Air of realism blows through Davos after the pessimism of 2009

The Guardian by Larry Elliott | Feb. 1, 2010 (News Analysis)

Talking points at the World Economic Forum 2010 included repairing the financial system and gauging the pace of weaning leading economies off stimulants Davos used to be the place where the masters of the universe came for a bit of R&R with their trophy wives. They would chew the fat, cut a few deals, nod wisely as a tame politician paid homage to the orthodoxies of de-regulation, privatisation and globalisation, perhaps do a bit of skiing. The World ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Andre Heinemann - Jan 31, 2010 - 6:11 PM PST
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Fred Gatlin
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 by Fred Gatlin - Feb. 1, 2010

This is an excellent article. Although relatively short it contains more good information than many longer economic stories.

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Chris Finnie
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 by Chris Finnie - Feb. 1, 2010

Darling believes bankers get it? I'd like to know what he's smoking, and why the author didn't question this. An amusing piece, but not much besides a few quotes and Elliot's observations.

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Andre Heinemann
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 by Andre Heinemann - Feb. 1, 2010

Summary of topics discussed in Davos put in context, providing opinions of various world and business leaders. While the article has a lot of quotes it lacks sources which makes it hard to distinguish what is fact and what is opinion.

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