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Economics Daily Digest: The real (student) debt crisis

By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via email. Nobel winner: Cut student loan rates (USA Today) Roosevelt Institute Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz says he backs ElizabethShow More Summary

Economic Statistics for 24 May 13

Here are today’s statistics on the state of the economy: Durable goods orders rose a better-than-expected 3.3% in April. Ex-transportation orders rose 1.3%. On a year-over-year basis, Orders were up 2.4% overall, while ex-transportation orders rose 0.9%. ~ Dale Franks Google+ Profile Twitter Feed

Associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecut...

A.M. Headlines

(Reuters): "Obama urges US military to stamp out sexual assault" (Chicago Tribune): "Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns" (Gallup): "Fewer Americans identify as economic conservatives in 2013" (Politico): "Gabriel Gomez calls Ed Markey 'pond scum'" (The Hill): "Michelle Nunn actively preparing Senate campaign in Georgia"

Japanese Financials Plunge on the Nikkei's Nightmarish Week

It's been a wild ride across the Pacific this week. China's downbeat economic data and concerns over the future of America's quantitative easing sent Asian markets into free fall on Thursday, capped off by the Nikkei's 7.3% plunge that day alone. Show More Summary

Why Bally Technologies's Earnings Are Outstanding

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earningsShow More Summary

Don't Get Too Worked Up Over PH Glatfelter's Earnings

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earningsShow More Summary

Are Minerals Technologies's Earnings Worse Than They Look?

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earningsShow More Summary

Are Triple-S Management's Earnings Worse Than They Look?

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earningsShow More Summary

Why the Street Should Love Gentex's Earnings

Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earningsShow More Summary

America's Bubble Economy Is Going To Become An Economic Black Hole

Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, What is going to happen when the greatest economic bubble in the history of the world pops? The mainstream media never talks about that. They are much too busy covering the latest dogfights in Washington and what Justin Bieber has been up to. Show More Summary

Will your job still exist a generation from now?

We all currently live in a system where we get paid for our labor and exchange that payment for goods and bits of information. But what sort of economic system are we going to have in another 20 years, after more improvements in computers and robotics? Will your current job even still exist? Read more...

What Now For Japan ETFs After Sell-Off?

By Tom Lydon: Even with the Nikkei 225 plunging over 1,100 points Thursday, analysts remain positive that ongoing "Abenomics" will fuel economic growth, arguing that the temporary setback in Japanese equities and exchange traded funds is a healthy correction. Show More Summary

Texas Oil and Gas: Changing the U.S. and State Economy

Oil and Gas exploration in Texas is at a 25-year high, causing a large influx of capital into the state and perhaps proving to be a global economic game changer. Learn what it means for the small business community.

Dean Foods Completes WhiteWave Spinoff

Dairy producer will retain a near-20% economic interest in its former organic foods division.

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.: Charting a Better Path Forward for Indian Economic Growth

To be clear, a strong, growing, and collaborative trade relationship between the United States and India is in both parties' best interests. But India's recent trade policies are placing that relationship in jeopardy.

California Ranks 47th In Economic Opportunity

Philip Seib: At the Doha Forum, Considering the Arab World's Long-Term Needs

At this year's Doha Forum - an annual gathering of policy makers, academics, and other experts in Arab affairs - although conflict, particularly in Syria, was never far from anyone's mind, discussions centered on economic development and nation rebuilding.

The social triangle

Three great forces shape a society: culture, politics, and economics.  Each of them influences the other. The late Andrew Breitbart famously observed that politics are “downstream” of culture.  In other words, culture shapes political expectations. Show More Summary

Nearly a Quarter of People in U.S. Can’t Afford Food

At The Atlantic, reports from a new survey by the Pew Research Center reveal that a quarter of people in the U.S. can’t afford to buy food. From the Pew Survey: Overview Economic inequality is a common concern for publics around the world. Most people agree that the economic system favors the wealthy. Majorities in [...]Show More Summary