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Posts related to ‘Economy’

States Where People Pay The Most (And Least) In Taxes

Posted: July 21, 2011 at 6:39 am

Different states tax their residences at different levels. In some states, like New Jersey, residents pay 12.2% as a percentage of their income. In others, like Alaska, they pay as ...
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Federal Reserve Survey: Consumers Don’t Want A Loan

Posted: February 1, 2010 at 4:42 pm

Today the Federal Reserve released its  survey of senior loan officers covering the fourth quarter of 2009.  The survey covered delinquency rates on commercial and industrial loans made to both ...
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Which Countries Own America’s Debt?

Posted: January 13, 2010 at 1:52 pm

The American government owes just shy of $3.5 trillion to foreign governments, corporations and individuals.  The lion's share of this is owned to China and Japan, which own 22.8% ...
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Forgetting About Japan

Posted: February 10, 2009 at 5:26 am

Most of the focus of the recession has been on the US and China. It makes sense to try to examine economic activity in the world’s largest consuming economy and ...
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The Bear Market’s Big Sucker Rally (MSFT)(BA)(GE)(F)(FNM)(FRE)(WM)(LEH)

Posted: September 9, 2008 at 4:45 am

In community college Economics 101 students learn that there can be dips in bull markets. Usually these are caused by a single event like a change in the party that ...
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