The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said Wednesday that the global economic recovery is not moving fast enough. She blames the crisis in Ukraine,…
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A new report published today by the Eurostat statistical agency has shown that the unemployment rate of the Eurozone remains at 11.9%, just shy of…
The Labor Department posted what some would say are encouraging employment numbers this past Friday. Unemployment rates dropped in 29 states, remained unchanged in 11,…
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has risen to 4.32 as of Friday. This is up from 3.5 percent a year ago,…
On a similar note to James’ post about Greece’s economy, statistics from yesterday show that Greece’s unemployment numbers have risen to 27.5%. Their economy has…
Many people, Russians and foreigners alike are wondering what will happen to the infrastructure created to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Over…
Today, Detroit officials laid out a plan for exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. I thought this was an interesting article/event since our…
Subsidies are usually enacted as a way to support individuals or institutions in a specific sector of the economy. “They are designed to overcome deficiencies…