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Suprise! San Francisco minimum wage hike causes food price hike
San Francisco implemented the first of several minimum wage hikes in May and a research firm has found evidence that…
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Greek Finance Minister gives resignation letter [full text]
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has, according to blog post with his name, resigned. After having kept a broke financial…
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Eurogeddon – Greece gives EU the one finger salute
The polls are in and Greece’s citizens have decided to reject the austerity measures required by European creditors to secure…
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How Al Jazeera sees Americans [Video]
Apparently, Al Jazeera doesn’t think very highly of Americans. SHOCK, shock I say! Despite relying on an American audience in…
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Greece Votes!
Greek polls have closed and the indication from exit polling data is that Greece will thumb its nose at the…
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Germany begs Britain not to leave the European Union
International finance news has been singularly focused on Greece and its possible exit from the EU, but there is another…
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Reviewing The Declaration of Independence in modern times
Every July 4th I take some time to re-read the document that announced to King George III and the world…
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June Unemployment = Cold Porridge
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly employment situation for June this morning and a mixed top line almost hides…
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Active Shooter Reported at D.C. Navy Yard
**Final – update – all clear, nothing to see here ** It is being reported that the D.C. Navy Yard…
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BLS June 2015 Employment Situation Report [Full Text]
Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-15-1274 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, July 2, 2015 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION…
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