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- Is NAFTA Good for America - Do You Think NAFTA Is Good for America…Created: 2009-12-19 @ 16:09:05 EST
Do you think NAFTA is good for America? Is it helping American workers, or stealing jobs? Share your views on whether NAFTA has helped or hurt the U.S. economy… - How Much Does NASA Budget Cost - NASA Budget and How Much It Costs…Created: 2009-12-19 @ 13:43:14 EST Updated: 2009-12-19 @ 13:54:40 EST
How much does NASA cost and the impact of the NASA budget on the U.S. economy… - Economic Stimulus Package in Detail - What Are the Details of the Ec…Created: 2009-12-17 @ 13:10:21 EST Updated: 2009-12-17 @ 13:15:49 EST
Details about the economic stimulus package… - Senate Health care Reform Bill - What Is the Senate Health Care Refo…Created: 2009-12-15 @ 12:51:40 EST
A brief description of the important elements in the Senate health care reform bill and how it affects the U.S. economy … - House Health Care Reform Bill - What Is the House Health Care Reform…Created: 2009-12-15 @ 12:36:03 EST
A summary of the important parts of the House Health Care Reform Bill… - How to Buy Gold - Where to Buy GoldCreated: 2009-12-14 @ 19:43:26 EST
Do you think buying gold is a good strategy? If so, how and where should you buy gold?… - Top Ten Financial News Stories of the Decade - What Are the Top Ten …Created: 2009-12-14 @ 19:35:34 EST
A top ten list of the most important economic events of the past decade… - Top Economic Events of the Past DecadeCreated: 2009-12-14 @ 19:29:55 EST
What do you think were the top economic events of the past decade? What affected you the most?… - Paul Krugman - Biography of Paul Krugman - Who Is Paul Krugman…Created: 2009-12-14 @ 15:22:34 EST
Paul Krugman is an influential economics journalist… - Photos of Great Depression - Photos that Show the Economic Impact of…Created: 2009-12-12 @ 16:23:26 EST Updated: 2009-12-12 @ 16:23:26 EST
The Farm Security Administration hired photographers to document the living conditions of the Great Depression. They are a landmark in the history of documentary photography. The photos show the ad… - How to Survive a Great Depression - How Did People Survive the Great…Created: 2009-12-12 @ 15:11:25 EST
Did you, or anyone you know, survive the Great Depression of 1929? Would this help in surviving another great depression? Tips on surviving a great depression… - Economic Forecast - Top Ten Economic Forecast Trends…Created: 2009-12-09 @ 20:12:48 EST Updated: 2009-12-09 @ 20:26:34 EST
A summary of the top ten economic trends forecast for the next ten years… - Retirement - Trends in Retirement - How Retirement Affects the Econo…Created: 2009-12-09 @ 19:46:19 EST
Retirement is a dream for most Americans, but without planning very few will realize it. Find out how this impacts the economy and what you should do about it… - Black Friday - Black Friday Sales - Black Friday Shopping…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 22:46:21 EST
What is Black Friday? What is its impact on the economy?… - Dubai World - Dubai World Islands - Why Is Dubai World Important…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 21:33:07 EST Updated: 2009-11-30 @ 22:32:03 EST
Dubai World is the business arm of the Dubai government… - Burj Dubai - What Is the Burj Dubai - The Facts About the Burj Dubai…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 18:00:30 EST Updated: 2009-11-30 @ 22:32:32 EST
The Burj Dubai is the world's tallest building… - Dubai - Where Is Dubai - What Country Is Dubai In…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 14:54:28 EST Updated: 2009-11-30 @ 22:29:47 EST
What is Dubai, and why is it important to the U.S. economy… - History of Black FridayCreated: 2009-11-29 @ 22:26:04 EST
What is the history and origination of Black Friday?… - Why Is It Called Black Friday - Where Did the Term Black Friday Come…Created: 2009-11-29 @ 22:25:33 EST
Why is Black Friday called Black Friday?… - Where Are Black Friday Sales - Black Friday Sales Ads - Black Friday…Created: 2009-11-29 @ 22:24:25 EST
Where to find Black Friday Sales ads, deals and shopping… - What Is Cyber Monday - When Is Cyber Monday - What Time Does Cyber M…Created: 2009-11-29 @ 22:20:40 EST
What is Cyber Monday and why it is important to the economy… - The Real Wealth of Nations - Riane Eisler and the Real Wealth of Nat…Created: 2009-11-04 @ 15:57:43 EST Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:32:49 EST
The Real Wealth of Nations by Riane Eisler shows how economics should measure the true contributors to economic growth - child care and education. The true cost of many products are not captured in… - Obama Health Care Reform Bill - What Is Obama Health Care Reform Act…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 16:04:29 EST Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 19:27:56 EST
A quick summary of Obama's Health Care Reform proposal… - Current Inflation Rate - Current Rate of Inflation in the United Sta…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 13:42:06 EDT Updated: 2009-10-27 @ 14:20:36 EDT
A listing of the current inflation rates 2007… - Retirement Planning - Retirement Planner - Retirement Plan…Created: 2009-10-08 @ 18:07:54 EDT
Retirement planning is essential, but most Americans have no retirement plan. A great retirement planner is Jane White's book, America, Welcome to the Poorhouse… - World Bank - Purpose of the World Bank - History of the World Bank…Created: 2009-09-29 @ 16:14:44 EDT Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 16:19:02 EDT
What is the purpose and function of the World Bank? What is the World Bank's history? What is its role today?… - Gold - Impact of Gold on the Economy - How Gold Affects You…Created: 2009-09-29 @ 14:04:58 EDT
Gold has had a significant impact on the U.S. Economy, from the gold standard to the price of gold. Find out more about gold, the economy and you… - Buy Gold - Should I Buy Gold - Buying Gold for the Average Investor…Created: 2009-09-29 @ 13:11:24 EDT Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 13:30:32 EDT
Buy Gold? What you should know before buying gold… - Protect Dollar Value - How to Hedge Against a Dollar Collapse…Created: 2009-09-23 @ 17:45:43 EDT
How to protect the value of a dollar. Ways to hedge against a dollar collapse… - Healthcare Reform - Your Opinion on Health Care Reform…Created: 2009-09-21 @ 09:07:10 EDT
What is your opinion on healthcare reform?… - Freelance Jobs - How to Find Jobs in the Freelance Economy…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 12:58:09 EDT
The freelance economy means that companies are laying off full-time, often older, employees and replacing them with part-timers, temp help and free lance jobs. How to find jobs in the freelance eco… - Freelance Work - How to Make the Freelance Economy Work for You…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 12:55:19 EDT
How to make the freelance economy work for you. Ideas, questions and suggestions on finding freelance work… - Should the Fed Be Audited - Federal Reserve Audit…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 14:10:04 EDT Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 14:28:02 EDT
Is the Federal Reserve hiding the identities of banks who received up to $2 trillion in loans in the last year? Representative Ron Paul (R.,Texas) has sponsored an audit bill to reveal the names of… - The American Dream - Definition of American Dream - What Is the Amer…Created: 2009-08-18 @ 12:56:57 EDT Updated: 2009-08-18 @ 13:09:07 EDT
The American Dream is threatened by the recession. How can you protect your piece of the American Dream… - What Is the American Dream?Created: 2009-08-18 @ 12:55:54 EDT Updated: 2009-08-18 @ 13:12:12 EDT
What is the American Dream to you? What can we do to restore it? … - Commercial Real Estate - What Is Commerical Real Estate - Definition…Created: 2009-07-30 @ 12:26:18 EDT Updated: 2009-07-30 @ 12:39:15 EDT
Commercial real estate is any property owned to produce income… - Government Stimulus Check - How Would You Spend Government Stimulus …Created: 2009-07-24 @ 19:54:28 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 19:58:06 EDT
The Federal government mailed out $250 stimulus checks to Social Security, Veterans and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries. If you qualified to receive a check, how would you spend it? Or would you … - Stimulus Checks - Will I Receive an Economic Stimulus CheckCreated: 2009-07-24 @ 18:57:57 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 20:30:34 EDT
The Obama Economic Stimulus Plan sent out $13 billion in stimulus checks in 2009. A total of $65 billion is available for individuals and small businesses. … - Nouriel Roubini - Who Is Economist Nouriel RoubiniCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 20:40:40 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 21:05:22 EDT
A profile of economist Nouriel Roubini and why Roubini is important to the U.S. Economy… - Financial Regulations - What Are Federal Banking Regulations - Will …Created: 2009-07-16 @ 15:56:13 EDT
Insufficient Federal regulations for the financial industry have been blamed for the recession. Will increased regulations prevent another financial crisis… - Causes of Unemployment - What are the causes of unemploymentCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 15:16:50 EDT
What causes unemployment. What are the reasons for unemployment… - Effects of the Economic Stimulus - Have You Felt the
Effects of the …Created: 2009-07-16 @ 14:58:45 EDT
Has the Economic Stimulus Plan Affected You? … - Facts About Mexico Economy - Learn the Facts About Mexico EconomyCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 14:47:46 EDT Updated: 2009-07-16 @ 15:47:29 EDT
The facts about Mexico's economy show that the economies of the U.S. and Mexico are intertwined. Find out how Mexico's economy is evolving, and how it affects the U.S… - MSCI Index - What Is the MSCI IndexCreated: 2009-07-16 @ 14:24:24 EDT
Each MSCI Index measures a different aspect of global stock market performance. The two most widely quoted indices are the MSCI World Index and the MSCI EAFE Index… - Facts About NAFTAUpdated: 2009-12-19 @ 18:35:46 EST
A history of NAFTA, and an overview of the benefits and problems with NAFTA for Mexico, Canada and the U.S… - Historical LIBOR Interest Rates - What Is the Historical LIBOR Inter…Updated: 2009-12-18 @ 16:09:58 EST
The historical LIBOR interest rate chart shows that LIBOR interest rates usually are close to the Fed Funds rate - except during the credit crisis of 2008… - Ben Bernanke - A Profile of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - …Updated: 2009-12-18 @ 15:42:15 EST
A profile of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Why Ben Bernanke was named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2009… - President George Bush Economic Stimulus Package - What Was the Bush …Updated: 2009-12-17 @ 13:45:21 EST
President George Bush economic stimulus package was launched in 2008 to head off a recession… - Economic Stimulus Bill - Economic Stimulus Package - Obama Economic …Updated: 2009-12-17 @ 13:26:41 EST
The economic stimulus bill, stemmed from President Barack Obama economic stimulus package, explained in detail. The impact of the economic stimulus package on the U.S. economy… - China Economy - How the Economy of China Affects the US Economy - Im…Updated: 2009-12-16 @ 14:40:22 EST
China's growing economy makes China a major influence in the U.S. economy… - Health Care Reform - Economic Impact of Health Care Reform Bill - Ho…Updated: 2009-12-15 @ 13:38:56 EST
Health care reform will add billions to the fiscal budget, but save the economy billions in sick time, emergency room costs and improved child care. Find out the economic impact of health care refo… - Causes of Economic Recession - Why Our Economy Is in a Recession Now…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 16:26:30 EST
The causes of economic recession, the major causes of the 2001 recession and why our economy is in a recession now… - GDP - Definition and Summary of GDP Gross Domestic Product…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 15:15:40 EST
Defines GDP. Describes how GDP acts as the economic indicator of the US economy and how GDP affects the reader… - US Debt - Definition of the US National Debt - How the US Debt Affec…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 14:39:25 EST
A description of the US national debt, how the US debt got so large, and who owns it. How the US debt impacts you and the economy… - GDP Current Statistics - A Summary of Current US GDP Statistics - Wh…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 14:31:08 EST
A summary of current U.S. GDP statistics, including GDP definitions, GDP descriptions, and links to each GDP statistical report from Q4 2006 to the current quarter… - Depression - Economic Depression - Definition of Economic Depression…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 14:18:37 EST
Definition of Economic Depression… - The Great Depression of 1929 - Causes of the Great Depression of 192…Updated: 2009-12-13 @ 13:25:28 EST
Causes of the Great Depression of 1929. Life during the Great Depression of 1929. What ended the Great Depression. Unemployment during the Great Depression… - Decline of US Dollar - US Dollar Decline Reasons - Decline US Dolla…Updated: 2009-12-08 @ 18:52:13 EST
Reasons for the decline in the value of the US dollar, why it won't collapse, and what you can do about it… - Value of the US Dollar - What Is the Value of the US Dollar - Worth …Updated: 2009-12-08 @ 17:45:59 EST
The value of the US Dollar can be measured in many ways - exchange rates, Treasury yields and foreign currency reserves. Learn how the value of the dollar affects the US economy… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about UseconomyUpdated: 2009-12-07 @ 12:06:49 EST
- Current Unemployment Rate Statistics - A History of Current US Unemp…Updated: 2009-12-04 @ 14:51:25 EST
Current U.S.unemployment rate statistics for each month since April 2007… - Employment Statistics History - Labor Department Jobs Report History…Updated: 2009-12-04 @ 14:49:14 EST
A history of recent Labor Department Employment Reports and jobs statistics… - Durable Goods - Durable Goods Orders Definition - Durable Goods Orde…Updated: 2009-10-28 @ 12:46:31 EDT
What the durable goods orders economic indicator actually measures, why it is important, and how to use it to gauge the economy’s health… - Contact Kimberly Amadeo, Your Guide to the U.S. Economy…Updated: 2009-10-26 @ 18:02:35 EDT
Contact Kimberly Amadeo the guide to the U.S. Economy… - US China Trade Deficit - Why the US Trade Deficit with China Is Impo…Updated: 2009-10-14 @ 19:50:39 EDT
The US trade deficit with China is the largest in the world, and a symptom of global economic imbalance… - Demand - A Primer on the Role of Demand in the US Economy - Demand C…Updated: 2009-10-14 @ 19:40:40 EDT
Definition of demand. What are the components of demand. Why America is the world's best customer, and how that might change… - Unemployment Rates - What Is the Unemployment Rate in the US…Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 18:22:11 EDT
Explains what the unemployment rate is, why it is important, and how it affects the U.S. economy. Describes historical and current unemployment rate future trends. Explains how the unemployment rat… - IMF - Importance of the International Monetary Fund - History of the…Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 15:39:46 EDT
The importance of the IMF, or International Monetary Fund, to the U.S. economy is based in part on the IMF's history… - Gold Prices - How Gold Prices Affect the Economy - What High Gold Pr…Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 15:13:35 EDT
Gold prices say a lot about the health of the U.S. economy. When gold prices are high, the economy is usually either in crisis or inflation. When gold prices are low, the economy and the stock mark… - Current Federal Reserve Interest Rates - The Impact of the Current F…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 14:29:42 EDT
A primer which explains why the Fed lowered the Federal Reserve interest rate, how it will affect the U.S. economy, and what it means for you… - How Does US Economy Work - Understanding How the US Economy WorksUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 21:47:02 EDT
Have you ever said to yourself - "Exactly how does the U.S. economy work?" During times of recession, you might think "Not too well!" To understand the causes of recession, you … - Treasury Note and Bond Yields Definitions - Treasury Note and Bond Y…Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 14:18:43 EDT
A definition of Treasury note and bond yields, how they impact the U.S. economy, and a forecast of future trends. … - US Department of Treasury - Profile of the US Department of Treasury…Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 13:26:58 EDT
How the US Treasury Department manages the U.S. economy…