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Cuba's Black Market Thrives Despite Market Reforms

Associated Press | Posted 09.04.2011 | Business
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(AP) Want some paprika-infused chorizo sausage? How about a bit of buffalo mozzarella? Or maybe you just need more cooking oil this month, or a homema...

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In God We...Invest

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Jeff Schweitzer

Wall Street is our secular religion. As with more traditional beliefs, faith trumps reason. That explains our willful blindness to the obvious scam, the fantastic story told to us by billionaire bankers.

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Obama-Nomics Coming

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Diane Francis

Obama-nomics won't merely be the New Deal Part Two. It will have to be executed along with policies hammered out in partnership with the best minds and most enlightened leaders in the world.

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Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

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