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US Household Debt Falls to 29-Year Low
jacking up taxes on so many taxpayers it will squeeze purchasing power," says Greg Ip, US economics editor of The Economist Magazine . Many consumers and businesses would cut back on spending. "They just decide to pull back, not to spend
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2012 Forecast
actually made a lot of progress in terms of working down that debt," says Greg Ip, U.S economics editor of the Economist magazine . Credit card companies in December reported the lowest delinquency rates in years. "One of the reasons that
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Tax the Rich Aspect of Jobs Bill Punted to Super Committeeunacceptable and job-killing. Steven Leslie, lead analyst for financial services at the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of the Economist Group , said the measures announced Monday had already been debated before August's deficit reduction plan. "These are almost
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Libya: Moammar Gadhafi's Billions May be Unaccounted Fornecessarily for Gadhafi but for his children. Robert Powell, senior analyst with the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of the Economist Group , said that while Gadhafi lived relatively modestly, generally staying close to his nomadic roots, his children were
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Is it Time to Refinance or Buy?through mid-2013. Steven Leslie, lead analyst for financial services at the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of the Economist Group , said that although the federal funds rate is a base rate, mortgage rates are also likely remain low. "With the global
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Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn: The portrait of a paradox
When he stepped down, to fight a corruption investigation that didn't result in any finding of wrongdoing, The Economist magazine bade him "a sad adieu" in light of his accomplishments. Strauss-Kahn served three terms in France's National
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Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oilcountries," said Vijay Vaitheeswaran, a professor in residence at New York University and correspondent for the Economist magazine . "Saudi Arabia, which has a quarter of the world's oil reserves, or its four immediate neighbors: Iran
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Iranian Opposition Takes to Streets in U.S.
arrested in 1999 for taking part in a student-led political protest that landed his picture on the cover of the Economist magazine . He was initially sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to 15 years in the wake of international
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Transcript: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on 'This Week'
deep holes that everybody had better grab a shovel and start digging out. STEPHANOPOULOS: Final question. The Economist magazine said this week that the question you raised in that famous 3 a.m. ad... (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANNOUNCER
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Read Excerpt: 'Between Two Worlds' by Roxana SaberiBatebi was one of the students who took part in the original protests. After his photo appeared on the cover of The Economist magazine , holding up a shirt splattered with the blood of a fellow protestor, he was given a death sentence, which
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Students Abroad Say Obama Trumps McCain
The U.S. presidential race seems to be of far less interest to Latin Americans, according to an article in the Economist magazine that cites a Latinobarometro poll showing many residents in the region are indifferent to any outcome. It
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Bleeding Green: The Fall of FuldStreeters began buzzing that Lehman would be the next to go. Fuld, meanwhile, put on an optimistic face. He told The Economist magazine in April that, with nearly $200 billion of liquidity and collateral, he was "thrilled" with Lehman's
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Luxe Brands: Biting the Hand That Feeds Them?company that produces the pricey champagne Cristal came under fire when managing director Frederic Rouzaud told The Economist magazine that he viewed the attention the drink gets from rappers and their fans with "curiosity and serenity," according
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