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news.bbc.co.uk - 29 days ago
US economy is growing once again
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The US, the world's economic powerhouse, joins Japan, Germany and France as the leading economies that have emerged from recession. While economists may be celebrating, it is too soon for the rest of us. The recent weakness of the dollar won't help Americans buy goods from the rest of the world ...
Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
france24.com - 25 days ago
Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
— france24.com — AFP - Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are... now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth. The cutting-edge but controversial technology of carbon capture and storage ... (more) Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions

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US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 10/23/2009
US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long?
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — At least since the end of World War II, sovereign debt risk has been a very real... problem, but one confined mostly to the developing world.  Sure, there was the risk that the government might decide to inflate away the value of your loan, that ... (more) US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long?

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GOOD NEWS: U.S. Economy Is Growing Once Again….
Instapundit — GOOD NEWS: U.S. Economy Is Growing Once Again.

GDP = “Government Domestic Product”
RedState — ... The vast majority of economists responded to this week’s news with skepticism and questions about how such gains can be sustained without programs like C4C and the homebuyer rebates. One economist stated: ...

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