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NABE Survey: Forecasters Cut Growth Outlook For 2010, 2011

The professional forecasters are finally starting to wake up to economic reality. Today the National Association of Business Economics (a bunch of supercilious economists)downgraded...

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Restaurant Industry Still In Contraction Mode

A good indicatorfor the state of the consumer is the National Restaurant Association’sPerformance Index, which tracksrestaurant activity. The NRA reported...

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The Great Recession May Be Over But Economic Conditions Remain Depressed

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research the recession is officially over. Don’t tell it to the millions of unemployed Americans, sufferingsmall...

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They only come out at night: “The Dark Side of Climate Change”

They only come out at night: “The Dark Side of Climate Change”

Looks like they’ve discovered what great heat sinks asphalt and concrete make: Photo by Tyrone Turner/National Geographic – infrared showing heat loss...

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The Elusive Housing Bottom

The Elusive Housing Bottom

Here’s another bucket of cold water to be thrown on the nation’s housing bulls. As we’ve discussed in these pages ad nausem, the housing bottom...

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US poverty on track to post record gain in 2009

WASHINGTON — The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama’s watch, with the ranks of...

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Stocks Trend Upwards on Jobs Data

Stocks continued to rise yesterday on moderate volume as people got ready to out for the long weekend on strength of a better-than-expected Labor Department report...

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India Imports More Gold Despite Higher Prices

India Imports More Gold Despite Higher Prices

Filed under: International Markets , Forecasts , India , Commodities Higher prices are not keeping gold buyers away in India. This year it is estimated that India...

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Statin drugs may soon be given to fast food customers with meals

Statin drugs may soon be given to fast food customers with meals

Ethan A. Huff Natural News Sunday, August 29, 2010 (NaturalNews) A new study out of Imperial College London suggests that fast food chains start giving out free...

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Why You Should Be Thrilled About Australia Right Now

If Henry David Thoreau was right when he wrote, “That government is best which governs least,” then Australia got itself the best government in the world on...

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Declassified Senate investigation files reveal clandestine Israeli PR campaign in America

Declassified files from a Senate investigation into Israeli-funded covert public relations and lobbying activity in the United States were released by the National...

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Condos for The Price of a Car

Condos for The Price of a Car

According to the National Association of Realtors this morning, the number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase homes dropped in June, falling 2.6% That was...

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