Can the U.S. Economy Recover from the Current Slump ?

The official unemployment rate in September stood at 9.6%. The total number of unemployed persons was 14.8 million.  The number of long-term unemployed (27 weeks and more) stood at 6.1 million. Billions of dollars in bailouts have saved the large banks and the economy from complete collapse but the $14.5 U.S. economy is unable to …

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Five Mexican ADRs under $10

The following five Mexican ADR stocks closed under $10 yesterday: 1.Maxcom Telecomunicaciones (MXT) Sector: Telecom Closing Price on Oct 19th: $3.65 2.Cemex (CX) Sector: Construction &Materials; Closing Price on Oct 19th: $7.71 3.Grupo TMM (TMM) Sector: Industrial Transportion Closing Price on Oct 19th: $2.81 4.GRUMA (GMK) Sector: Food Producers Closing Price on Oct 19th: $6.00 …

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Knowledge is Power: Coal, Emerging Markets Edition

A “one dollar, one vote” explanation of the welfare state Five reasons to invest in emerging markets Coal stocks firing up gains UK: Public sector will lose 500,000 jobs in cuts In China, a City With Lots of Buildings, but Few People Central banks are telling you to buy shares and corporate bonds Outsourcing goes …

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