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Income Inequality, Government Debt Are Biggest Risks for 2013

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 9:48 am

For its latest report on global risk, the World Economic Forum surveyed more than 1,000 experts and industry leaders, who concluded that the outlook for the next 10 years is ...
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The World’s Best (and Worst) Economies

Posted: September 7, 2012 at 11:06 am

For most of the 20th century, the United States has been considered the world's economic superpower. And up until four years ago, the World Economic Forum would agree. In 2008, ...
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Deficit, Political Deadlock Rob U.S. of Global Competitiveness

Posted: September 5, 2012 at 6:40 am

The United States has slipped down the rankings of the World Economic Forum's "The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013" from fifth place last year to seventh. Political deadlock and problems with the ...
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China Outlends The World Bank

Posted: January 18, 2011 at 4:15 pm

For cash-starved  governments and businesses around the world, China is the lender of last resort.  The economic might of the world's most populous country will only grow stronger in the ...
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The World Economic Forum Takes Stand On Global Risks

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 6:07 am

The World Economic Forum has offered its annual evaluation of the economic situation around the globe. It does not like what it sees, for the most part. There is some ...
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Media Digest 1/13/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 4:10 am

AIG (NYSE: AIG) will meet banks to choose those that will handle the sale of the Treasury's share in the company. (Reuters) With a split Congress it is less likely ...
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Women In Scandinavia Treated More Fairly Than Elsewhere

Posted: October 12, 2010 at 5:39 am

Women are treated more like men in Nordic nations,  according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010. "Nordic countries Iceland (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Sweden ...
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US Global Competitiveness Takes A Drop

Posted: September 9, 2010 at 5:42 am

The US is no longer one of the most competitive economies in the world, according to the World Economic Forum. The United States fell two places to fourth place, overtaken ...
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Media Digest (9/9/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 9, 2010 at 4:12 am

Reuters:   The Blue Chip Indicators cut their growth forecasts again. Reuters:   Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was fined 20 million pounds by UK authorities. Reuters:   New Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) technology ...
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