Tag: Economy
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I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society
from nymag.com: Recently, our nation’s financial chieftains have been feeling a little unloved. Venture capitalists are comparing the persecution of the rich to the plight of Jews at Kristallnacht, Wall Street titans are saying that they’re sick of being beaten up, and this week, a billionaire investor, Wilbur Ross, proclaimed that “the 1 percent is…
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New World Next Week: Episode181 – Bankster Suicides, Sochi Circus, Academic Torrents
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode181 – Bankster Suicides, #Sochi Circus, Academic Torrents Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Harvard Economist Is Pulling All His Money From Bank Of America Harvard Economist…
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EU Commission Report: Corruption Across EU ‘Breathtaking’
from bbc.co.uk: The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem. She said the true cost of corruption was “probably much higher” than 120bn. Three-quarters of…
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Study: Hollywood Female Stars Paid Way Less After 34
from usatoday.com: As female movie stars get older, their compensation dips rapidly on average, unlike their male counterparts, a study says. Female movie stars make the most money per film when they are 34 years old, but their earnings quickly decline after that age, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Management…
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As China’s Economy Slows, the Pain Hits Home
from nytimes.com: Piles of unsold coal line rural roads in north-central China. Some iron ore mines near Beijing are operating at a fraction of capacity. Chinese farm products are even increasingly scorned by the Chinese consumer. While China remains nearly self-sufficient in all these categories, it is importing more from other emerging markets. Economists and…
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New World Next Week: Episode178 – ICC Vs. UK, CFR + The Fed, WV WTF
https://archive.org/download/20140116NewWorldNextWeek178/20140116_NewWorldNextWeek178-b.mp4 Download MP4 NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode178 – ICC Vs. UK, CFR + The Fed, WV WTF Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Devastating Dossier on ‘Abuse’ by UK Forces…
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Women-Owned Hedge Funds Outperform the Market
from washingtonpost.com: Take that, Paul Tudor Jones. The billionaire investor controversially said last May that women can have trouble focusing on trading once they become mothers. Yet a new study released Wednesday finds that women hedge fund managers outperformed both the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index as well as a broad index of hedge funds…
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New World Next Week: Episode176 – New World Next Year 2014
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode176 – New World Next Year 2014 Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Pilato’s 2013 Story: The End of Money ‘What is Bitcoin’ Among Top US Google Searches in…
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Oregon Grocers File Liquor Privatization Measure
from kgw.com: A group led by Oregon grocery stores filed initial paperwork Monday that could lead to a ballot measure asking voters whether to privatize liquor sales. The organization called Oregonians for Competition said in a statement that it’s filed five proposed initiatives and will select one to move forward with. The initiatives differ in…
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Uruguay OKs First National Marketplace for Marijuana
from usatoday.com: Uruguay’s Senate gave final congressional approval Tuesday to create the world’s first national marketplace for legal marijuana, an audacious experiment that will have the government oversee production, sales and consumption of a drug illegal almost everywhere else. The vote was 16 to 13, with the governing Broad Front majority united in favor. The…
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Harvard Study: Healthier Diet Costs $1.50 More Than Least Healthy
from upi.com: The difference between the healthiest diets and the least healthy diets is $1.50 a day, U.S. researchers found. Lead author Mayuree Rao, a junior research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 27 existing studies from 10 high-income countries that included…
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Fast Food Strikes Planned for 100 Cities
from usatoday.com: Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in their push for higher pay. The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call attention to the difficulties of living on the…
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New World Next Week: Episode174 – Rice Smackdown, Sriracha Shutdown, Pizza Throwdown
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode174 – Rice Smackdown, Sriracha Shutdown, Pizza Throwdown Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Japan Dismantles Rice Subsidies Monsanto, the TPP, and Global Food Dominance Story #2:…
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Video: Bogus Drug War – Inside Canada’s Weed Business
from brasschecktv.com: $20 billion a year (at least) in tax free cash. A bigger market for Canada than wheat and produces more exports than fishing. It employs more people that mining and forestry combined. Canadians are discovering their “green thumbs.” In one town in British Columbia, Grand Forks, it’s believed one house in ten is…
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Report Says Food Stamps Spending Declining
from thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com: The money spent on food stamps and the number of people who receive them are declining as the economy has improved, according to a report released Wednesday, even as the program remains a source of contention in congressional negotiations to complete a five-year farm bill. The report, by the Center on Budget and…