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By Nicholas D. Kristopf If you want to understand why the Occupy movement has found such traction, it helps to listen to a former banker

By Steve Karnowski Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS—The shock waves from the collapse of commodities trading firm MF Global Inc. are hitting hard across rural America, where

Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist who made enough money in Europe to retire before he was 40. Instead he began studying what makes

By David Brooks Why are nations like Germany and the U.S. rich? It’s not primarily because they possess natural resources — many nations have those.

Photo Credit: Image by pfig via Flickr By Christopher Ketcham We are now exposed to electromagnetic radio frequencies 24 hours a day. Welcome to the

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By RT News Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a press conference at City University London in central London December 1, 2011 (AFP Photo /

By Tyler Durden Simply put, “it does not last for ever” should be ringing in the ears of every investor in the world with more

By Scott Lanman and Jeff Black Six central banks led by the Federal Reserve made it cheaper for banks to borrow dollars in emergencies in

By Barry B. Burr AMR Corp.’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection leaves the future uncertain for American Airlines’ defined benefit pension plans, which have