1 hour ago by The Deflation Times

Through an interactive map on their site, "Using the Labor Department's local area unemployment statistics, Slate.com presents the recession as told by unemployment numbers for each county in America." It is a map you must see.

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2 hours ago by Michael Wakcher

In a bold attempt to increase sales, Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has announced that it will soon allow customers to sign away their mortal souls in exchange for store credit. Those whose souls are not wholesome enough to afford more expensive items will be advised to pray before making their fin ...

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2 hours ago by The Deflation Times

Visualizing Bank Failures ( 2008-2009 ) from Computational Legal Studies on Vimeo. Courtesy of Computational Legal Studies: "The movie below shows the location of bank failures, beginning in 2008 and concluding with the three failed banks from Friday, December 11, 2009. Each green circle corresponds ...

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2 hours ago by the_obtuse_investor

This is self explanatory... As the US debt-to-GDP ratio rises towards 100%, policymakers will be tempted to inflate away the debt. This column examines that option and suggests that it is not far-fetched. US inflation of 6% for four years would reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio by 20%, a scenario similar ...

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4 hours ago by Doug Digger Eberhardt

While surfing through the multitude of cable channels I’ll find shows of financial guru’s telling you where to invest your money. One such guru who is known as a “personal-finance expert” and has his own one hour show is Dave Ramsey. I remember Dave Ramsey in the past as I had recorded one of his sh ...

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8 hours ago by Tony Spann

Inflation may touch 10% by end March Hoarding drives food inflation by 16. New Delhi The government said wholesale price inflation of 30 essential commodities has crossed 20 per cent in November. To another query, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, the Government is monitoring price situation a ...

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8 hours ago by Tim

Investment managers at the fourth branch of the Federal Government, otherwise known as Pacific Investment Management Co. or Pimco, have reduced their exposure to government debt in anticipation of rising interest rates. This Bloomberg report has the details: Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest ...

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8 hours ago by Z System

VALUE CHANGE % CHANGE Oil 72.78 0.13 0.18 If the conflict between Israel, US, and Iran heats up in 2010, the price of oil could skyrocket. Currently oil is selling for $72.78 per barrel. Oil peaked in the Summer of 2008 selling for more than $147 in July 2008. I am not a financial planner, but oil c ...

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8 hours ago by ducati998

New local-currency loans totaled 294.8 billion yuan ($43.2 billion), compared with 253 billion yuan in October, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China on its Web site today. The median forecast of 19 economists in a Bloomberg News survey was 250 billion yuan. M2, the broadest measu ...

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8 hours ago by Hugh Elliot

Yesterday the Senate Banking Committee agreed, by a 17 - 7 vote, to recommend the confirmation of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. That such a gross error should be made by so many is regrettable, even if not unexpected, because the risk of future inflation is ...

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