Tag Archives: Business
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Latin America, Riding the Commodity Boom
Even South American nations that are hostile to freer trade are witnessing economic expansion thanks to globalization.
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Circumventing the Strait of Hormuz’ Bottleneck
As Iran has threatened to shut the narrow waterway from international oil tankers, what alternatives are there?
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Bank Recapitalization Will Make Euro Crisis Worse
Recapitalizing banks after they bought worthless Greek debt when they should have known better isn’t just wrong; it won’t work.
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Bank Bailout Invites Scrutiny of Belgian Credit Risk
The partial nationalization of a Franco-Belgian investment bank confounds the financial difficulties of the Belgian state.
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The Folly of a Financial Transaction Tax
A bank levy will fail to raise revenue but not before urging companies to move their trades out of Europe.