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Joseph Stiglitz on how to fix the recessionA Nobel Laureate and former senior advisor to Bill Clinton, Joseph Stiglitz is the biggest brain in economics – and he predicted the slump years ago. In an exclusive interview, he talks to Sean O'Grady about 'crazy' capitalism, Britain's chances of recovery and why the banks must be punished
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Forget cuts and keep spending - Joseph StiglitzNobel-winning economist: fiscal stimulus is more important than reducing deficit
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CAN GIFTING ECONOMIES SCALE? - Politics and BusinessThis gifting economic system wasn't based on pure altruism. It did have an enforcement mechanism to ensure compliance with the system over the longer term. On the positive side, there was an intangible increase in the social status (using personal or societal metrics) of a ...
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Big banks are too big – and unproductive / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.comBig banks are too big – and unproductive
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How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True DebtGoldman Sachs helped the Greek government to mask the true extent of its deficit with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented the EU Maastricht deficit rules. At some point the so-called cross currency swaps will mature, and swell the country's already bloated deficit.
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Payrolls Shrink by 20,000, Unemployment Rate at 9.7 Percent - Buy and Hold PlusBoth numbers in the employment situation report from the Labor Department surprised analysts. The unemployment rate, which was projected to hold steady at 10.0 percent, dropped to 9.7 percent. However, analysts had expected employers to add jobs, but they cut 20,000 positions from their payrolls.Tony Wang added 4 days ago
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Initial Claims and Productivity Both Increase - Buy and Hold PlusIn another sign that the economy is growing slowly, both productivity and initial jobless claims came in worse than expected. The mood among companies is cautious, and investors should be as well.Tony Wang added 4 days ago
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Employers Shed Fewest Jobs Since February 2008 - Buy and Hold PlusADP's survey of private sector employers showed they shed 22,000 jobs in January, better than the consensus estimate of a loss of 30,000 jobs. With the ADP results consistently worse than that of the Labor Department's report, it is possible that Friday's report may show that employers added ...Tony Wang added 6 days ago
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64Can I Negotiate Credit Card ReductionGood advice for people with credit card debt.Fred Cash added 6 days ago
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Can the Markets Make it Two Up Days in a Row? - Buy and Hold PlusThere's lots of data to evaluate today as we see if markets can make it two days of gains in a row. Economic data will give insight into the retail, manufacturing, and housing sectors. On top of that, there will be 26 components of the S&P 500 reporting earnings.Tony Wang added 7 days ago
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