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IMF, Economist and Roosevelt Institute on Alesina and Ardagna.
10/05/2010 – 6:20 am PDT | No Comment

The IMF put out a paper, recently summarized by The Economist as Does fiscal austerity boost short-term growth? A new IMF paper thinks not.
But is it right to claim, as Mr Trichet and other devotees of …

Long-Wave, Fixed Investment, Inventory, and Demographic Cycles all Downwardly Converging
10/03/2010 – 11:12 pm PDT | No Comment

Inquiring minds are reviewing a chart of Total Loans and Leases and also a chart of Quarterly Real Final Sales of Domestic Product for clues about the strength of the alleged recovery.
After a review of …

New Vanadium Phosphate Nanocomposite Li-ion Electrode Material for High-Power Batteries
10/02/2010 – 7:55 am PDT | No Comment

A team from Central South University, China; the US’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); and the University of Washington have developed a new nanostructured composite vanadium phosphate material for Li-ion battery cathodes for use in …

Stretch Income - Help Your Money Go Further Each Month
10/01/2010 – 4:36 am PDT | No Comment

When you have a set salary, stretching your income becomes important. You might be feeling the pinch, and looking for ways to help your money go further each month. You are probably already using …

Bull Trip!: GDP Report Q2 2010 (Final??)
09/30/2010 – 8:06 am PDT | No Comment

Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released their third “estimate” of the Q2 2010 GDP report showing that the economy continued to weakly expand with real GDP increasing at an annualized rate of just …

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims September 30 2010
09/30/2010 – 7:36 am PDT | No Comment

Today’s jobless claims report showed a decrease to both initial claims and continued claims with a continued trend-up shaping up for initial claims while traditional continued claims appears to be trending down.
Seasonally adjusted “initial” unemployment …

Defending China’s Trade Policies; a "What If?" Thought Test
09/30/2010 – 2:42 am PDT | No Comment

In America’s China Bashing: A Compendium of Junk Economics Michael Hudson takes Paul Krugman, protectionists, Congress, and other China bashers to task, citing six economic errors they all make.
The following snip comprises a portion of …

Acquire An Experienced Short Sale Specialist
09/29/2010 – 9:05 pm PDT | No Comment

My First Short Sale
Hello and welcome to our website. We are Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver, Arizona’s best short sale specialists. Thank you for taking a moment out of your day to check out our …

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – September 29 2010
09/29/2010 – 6:48 am PDT | No Comment

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year …

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims September 23 2010
09/23/2010 – 6:06 am PDT | No Comment

Today’s jobless claims report showed an increase to initial claims and an decrease to continued claims with a continued trend-up appearing to shape up for initial claims while traditional continued claims appears to be trending …