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McKinsey: Costs for Needed Infrastructure Can Be Reduced

February 5th, 2013
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Mckinsey Global Institute (MGI), part of the Mckinsey & Company has been around since 1900, develoing a deeper understanding of the global economy.  They investigate productivity and growth, natural resources, labor markets, evolution of the global f… more »

Breuer Resigns!

January 24th, 2013
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Econintersect:  The day after a very critical documentary aired on PBS, the Chief  of the Justoce Department Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer, resigned.  The Frontline program, which aired on 22 January 2013 with the insinuating title "The Untouchables,"… more »

PBS: The Untouchables

January 24th, 2013
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Following the mortgage bubble of 2009, the banking industry was held liable.  Many top executives were worried about criminal prosection.  However, to date there hasn't been any time served by banking executives. To date the departement of justice has… more »

United States Current and Future Oil Outlook

January 15th, 2013
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U.S oil imports have fallen to their lowest level in 25 years. Energy Information Admin's newest release shows Octoer 2012 information of U.S. petroleum imports to be 312,733 thousand barrels of oil.  This is down from historical high or 455,000 barrel… more »

China: A Lending Giant Without Money?

October 4th, 2012
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Our greatest foreign creditor, China, is continuing to show signs of an economic slowdown.  Not only has manufacturing been contracting, but the Renminbi has become a scarce commodity among the private sector.  The newly developing liquidity crisis is le… more »

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