Some guidance on restoring business spending and confidence, from one of Aesop’s fables.
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Tag Archives: The Great Recession
Desperate Times Produce Desperate Thinking
Harvard economist Ken Rogoff warned against using inflation to solve the debt problem, then changed his mind. He was right the first time.
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The Company Men, Doing Their Best
“The Company Men” takes a good look at corporate life in modern America, and it isn’t presented in black and white.
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Disabled By The Economy?
A lot of people are sick of bad economic news, but can a bad economy make people so sick they …
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How TARP Staved Off Disaster
Did the Troubled Assets Relief Program save the world? I think I can make a good case that this much-reviled …
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How Low Interest Rates Sap Economic Growth
Conventional wisdom tells us we need record-low interest rates to help the global economy recover from the Great Recession and …
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Americans Back On The Move
In 2008, most Americans stayed put. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a smaller percentage of the population moved to …
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A Financial Thunderstorm, Not A Hurricane
The Greek financial crisis sent markets around the world reeling yesterday, as the soothing effects of the Eurozone’s $143 billion …
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Retail Therapy For Investors
Shopping may or may not be good for the soul, but the Black Friday blowout certainly seemed to be good for the stock market.
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