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“The Coming Tech-Led Boom” by Mark P. Mills and Julio M. Ottino
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More on the Economy…
The newspapers and politicians had a lot to say over the weekend about the disappointing hiring report for May. Only 69,000 jobs were created in May causing the unemployment rate to increase to 8.2% from 8.1%. The unemployment rate also went up because 642,000 Americans resumed their job search. The unemployment data confirms a downshift Read more
More Economic News…
Economists were pleased with the report that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 2.5% in the Third Quarter. The report allayed at least for now concerns that the economy is sliding toward recession. The economy grew a paltry 0.4% in the First Quarter and 1.3% in the Second Quarter. Among the components of GDP, Read more
MORE on the ECONOMY…
MORE ON THE ECONOMY… “I think that I heard the most accurate description of the current state of the economy recently from a bank economist. He said that the „economy is skirting across the top of a double dip recession,‟ said BRUCE WOOLPERT. We need to keep in mind that it is Read more
