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Geithner 'The Force Of The Global Recession Is Receding'

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Geithner, Global Recession, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Recession Receding, Global Economy, Saudi Arabia, Timothy Geithner, Business News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Gulf Arab leaders Tuesday, stressing to some of America's ...

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Keynes: A Man for This Season?

Walden Bello | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Global Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Walden Bello

Government must step in to remedy the failure of the market. This is, of course, the great lesson that Keynes imparted.

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Manufacturing and the Limits of Comparative Advantage

Ralph Gomory | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Global Economy, Economics, David Ricardo, Economic Crisis, Comparative Advantage, Free Trade, Globalization, Ralph Gomory, Business, Ralph-Gomory, Warren Buffet, Global Economic Crisis, US Economy, u.s. Economy Problems, Economic Policy, Jeffrey Immelt, Corporate America, Trade, Financial TImes, Business News, Ceo, Free Market, Fair Trade, Business News
Ralph Gomory

Vague talk about future innovations, a post-industrial society, or an explosion of services exports is not the stuff on which to bet the prosperity of a nation.

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Waxman-Markey Property Rights to the Sky ? Part 3 Interview with Economist James Quilligan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Edward Markey, Economy, United Nations, Waxman-Markey, Oil, Oil Prices, The Commons, Global Financial Crisis, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, James Quilligan, Global Warming, Politics News
Christiana Wyly

Greening all of the world's businesses and our consumer habits through the economic signals of the marketplace will not change the energy base of civilization from fossil fuel.

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The Juggling Contest -- Balancing the Global Economy: An interview with Economist James Quilligan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Global Economy, Common Good, James Quilligan, United Nations, Economic Development, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Christiana Wyly

James Quilligan: "The immediate crisis we are facing is to shift from seeing energy, nature, food and water as monetized commodities to recognizing them as reserve values... essential for our survival."

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China May Ban US Chicken: WSJ

Wall Street Journal | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

Read More: US China Relations, Global Economy, US China, Foreign Affairs, United States Protectionism, United States, Protectionism, China Us, China Chicken Ban, China, Advocacy, China Protectionism, World News

China is expected to ban imports of U.S. chicken in coming days, a move likely to deliver a blow to the struggling American chicken industry and escal...

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You Can be Great at Soccer or Globally Dominant -- You Can't be Both

Zachary Karabell | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Empire, Global Economy, Soccer, Economic Crisis, Argentina, Fifa-Confederations-Cup, United States, China, Sports, Brzail, World News
Zachary Karabell

The United States lost to Brazil in the final of the FIFA Confederations cup. All I can say is, thank God.

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Stimulate This!

Christiana Wyly | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: G8, G20 Summit, World Economy, United Nations Climate Change, Global Economy, Economy, United Nations, Un, g20, James Quilligan, World News
Christiana Wyly

Without coordinated efforts by developed nations to help the world's poorest nations, 100 million people may fall into extreme poverty each year for the foreseeable future.

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China Reserve Currency Proposal Formalized

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, China Super Reserve Currency, Reserve Currency, Foreign Affairs, People's Bank of China, Super Reserve Currency China, China Reserve Currency, Zhou Xiaochuan, China, Global Economic Crisis, Advocacy, World News

China's central bank reiterated its call for the creation of a new international currency that could replace currencies such as the dollar in countrie...

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Global Economy, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Election, Cnbc, Economy, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Bank of America, Right Wing, Iran, Obama Economy, Lindsey Graham, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Larry Kudlow, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Fox News, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Saxby Chambliss, Fox, Citigroup, Politics News
Larry Gellman

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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World Bank Issues Gloomy Forecast on Global Economic Crisis

Sheldon Filger | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Recession, European Central Bank, Global Economy, Nouriel Roubini, World Bank, Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, Global Economic Crisis, Business News
Sheldon Filger

This is a disaster-laden forecast, which essentially describes a developed global economy mired in staggering contraction.

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A Call for Courage: the Upcoming UN Summit on the Economic Crisis

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mdgs, Global Economy, Financial Crisis, Globalization, Global Financial Crisis, Un, Civil Society, g20, Civicus, World News
Kumi Naidoo

The financial and economic crisis is hitting the poor the worst.

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Building a National Innovation Movement

Gary Shapiro | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

Read More: First Amendment, Consumer-Electronics-Association, Global Economy, Zogby International, Austin, Free Trade, Congress, Immigration, Atlanta, Innovation, US Economy, Gary Shapiro, Silicon Valley, H1B Visa, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Cea, Zogby Poll, R&D, Cuba, China, Research Triangle, Business News
Gary Shapiro

Will we step boldly into the new economic reality with a plan for creating jobs? Or will we look to unsustainable government protections that will force the US to take a backseat in the new era?

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World Economic Forum: Progress Across Africa Depends on Girls

Maria Eitel | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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Maria Eitel

I mentioned last week that girls would be front and center at the World Economic Forum on Africa's session entitled "The Girl Effect in Africa." By al...

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Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Economics, Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, United States, Policy, China, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Legislation, Politics, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Paul Krugman, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Any international climate treaty that omits an eventual cap on China's emissions will be a treaty that fails to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference on the climate.

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Cap and Trade Part 1: It's About the Cap, Stupid

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Climate, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Policy, Business, Legislation, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Where the climate is concerned, don't be fooled: it's ultimately about the "cap" not the "and trade" part.

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Holes in the China Recovery Story

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Trade, Economy, China, Economic Crisis, Business News
Michael J. Panzner

While the nation's growth strategy and comparative advantages may eventually prove the optimists correct, right now, at least, the China recovery story seems to have lots of holes in it.

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Bad Vibes from the Stars

Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Merrill Lynch, Dow Jones, Global Economy, Economy, Economic Crisis, Astrology and Politics, Planetary-Alignment, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, David Walker, China Economy, Business News
Dan Dorfman

The L-shaped economy that we're in is one which won't get much better and will require an adjustment to lower economic growth and a lower standard of living.

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Stealth Move in Washington Aims to Get $100 Billion for IMF Without Congressional Debate

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: IMF Reform, Treasury Department, Global Economy, Budget, Tim Geithner, International Monetary Fund, Imf, US Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, World News
Mark Weisbrot

We are told that poor countries will suffer if the IMF does not get a $108 billion appropriation from Congress immediately. But this is nonsense.

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Pakistanis Prioritize Economy Over Terrorism: Poll

New York Times | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Terrorism, Global Economy, Pakistan Economy, Pakistan Taliban, Terrorism, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Economic Crisis, Pakistan Terrorism Poll, Taliban, Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Terrorists, Global Economic Crisis, Advocacy, World News

As the Pakistani military pressed its campaign to root out Taliban militants from three districts northwest of the capital, a new poll showed that an ...

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Dollar Doomed, Gold Glitters

Diane Francis | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business

Read More: US Dollar, US Crisis, Global Economy, Falling Dollar, Economic Crisis, Reserve Currency, Meltdown, Washington DC, Us Economic Crisis, Gold, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, China, Business News
Diane Francis

In a G2 world (the US and China), he who is the piper calls the tune and China holds a US$2-trillion mortgage on the U.S. and is not happy.

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100 Days of Obama and the Global Economy

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, Courage, First 100 Days, 100 Days, Obama, Forgotten Man, Recession, Fdr, Hoover, World News
Blythe McGarvie

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" as Amerian George Santayana wrote. One of the best ways to understand Obama's first 100...

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Geithner: We're Not Close To "Emerging From The Darkness"

Wall Street Journal | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Economy, G-7, Recession, Economy, Tim Geithner, Business News

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the world's economies are beginning to stabilize but cautioned that it is "too early" to say risks have reced...

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Creating Shared Value

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Shareholders, Global Economy, Shared Values, Nestle Company, Shareholder Value, Nestle, Global Companies, Business News
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

If you fail to work on behalf of the public interest and take shortcuts that place the public at risk, you also will fail your shareholders.

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Julie Satow

Economist: America Is Just Like An Emerging Market, Wall Street Oligarchs And All

HuffingtonPost.com | Julie Satow | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Global Economy, Simon Johnson, Economy, Emerging Markets, The Economist, Huffington Post Simon Johnson, Simon Johnson Emerging Market, Business News

America may be more like an emerging market than we realize. That is the analysis by an increasingly vocal and influential professor at MIT, Simon Jo...

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