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Bay Area transportation bailout bill skids off course
San Jose Mercury News· 3 hours agoBay Area lawmakers have hit the brakes on state legislation that would have asked voters to approve...
What big business wants for South Africa’s future
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours ago"Choices need to be made" to get the economy to grow again, "because if we don't do that… we'd end up with a bailout, we'll end up with an economy that...
American capitalism isn't working for everyone - Marketplace
Marketplace· 2 days agoIn his latest book, “What Went Wrong with Capitalism,” author Ruchir Sharma, who is also the...
Minnesota’s long-term care insurance industry is in crisis
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoFor years, Judith Felker dutifully paid the premiums for long-term care insurance to ease the burden...
Letters: Seek the truth about retirement system for Ohio teachers
Akron Beacon Journal· 6 days agoThe State Teachers Retirement System cut health care for my wife after the economy nearly collapsed...
Small businesses remain haunted by the specter of inflation
Orange County Register· 1 day agoMajor U.S. retailers are initiating targeted summer sales to attract customers as the specter of...
Car Wars
The New Yorker· 5 days agoIn a recent conversation with me, Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, insisted that the new policy measures were...
Why a Bay Area transit rescue plan is on hold
Napa Valley Register· 6 days agoA long-term fix for Bay Area transit agencies’ budget woes is on pause, after the proposal’s authors announced Friday they would try to resolve...
How the Federal Reserve drives the boom-bust cycle
The Forex Market· 5 days agoThe Federal Reserve was sold as a way to "provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system." In fact, the...
