Global Economy
In April 2010, we hosted a Global Economy News Hunt to find good (and bad) journalism on the economic conditions of people around the world.
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Europe debt crisis and jobs numbers to drive stocks
Memorial Day may mark the unofficial start to summer, but investors won't be getting any rest and relaxation during ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
G8 leaders end summit with pledge to keep Greece in eurozone
US and France succeed in putting promotion of growth at top of communique despite Germany's resistance to stimulus ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
At JPMorgan, the Ghost of Dinner Parties Past
The $2 billion trading loss disclosed last week by JPMorgan Chase shows how the tables have turned on the bank and ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
JP Morgan trader blows $13bn hole in bank
Shockwaves spread across markets after $2bn trading loss at US bank, which had campaigned to water down regulations ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Hollande Ousts Sarkozy in French Presidential Election
François Hollande swept into office on Sunday, becoming the first Socialist to be elected president of France ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense
(Multimedia) Captain Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, has been released on bail in Germany following ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Role Reversal: Why TV Is Replacing Movies As Elite Entertainment
Once upon a time, over a generation ago, The television set was commonly called the “boob tube” and looked down ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Foxconn Workers Protest, Threaten To Jump Off Roof
Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Greenlining Institute : Greenlining Report > Tech Untaxed Report
Tax avoidance by wealthy high-tech firms is on the rise, a new report from The Greenlining Institute finds. Cash ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Chinese Guest Workers Flee Living Hell in Jordan - Institute for Global Labour & Human Rights
While young Chinese women guest workers are fleeing the grueling 93-hour workweek at the Rich Pine Factory, the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?
Norway, the world’s richest country, is 496 times richer than Burundi, the world’s poorest country (average per ...Posted by Sirajul Islam -
What the Chinese Want
Consumers in China are increasingly modern in their tastes, but they are not becoming 'Western.' How the selling of ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Europe’s rush to austerity will have severe consequences.
This year’s annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund made clear that Europe and the international ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Bernanke Gets 75% Approval From Investors in Global Poll
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, delivers his semi-annual monetary policy report to the ...Posted by Jack Smith -
Those Revolting Europeans
The French are revolting. The Greeks, too. And it's about time.Posted by Manfred Ostrowski
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Romney Embraces Growth, Leaving Austerity To Europe
Austerity is out. Growth is in. And Mitt Romney's campaign has taken notice. Politicians in Europe and in President ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Paul Krugman on Eurozone: "The Whole Thing Could Fall Apart in a Matter of Months"
(Multimedia) The European economic crisis is expected to top the agenda at the G8 meeting tomorrow at Camp David. In Greece, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
What You've Heard About Greece Is Not True
(Video) You've probably come across reports that the Greeks are feckless tax evading...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Austerity is Sinking Economies from Europe to U.S.
(Multimedia) White-collar criminologist and former senior financial regulator William Black addresses the grassroots reaction to ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Austerity Is So Wrong!
In a new book, End This Depression Now!, Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman says the current economic ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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