| |  The Blaming Finger! by Leah Sellers
The Blaming Finger is swinging wildly around the four corners of the United States of America these days. Yes, that Accusatory, Wagging, Bony Finger - shakes it self in front of Every American’s Face with vim and vigor - indignation and ranc | |
| |  Thought of the day: Now The F.D.I.C? by Christopher Wilkinson
These people on Wall St. are moving fast. Trying to push legislation that, they say, will save the world. Today's plan is to raise the Federal Governments insurance coverage of bank deposits. The present level of coverage is $100,000 per accou | |
| |  From the US housing bubble to the (proposed) bailout of US financial system by Luis Alves
The bursting of the US housing bubble and the high default rates on "subprime" and adjustable rate mortgages, marked the beginning of the subprime mortgage crisis (2005-2006). | |
| |  A call for my investment by Thanos Kalamidas
So what really happened with the American economy? Is Marx proved right nearly twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union and Leninism? Over-consuming and over-productivity are going to be the nemesis of the system that won the war or is Bush | |
| |  Thought For the Day: Money for Nothing, Tricks for free by Christopher Wilkinson
In the tumult of global financial crisis, the Treasury Department of the United States has proposed a 700 billion bailout program, and has told Congress that it must be approved a.s.a.p., within this week, if possible. There are some consideration | |
| |  HOGWASH!! by Leah Sellers
A little of Fannie Mae this - and Freddie Mac that - and the Auto Industries needing an Overhauling and Modernizing at Someone else’s expense here - and the Banking Industries Holdings and Interests here, there and everywhere. And well paid | |
| |  Wag the Dog by Jack Wellman
The Bull has been running...only it’s been in the wrong direction. The federal government has been buying up “hundreds of billions of dollars of illiquid mortgage assets at a deep discount from banks”1. The financial markets h | |
| |  The Big Three in Asia by Valerie Sartor
Bill Emmott, a slight, dignified middle-aged man with a tonsured head and dark mien, is a career journalist. He’s also the former chief editor of The Economist, a unique, thriving British weekly magazine that publishes astute but un | |
| |  Does the Nordic Model need to be reformed? by Luis Alves
Does the Nordic model need to be reformed to face up to the challenges of globalisation? What exactly are these challenges and what are the causes which make the model work successfully, creating strong ec | |
| |  Future prosperity for all? by Valerie Sartor
Today China must seriously address the impact of continued economic development upon the environment at large. The country's increasingly successful economic growth has unfortunately created constantly escalating harmful effects upon China | |
| |  A letter to a failed EU by Thanos Kalamidas
Dear Mr. President of the European Union, dear Mr. and Mrs. Commissioners and dear Mr. and Mrs. National representatives of the 27 nations in the European Parliament, I know you have been really busy with the relationship between the EU and Russia | |
| |  Globalization and National Identities - The Society of Negotiation by Dimitra Karantzeni
To start with, globalization can be interpreted from many different perspectives: economic, social, psychological, political, and even philosophical. There is little argument, though, that globalization is now a major characteristic of our daily l | |
| |  Economic Euphoria or Inferno? by Valerie Sartor
China's progress into the international economic community has not been simple or linear despite the fact that Chinese businesses are currently enjoying enormous economic success. The western world has been hurt job wise b | |
| |  A Must Read: China Shakes the World by Valerie Sartor
On 26 October 2006 James Kynge won the prestigious Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for his work: CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD, (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, publisher). He picked up the award and the 30,000 pound prize | |
| |  98% of Nokia is ownership of American funds by Luis Alves
In the last film of Aki Kaurismäki, "Lights in the Dusk" - third part of a trilogy begun by “Drifting Clouds” ( | |
| |  A King's 60th Birthday by Tony Butcher
30th March: 90th day of the year, end of the first quarter, British Summer Time begins and it is the end of the financial year. It's the perfect time to celebrate an Economist's birthday.As Mervyn King blows out the ca | |
| |  The X euros generation by Thanos Kalamidas
What happens when a known politician jokes about something really serious and when the bitter truth is behind the joke? But let me start with the facts; Berlusconi, my favourite European clown …sorry politician I wanted to say, while on a | |
| |  The IT Tsunami Wave rolls into China by Valerie Sartor
Cyrill Eltschinger, celebrated author of Source Code China (2007, John Wiley and Sons), arrived on the Chinese mainland in late 1994, working for a subsidiary of GM after being based in Singapore, the business hub of the Pacific Rim at | |
| |  China's Copycat Economics by Valerie Sartor
North American factory workers are fuming as China taps into more and more industries, almost effortlessly gaining the market share majority. “They copy us and sell cheaper!” irate laid-off American workers shout. But China experience | |
| |  Divisoes administrativas da Finlandia: Municipios by Luis Alves
“Os municípios representam o nível local de administração da Finlândia e actuam como unidades administrativas fundamentais do país. Os munic | |
| |  Growing Pains by Valerie Sartor
As China continues to enter the global arena many Western nations have questioned many of the country's policies and actions. Some countries consider China as a threat, a lone bully and/or an economic wildcard. To begin to understand the mo | |
| |  The current capitalist system by Luis Alves
Concept of social class [1] The capitalist system is based on two institutions, whose integrity is crucial for its survival: The priv | |
| |  Economic Yin & Yang by Valerie Sartor
In August 2007 Chinese news reported that the Beijing Chidong Culture and Media Company began a lawsuit against a Japanese TV station. Apparently SKYperfecTV on Channel 785 broadcast their Japanese production of the Chinese TV series Ku Cai Hu | |
| |  The Overcoat Business by Jan Sand
There is an old story about two guys living on the edge of poverty. Whenever one was in deep financial problems he sold his overcoat to the other, thus tiding himself over a very bad spot. There was only one overcoat and it went through time being | |
| |  Eyes on Asia by Valerie Sartor
When the western world looks at Asia most people, particularly Americans, focus their gaze on China. Rightly so: the country has made remarkable economic strides, with average annual growth rates in excess of 9 per cent over the past two decades. | |
| |  Poker, virtual reality and international stock markets by Thanos Kalamidas
I have never been a gambler myself and, as it may have been obvious from former articles, when it comes to playing I'd rather have a good game of chess, Scrabble or even rummy, than poker, for example. However, it seems that over the last few | |
| |  Myths surrounding money by Akli Hadid
Money is also a state of mind. To some, being rich and famous does not buy happiness. But to many, it is the only life they ever dreamt of. I haven’t counted the number of times I got cut off for mentioning money related | |
| |  The Season of Giving by Jack Wellman
For the world in general, the Christmas season or Holiday season, is the most giving time of the year. For corporations, it is no doubt the same thing. Tax write offs, as a way of reducing a company’s tax, is more | |
| |  When the Rich Make Too Much Money by Newropeans-Magazine
American Voice in Europe - Sam Pizzigati has recently reported on the content of "Foreign Policy", claimed to be "the world's most prestigious global affairs journal" (1). In keeping with its objectives, Foreign Policy h | |
| |  Burning rubber by Tony Butcher
What a massive policy change professional economists can make in two months. These highly paid individuals employed by the biggest names in the corporate banking sector have switched instantly into reverse gear over the past 60 days as the wheels | |
| |  France is "going out of business" by Akli Hadid
French Prime Minister François Fillion said on French national television that the French State is “out of business”. Though there were strong reactions condemning the Prime Ministers comments, it reveals that France no longer is | |
| |  Money in a rich man's world by Richard Berman
Everywhere I look they are trying to push me and others to get a loan, apply for a credit card or buy now pay next year, but do we really need loans?Ok, so many people get a loan to buy a house, this is normal because without | |
| |  FAIRTRADE - is it fair? by Asa Butcher
Everywhere I looked recently there were billboards promoting the FAIRTRADE Mark, which reminded me of England's own Fairtrade promotion about seven years ago. At the beginning of 2000, the UK had huge marketing campaign that encouraged consume | |
| |  Two sides of the same coin by Amin George Forji
Theoretically, the world began this millennium on a very good footing, with mankind more united than ever before in the boisterous ambition to make the world a better place for all. This commitment was unanimously ad | |
| |  Xikrin mine and ignorance by Thanos Kalamidas
I was reading the daily news in an online newspaper when something caught my eye: “A group of about 200 Xikrin Indians in Brazil have agreed to leave an iron mine they occupied on Tuesday.” My reaction was, 'Wow!' Exactly! I re | |
| |  Daylight robbery by Asa Butcher
Every day in the Netherlands and Finland, thousands of consumers are surreptitiously robbed by shops, newsagents, supermarkets and any establishment with a cash register. The form of this theft is through the roundin | |
| |  Ivory Coast on cocoa strike by Amin George Forji
The Ivory Coast produces about 1.7 tons of cocoa yearly, which is 40% of the world's annual global output. Approximately 50% of the Ivorian population (about nine million) depend upon money from cocoa for subsist | |
| |  One more and done by Tony Butcher
There was no surprise from either the European Central Bank or the UK's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday as both fulfilled market expectations. Jean-Claude Trichet, Head of the ECB, presided over a quarter-p | |
| |  Markets on solid ground by Tony Butcher
The more Europe changes the more the markets stay the same. London suffered a dramatic tragedy on July 7th, when bombers targeted Underground Subway stations with precision timed blasts, which caused over 50 deaths and hundreds of casualties. The | |
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