Say what you will about my demeanor, but when it comes to financial markets, I’m an optimist at heart. Therefore, my natural inclination is to look for the positives. And…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged Europe debt crisis, France, Italy, Spain

Ruling on grounds I don’t think many of us expected, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a piece of legislation that’s known either as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,”…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged healthcare, U.S. economy, U.S. policy

At first glance, the statements coming out of the Euro summit are good news. I have been saying for the past year that, to calm global markets, the transmission mechanism…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged Europe debt crisis, European Central Bank, Germany, Spain