A new article from The Economist covers the state of Nigeria’s economy after their recent presidential election. The country is currently facing big problems because…
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An interesting article from Bloomberg News highlights the correlation between wages and U.S. economic growth. The article points out that the interaction between the two…
A recent blog post in the New York Times highlights the effects of a surging dollar in ‘emerging economies’. The article points out that many…
A new Bloomberg article points out that Saudi Arabia will likely increase its crude oil production in order to expand local refineries. If production follows…
In January, Russia’s central bank predicted that the country’s economy would decline by three percent. Yesterday, the bank reexamined the issue and posited that the…
The service industry has recently taken interest in increasing low-level worker’s wages. Wal-Mart increased base wages to $9, which was quickly reciprocated by competing TJ…
It is feasible that the euro and the dollar will hold equivalent values in the near future. This is the result of the euro’s falling value…
A recent New York Times article pointed out that the US Federal Reserve’s stress tests for banks have become more rigorous in recent years. What…
In a new article from the New York Times, Ben Leubsdorf asks: “When is deflation not really, well, deflation?” He points out that United States’…
While driving to campus the other day, I heard an interesting NPR story that talked about European countries including sex and drug markets in their…
According to the Conference Board Total Economy Database, Brazil’s labor productivity per person employed tripled between 1950 and 2013. Comparatively, Argentina’s labor productivity doubled in…