This Article explains how the Obama win affect the US economy in the years to come .... Read full article : http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2012/11/07/how-obama-victory-could-affect-areas-economy/KmOa8LhK4fekmJKQnPxnmL/story.html HAD Barack Obama lost to Mitt Romney yesterday, the explanation would have barely taken up a sentence: the economy defeated him. Mr Romney’s mission from day one was simple. Pound home the message that Mr Obama took a bad economy and made it worse, and leave the facts to do the rest: unemployment stuck at around 8% and four straight years of trillion-dollar deficits ... " the Economist" Read the full Article : http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/11/economy-and-election There have been five New York blackouts in my lifetime, which, if nothing else, suggests that it is hardly an aberrant event. The one in 1965 was a little spooky but exciting. In retrospect, it was a crack in the city that would widen into the anarchy of the blackout in 1977, with its rampant looting and arson. A disaster is good if, for nothing else, bringing into stark relief the vulnerabilities of a community.... "The Economist" Read More : http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/11/sandy Best Travel Places for your tight budget ..... Read More : http://www.lonelyplanet.com/themes/best-in-travel-2013/top-10-countries/ Economists see Fed action as likely, but with little benefit ... USA TODAY ... Go to full article : http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-09-09/jobs-growth-unemployment-fed/57720352/1 Despite FedEx's investments in new planes and expansion of its hubs and networks, the company has faced cutting back earnings this year. It was interesting reading about the economic impacts on one company alone. From a larger perspective, just about every company out there is facing identical situations as FedEx, word wide (Thoughts by Ann Davis) Read Full Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/business/fedex-lowers-forecast-citing-weak-economy.html?ref=unitedstateseconomy |
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