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The Pessimist’s Guide to 2011

By Morgan Housel, Motley Fool, I’m a long-term optimist. You should be, too. But even when you’re an optimist, a […]

Decades for home prices to recover

Move over, Cleveland. Make room, Detroit. Beat it, Buffalo. There are some competitors for the title of America’s most depressed […]

The Mortgage Interest Deduction and Negative Equity

Ted Gayer, Co-Director, The Brookings Institution The President’s Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommended changing the mortgage interest deduction. […]

Mish: Ten economic and investment themes for 2011

By Mish Shedlock, investment advisor with  Sitka Pacific Capital Management and writer of Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis blog, 1. […]

Facebook’s Russian Campaign

The world’s No. 1 social network wants to move up from fifth place in Russia, whose citizens spend more time […]

Chinese Companies Expand to U.S. Soil and Markets

Companies from China are increasingly setting up shop in the U.S. to avoid trade barriers and to learn better ways […]

Are Canada’s Oil Sands Too Dirty for the US? (TRP, COP, SU, TOT, RDS-A, XOM, BP)

From 247wallst site. Developing the vast resources of the Canadian oil sands is a dirty business. The deposits are either […]

Facebook, Twitter And The Shadow Stock Market

Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, has been coy about when his ubiquitous social media portal will take the […]

Richard Branson on Taking Chances

By Richard Branson, Entrepreneurs, Editor’s Note: Entrepreneur Richard Branson regularly shares his business experience and advice with readers. What follows […]

Creating A $1M Virtual Goods Brand In Second Life

Oct. 27 2010 – 12:28 pm | 6,215 views | 1 recommendation | 7 comments By OLIVER CHIANG Social games […]