Category: econ_news

France: Triple Dip

Econintersect:  France has dipped into its third recession in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC).  The other "heavyweight" of the Eurozone, Germany, managed to swing back to almost imperceptible growth in the first quarter of 2013. France saw… more »

Will Labor Force Participation Bounce Back?

by Leila Bengali, Mary Daly, and Rob Valletta - FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The most recent U.S. recession and recovery have been accompanied by a sharp decline in the labor force participation rate. The largest decline… more »

Will North America Cause 5-Year Global Energy Production Bubble?

May 15th, 2013
in econ_news

Econintersect:  The title of the press release from the International Energy Agency (IEA):  "Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets".  This press release (available below) announced the release of the annual Medium Term Oil… more »

Infographic of the Day: How the Hubble Space Telescope Works

Launched from space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990,  the Hubble Space Telescope orbits at an altitude of about 350 miles (560 kilometers). The telescope is 43.5 feet (13.2 meters) long, weighs 24,500 pounds (11,110 kilograms) and cost $2.5 billion.H… more »

What We Read Today 14 May 2013

Econintersect: Click Read more >> below graphic to see today's list. The top of today's reading list has........ and the last article is ........ Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama… more »

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