Category: Background
Taibbi: Goldman Inadvertently Reveals 'Naked Short Selling'
May 17th, 2012
in Background, econ_news
by: Andrea Rangel Rare is the day when hidden information leaks from its sources. However, the lawyers for Goldman, without noticing, gave to the public a record of material that the company has been trying to hide for years. They have given an inside… more »
Education: The World Passes the U.S. By
May 1st, 2012
in Background
Econintersect: From 1949 to 1973 the percentage of men age 25-29 in the U.S. who had a college degree increased from a little less than 8% to 28%. In only two years since has the 1973 peak been equaled: 2000 and 2010. For much of the 1980s and early 1… more »
Infographic: Rahm Emanuel Chicago Infrastructure Trust
April 27th, 2012
in Background
Econintersect: Former Chief of White House Staff and now Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel has started a variation on the idea of an infrastructure bank which is comprised by a private-public partnership. Other infrastructure banks have been proposed and s… more »
Week Ending 17March2012: Rail Is Continuing to Send Cautionary Economic Signals
March 22nd, 2012
in Background
Econintersect: Week 11 of 2012 ending 17 March 2012 shows rail traffic continued to contract over 2011 levels according to data released by the American Association of Railroads (AAR). Eleven of the 20 carload commodity groups posted increases compar… more »
Spotting Counterfeit Cash
March 2nd, 2012
in Background
by UFX Markets Econintersect: Do you know how to identify counterfeit currency? Chances are that sometime during your life such bogus cash will pass through your hands.As a public service, UFX Markets presents an infographic on how to identify co… more »
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