Econintersect: The following are the ten most popular News articles for the first half of 2011, with a total of 131,167 total page views. The News Blog has had half the total traffic of the entire GEI family.
- Inflation Worries in Euroland (1/21)
- Taiwan: Lowest Tax Burden in the World (1/28)
- Ivory Coast: Gbadgo to Seize Banks While Cocoa Surges (1/26)
- Saudi Rumors Rage (3/01)
- News Flash: Japan is Part of North America (3/12)
- GE’s Tax Avoidance (3/25)
- USA Budget Deficit for 2011: $1.5 Trillion and Gets Worse in Following Years (1/27)
- CBO: Ryan Budget Increases Deficit for Ten Years and Costs for Poor Elderly (4/07)
- U.S. Earthquake Zones (3/18)
- Unilever to Issue Renmenbi Bonds (3/28)
The News Blog started in December. The following two articles would have made the top ten list had they been included:
New Tax Law Signed (12/17)
Sad Changes are Coming to the Lives of Americans (12/11)
The following two December articles had more reads than the tenth place article on the list for the first half of 2011:
U.S. – The Working Poor (12/27)
Small Business Optimism Rises (12/14)