An Electric Car Success Story?
Despite posting its first-ever quarterly profit after ten years of operations, electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) has seen investors…
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Another Headache for the EU
The Eurozone has found another focus in its continuing debt crisis as Cyprus squabbles over discussions of a proposed bailout…
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China: They Built It, But Will They Come?
The New South China Mall in Guangdong Province was completed in 2005 and holds the title of largest shopping mall…
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Why the U.S. Should Increase Minimum Wage
Of developed Western countries, the United States has the lowest minimum wage, standing at a paltry US$7.25 per hour in…
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Graph of the Week: Dutch Disease
In recent years, a debate has been brewing in Canada over whether or not the country is experiencing “Dutch Disease.”…
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Bubble and Trouble?
The greater fool theory indicates that economic bubbles occur when optimistic market agents (fools) buy an overvalued asset in anticipation…
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Following the success of the BRIC nations, investors and speculators worldwide have been discussing some of the world’s largest future…
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US Consumer Confidence Drops
BREAKING- The US consumer confidence index fell to a bleak 58.6, dropping from a 66.7 December estimate. The conference board’s…
Read MoreWhere Did Honour Go?
Honour. Take another look at that word. Honour. Honour is a perplexing word to our generation. We learned in class…
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The Annual Pilgrimage to Davos
Over two thousand of the world’s elite are converging on the snowy town of Davos, Switzerland. They make the pilgrimage, bundled…
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