
LTC provider adds online community programConnected Living is helping Brookdale facility residents hook up to networks.
October 30, 2012
President Romney’s cabinet: Who would he choose?Here are some possibilities for Romney appointees, and a couple of new ones Obama might make if he is re-elected.
October 30, 2012
President Romney’s cabinet: Who would he choose?Here are some possibilities for Romney appointees, and a couple of new ones Obama might make if he is re-elected.
October 25, 2012
President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obamas. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.
October 23, 2012
Greenspan to Wall Street: Drop deadAt SIFMAs annual meeting in New York, the former Fed chairman advocates letting big banks fail.
October 22, 2012
Austerity, Losses Push Greece Toward DepressionAfter contracting 18.4% over the past four years, Greece's economy is on track to shrink another 4% in 2013, according to the IMF.
October 11, 2012
Spain Takes S&P Rating CutS&P not only downgraded the countrys sovereign debt rating two notches to a single level above junk, but also gave it a negative outlook. The ratings agency cited the uncertain economic and political situation in its reasoning.