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  • Optimism High For 2011 Market Activity

    US stock market investors are reportedly looking to the New Year with a measure of enthusiasm and optimism as economic recovery strategies, such as the much-touted QE2, are poised to be ...

  • Moral Hazard – Part 2

    While there are many reasons behind the current economic crisis, the term 'moral hazard' has been applied to risky decision making actions by lenders which led to the chaos in large ...

  • Moral Hazard – Part 1

    Renowned in financial circles for his work on incentives relating to asymmetric information, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bengt Robert Holmström ...

  • Coercive and Natural Monopolies

    Competition is one of the key elements of a healthy economy, and in all major economies of the world authoritative bodies are in place to enforce competition and antitrust laws to prevent ...

  • Tax Cut Extensions Raise Hopes for Bullish Future

    Weeks of speculation as to whether the possibility of extended tax cuts would become a reality were brought to a close on Friday with the signing by President Barack Obama of a tax law to ...

  • Job Creation & Investment Hot Topics at CEO Summit

    In an effort to help the United States to 'climb out of recession', President Barack Obama held a 'CEO Summit' on Wednesday. The meeting, which lasted a number of hours, was attended by the ...

  • Signs of Continued Economic Recovery Sparks Cautious Optimism

    Movement in US markets last week revealed that investors are somewhat encouraged by increasing signs of economic recovery – albeit it very slow – creating an air of cautious optimism for the ...

  • 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act: Foundation of Modern Competition Law

    In an era where mergers and acquisitions are relatively commonplace, antitrust laws and regulation of anti-competitive behavior is seen to be of utmost importance to prevent monopolies from ...

  • Hopes High For Tax Cut Extension

    Economic recovery and stability are undoubtedly common goals for U.S. policymakers regardless of where their allegiance may lie politically, but that does not mean that there is complete ...

  • US Markets Respond to Economic Recovery Indications

    In an effort to capture as many consumer dollars possible, some US retailers started Black Friday sales on Thursday, while others extended their specials through to the end of the week ...

  • Black Friday, Cyber Monday Reveal Consumer Confidence

    With Black Friday come and gone, heralding the beginning of the holiday season, investors will no doubt be looking forward to reports from the retail sector in the upcoming week as to consumer ...

  • Markets Rally Wednesday on Encouraging Job Market Reports

    Ever mindful of the fact that consumer spending is considered to be the backbone of a country's economy, on Thursday US markets rallied by more than one percent in response to the ...

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