By: Jolie Crussel | 2010-11-09 | Leadership Powerful economists not only write brilliant prose and give comments on economic events, they also take part in the leading economic issues. read more
By: Merinews Network | 2010-12-03 | International Business Steps by the Federal Reserve to pump more money into the U.S. economy through government bond purchases could stoke inflation, even though growth will remain moderate through 2011, a survey showed on Monday. read more
By: Wendell | 2012-03-29 | Economics For the sixth time since it became independent in 1948, Sri Lanka has changed its government by the simple but, it seemed until recently, increasingly unfashionable method of holding a general election. The island that used to be known as Ceylon is one of the few countries in post-imperial Asia which have been able to create a democratic system; it is the only one which has known an orderly alternation of ruling parties. read more
By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis | 2010-11-04 | Business The Economist Magazine's China Summit was held today in Beijing, a major platform for senior business executives involved in China to get together, debate and participate in the pressing issues of China's future. Provocatively subtitled 'China and the New World Disorder,' the event was attended by some 150 senior level executives of most of the well-known MNCs operating in China today. read more
By: Chris Devonshire -Ellis | 2010-11-04 | International Business The Economist Magazine's China Summit was held today in Beijing, a major platform for senior business executives involved in China to get together, debate and participate in the pressing issues of China's future. Provocatively subtitled "China and the New World Disorder," the event was attended by some 150 senior level executives of most of the well-known MNCs operating in China today. read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-01 | Business Dispute Gu Lang Lang proved a professor of analysis is correct, and domestic mainstream economists to refute statements are questionable. read more
By: Stuart Owens | 2012-01-05 | Business No doubt there are a lot of causes starting from high levels of market liquidity, where liquidity means performing economic actions like buying, selling, or paying debt, meeting immediate wants and needs. read more
By: Michelle Anne Williams | 2010-04-01 | Economics The difference between what happened during the Depression and the current recession is the foreclosure element. During the time of the Depression, there was more of a class distinction than there is now. The middle class did not exist. People were either of the working class and on the poor side, or had a great deal of money. read more
By: lebrody | 2012-05-18 | Mental health The mindfulness program is inspired by the Buddhist teachings, however the program itself is not spiritual in nature and can be attended by just about anyone. read more
By: OneWorldWeb Publishing | 2011-08-12 | Business It’s time that we open our eyes to this harsh reality. Simply turn on the television, read a magazine or browse the latest news streams. The most common words you will see and hear are “recession, default, crisis, disaster” and “depression.” It seems as if the whole world is preparing for one of the darkest times in human history. read more
By: Jessica Gerald | 2010-03-30 | Personal Finance With the economy scare we have been having in the last few months, there seems to be an increased interest in the lifestyles of people during the Great Depression of the 1930s. My mother was a teenager during the Depression, and we have had many interesting talks about that era. read more
By: Matthew Brooks | 2011-08-25 | Business August 2, 2011 will be a day remembered as the day the US almost averted a debt crisis. Congress passed legislation increasing the debt limit to 2.4 trillion dollars (or 24,000 times 1,000,000 for perspective) and agreed to take the next few months and reduce governmental spending. The government simply has to stop spending more than it generates while maintaining the integrity of the services th read more
By: Gen Wright | 2010-10-14 | Finance As the U.S. continues to collapse economically speaking, and we enter a depression, here are the top 9 ways you can prepare and even profit when the storm comes. read more