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1.6 Billion People In The World Don't Have Electricity — So Here's A Cool...
1.6 billion people in the world don't have access to electricity, says the founder of a company called "MPOWERD."These folks and another 1.5 billion people on lousy electrical grids often use...
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WARREN BUFFETT: 'The Debt Itself Is Not A Problem'
CBS's Rebecca Jarvis had a brief profile on billionaire Warren Buffett this morning.Among other things, they discussed the history of inequality in America and the world."The womb from which you emerge...
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The Year 2013 According to BlackRock
I don’t totally agree here, but this is is a nice macro overview of the current landscape via BlackRock:Fiscal Cliff: A huge policy blunder has been averted (for now), but fiscal tightening will take...
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The Week Begins, And The Yen Is Falling Again
Monday might be a quiet day, since the US is on holiday.But the week has begun in Asia, and the yen is falling (again).USDJPY is above 90 again.There wasn't too much news over the weekend.Via...
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Here's What Happened To Markets In 1994, When A Surprise Fed Move Caused...
We've been seeing analysts increasingly talk about a "1994"-style situation playing out in the market.What does that mean?Basically, the market was caught off guard that year by a surprise Fed...
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Here's The Full Text Of The Bill That Republicans Are Introducing To...
Just released now (via Jamie Dupree) the full text of the bill the GOP has introduced to temporarily raise the debt ceiling, provided the Democrats agree to either pass a budget or forgo pay.Debt...
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KKR's Outlook For The Stock Market And The Global Economy In 2013
Private equity behemoth Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) recently published its outlook for 2013."[W]e are somewhat pessimistic relative to the consensus on earnings growth in early 2013,"...
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$7.66 Trillion Of Stimulus In America From 2008 To 2012, Itemized
The U.S. Government took some enormous steps and continues to take enormous steps to right the economy.In his 2013 outlook, KKR's Henry McVey points to the $7.66 trillion worth of stimulus as a reason...
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Here Are The Big Risks That Lie Ahead For The World In 2013
NEW YORK – The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in 2012. No surprise there: we face another year in which global growth will average about 3%,...
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Jay-Z And Beyonce Were Clearly The Real Stars At Obama's Second Inauguration
Jay-Z and Beyonce stole the show at President Barack Obama's second inauguration this morning, making a stunning entrance on the platform that sent the crowd on the National Mall into a frenzy. Please...
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Even Congressmen Go Crazy For Beyonce And Jay-Z...
HyperVocal's Slade Sohmer tweets this photo of Rep. Peter King snapping a cell-phone picture of Beyonce and Jay-Z as they walked by him arriving at the ceremonial swearing-in during the 57th...
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FULL TEXT: Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Speech
Here's the full text of President Barack Obama's second inauguration address, courtesy of the White House:"Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished...
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The 'Best' Countries In The World Have Changed A Lot Since 1988
The Economist Intelligence Unit recently published its "Where To Be Born in 2013" list, a measure of which countries provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years...
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Obama Devotes Paragraph In Speech To Green Energy And Climate Change
Environmentalists will be happy with this paragraph in Obama's speech:We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to...
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Obama Has Delivered His Inauguration Speech, And Everyone's Talking About How...
Obama just wrapped up his inauguration speech.The #1 reaction? It was liberal.He hit on climate change, saving entitlements, and gay rights in solid ways.There was no faux centrism.For example, on...
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Here's Beyonce's Extraordinary Performance Of The National Anthem At Obama's...
Beyonce Knowles just wowed the nation with her rendition of The National Anthem at Obama's Inauguration.It was just amazing. Her singing of the word "proof" right before the 2 min mark shows why her...
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Why Supreme Court Justices Wear Those Weird Hats
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is wearing a strange hat. After some analysis, it's probably a Tudor bonnet. This is the second consecutive Inauguration where Scalia is wearing an odd...
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INAUGURATION LIVE: President Barack Obama Lays Out His Second Term Agenda
President Barack Obama kicks off his second term today with the traditional Inauguration Day festivities on Capitol Hill. The celebration begins at 11:30 a.m., and will include a ceremonial swearing in...
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13 Awesome Wall Street Movies To Entertain You On Your Day Off
The market is closed on Monday, but that doesn't mean you have to take a day off from your love of Wall Street (obviously).With you free time, catch up on the classics or maybe see something new....
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Barack Obama's Poignant Final Inauguration Moment: 'I'm Not Going To See This...
President Obama took a private moment to savor his final inauguration Monday, taking one last look at the crowd before saying: "I want to look out one more time because I'm not going to see this...
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