By Moe Zulfiqar Consumer spending is critical when it comes to growth of the U.S. economy. It makes up a significant portion of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)—about 70%.…
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The Davos Apocalypse – Mareeg Media
The Davos ApocalypseMareeg MediaGlobal warming is a long-term problem. Most models indicate that the cost toward the end of the century will be 1-5% of world GDP. This is not…
From isolation to cooperation: Iran at Davos – Journal of Turkish Weekly
Journal of Turkish WeeklyIranian diplomacy and foreign policy is one of precise calculations, one rationally apportioned between Iran’s aims and its opportunities. In this respect, despite its former image as…
UN Warns Against Delayed Action on Global Warming – ABC News
ABC NewsDelaying action on global warming will only increase the costs and reduce the options for dealing with the worst effects of climate change, according to a draft report by…
UN warns against delayed action on global warming – Washington Post
Washington PostUNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts are warning that the level of global warming gases is rising rapidly, and delaying action will reduce options for dealing with the worst impacts…
Godzilla 2014 Update: More Set Picts Reveal Plot
UPDATE: GODZILLA WILL ATTACK SAN FRANCISCO! In this Godzilla 2014 Update, we find more set pictures that, put together, reveal many plot details. First, the filming action is still in…
Videogames – Not A Teenager Business Anymore
Video games have come a long way since the days of the video arcade in the early 1980`s. And with the coming of the digital age with its ever advancing…
Warren Buffett vs Michael Arrington – Soak The Super Rich? Arrington’s Wrong
TechCrunch Founder and Editor, and friend, Michael Arrington, has weighed in on Warren Buffett’s op-ed in the New York Times Monday entitled Stop Coddling the Super-Rich. It’s a work worth…
Talk Of Rick Perry And Mitt Romney From O’Hare Airport
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney be warned: the talk about you is not favorable. This blogger has, after five days of trying and now one week after my birthday, finally…
Recession: Velocity Of Money Slow Down May Point To It
That we may be headed to another recession is seen in the widely available data about the velocity of money in the American Economy. Now, if you go back to…