Factbox: What's on the table in debt talksMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:23AM(Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders resume their White House talks on Monday to see if they have the makings of a deal to trim budget deficits and avert a looming default.
NZ POLITICS DAILY: Capital gains tax fails to inspire passionFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:13PMPLUS: Mana vs Maori | Equal pay, Alasdair Thompson and the EMA read more
Week in Review: Trade and RecessionsFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:43PMwith contributions from Derryl Hermanutz Sometimes you are stunned by "experts" missing the obvious. Case in point is a recent NY Fed study Did Trade Finance Contribute to
FACTBOX-What's on the table in U.S. debt talksFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:46PMJuly 8 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders hope to trim budget deficits by as much as $4.5 trillion over 10 years as part of a landmark deal that would tame the national debt and avert a looming default.
India's Great Free-Market EconomistTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:18AMBellikoth Ragunath Shenoy was born in 1905 in the village of Bellikoth, near Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. He became a hugely influential proponent of Hayekian theory and policy. He is sadly neglected today.
India's Great, Forgotten Free-Market EconomistTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:03AMBellikoth Ragunath Shenoy was born in the village of Bellikoth near Mangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on June 3, 1905. He was heavily influenced by Hayek's writings, especially on the price system, knowledge problems, and the irrelevance of centralized planning.
U.S. default would have crippling fallout, an FAU economist warns.Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:40PMU.S. default would have crippling fallout, an FAU economist warns.
Study: Nearly 350 million diabetics worldwideSunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:13AMLONDON - The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in three decades, jumping to an estimated 347 million, a new study says.
Russia pledges commitment to resolve global security issuesMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:47PM“We are a member of the G8 and take on responsibility for resolving global security problems and helping the world’s poorer countries in their development,” said President of Russia Dmitry Medveder at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on June 17.