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Government Squabbling Could Push The U.S. Into Recession, CBO Says

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

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* Fiscal restraint in 2013 could lead to contraction-CBO * No restraint over long run not sustainable-CBO By Lucia Mutik...

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Mexican Telecom Magnate Denies His Company Has Monopoly

AP | By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 02.01.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Telephone magnate Carlos Slim denied Tuesday that he has a monopoly on telecommunications in Mexico, disputing a report by an internati...

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Income Inequality Can Be Fought With Policies That Simultaneously Spur Growth, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.23.2012

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Policies that boost economic growth don't necessarily accelerate income inequality -- they can actually reduce it, a group of economists from develope...

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Income Inequality Rising In Most Wealthy Countries: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.05.2011

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Scales continue to tip in the rich's favor the world around. Income inequality -- the gap between a society's richest members and its poorest -- i...

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OECD: Policy Makers Should Be Prepared To 'Face The Worst' From Debt Crisis

AP | Posted 01.28.2012

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PARIS — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday policy makers around the world must "be prepared to face the worst...

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Perry's Gaffe Represents Poor Texan and U.S. Educational Performance; Civics Lesson Needed

Michael Shank | Posted 01.11.2012

Without a strong American commitment to a quality education, it is no surprise that Rick Perry, a son of this education system, cannot recall government agencies.

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Facing Low Salaries, Teachers Take To Moonlighting

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 01.11.2012

MIAMI — By day, Wade Brosz teaches American history at an A-rated Florida middle school. By night, he is a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. ...

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G20 Nations Pledge To Fight Cross-Border Tax Evasion

AP | By JOE McDONALD | Posted 01.04.2012

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CANNES, France -- The United States, China, Germany and other major rich and emerging economies have pledged to fight cross-border tax evasion under a...

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Despite Debt Deal, Euro Crisis May Still Lead To Recession

AP | DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 01.01.2012

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Even if Europe dodges a financial meltdown, it may not be able to avoid a recession. The deal European leaders reached las...

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Sacrilege: Wall Street Worship

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.31.2011

Americans have been worshiping a bull. Too many citizens, and particularly politicians, prostrate themselves to Wall Street's bronze idol.

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Tax Evasion Campaign Yields Billions In Offshore Assets

Posted 12.25.2011

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An international drive against offshore tax havens has reaped nearly 14 billion euros from would-be tax evaders, the Organization for Economic Coo...

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Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street

Michael Shank | Posted 12.12.2011

I am surprised that they did not happen in 2008 at the height of the financial collapse. We've known the root of this discontent for years, if not decades. It has to do with America's growing poverty and income inequality rates.

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OECD Figures Indicate Economy's Future Continues To Darken

Posted 12.10.2011

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(Vicky Buffery) - The outlook for the world's major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Mond...

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OECD, ILO: World Governments Must Put Greater Focus On Jobs

AP | By SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 11.26.2011

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PARIS -- World governments must not let their focus on spending cuts keep them from creating jobs that will be a key part of economic recovery, an int...

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'We Are Witnessing A Growth Slowdown Across OECD Countries'

Posted 11.08.2011

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(Leigh Thomas) - The outlook for economic growth in developed countries has got much worse in the last three months, the OECD said on Thursday and...

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OECD: Tax Hike In Japan Will Help Economy During Recovery

AP | By JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 06.21.2011

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TOKYO -- Japan should as much as quadruple its sales tax rate to deal with a crushing deficit that's bound to grow as it spends on reconstruction from...

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Mexicans Work More Than Any Other OECD Nation

Posted 06.12.2011

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Mexicans work the longest days and Belgians the shortest, according to a study of 29 industrialized countries released by the Organization for Eco...

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OECD Brightens Its Prediction For G-7 Economies -- Minus Japan

AP | Posted 06.05.2011

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PARIS -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the outlook for economic growth in the United States and other major economies...

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Global Gender Action Plan to Increase Equity and Growth

Amb. Karen Kornbluh | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's high time we get women more involved in the world economy. Removing obstacles to their participation can speed the global recovery and fight economic insecurity plaguing families around the world.

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OECD: Recession May Trigger Long-Term Damage To The Economy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — The U.S. economy will grow only 2.6 percent this year, less than the 3.2 percent previously forecast, an international agency predicted ...

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AP | By GREG KELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS -- Economic recovery in the world's richest countries is accelerating thanks to a "substantial" rebound in trade and growth in Asia, but austeri...

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9 Signs Of America In Decline: Bad News For Jobs, Education, Happiness

U.S. News & World Report | Rick Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sky isn't falling, exactly. America isn't on a fast track to irrelevance. Even in a state of total neglect, we could probably shamble along as a d...

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Report: Most Heavily Taxed Nations Are the Happiest

MarketWatch | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says people in Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands are the most content with their lives. T...

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Switzerland Tax Evasion Cooperation: To Breaks With Tradition, Embrace Openness

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER and ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — Switzerland's days as a safe haven for the world's tax evaders are numbered. Under pressure from the United States and other troubled ...

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