Submitted by CARPE DIEM

In Canada, you can buy almost anything you want… except an MRI, brain surgery or private health insurance.
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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Even as employers nationwide slashed some 63,000 jobs last month, more than a quarter of U.S. companies say they plan to hire within the next three months, according to a survey of 14,000 companies.
Across the country, some 26% of companies expect to increase the size of their work […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Since the passage of the Energy Security Act of 2005, which extended daylight saving time (DST) by four weeks—to eight months of the year—DST has become more standard than…standard time. According to the legislation’s co-sponsors, Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Fred Upton, R-Mich., the daylight saving time extension is supposed to significantly […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Following the news that Eliot Spitzer allegedly hired the services of a prostitute, I found these comments on prostitution from a 2007 Reason Magazine article by Cathy Young to be very interesting. From “Prostitutes and Politics: Why Is It Still Illegal to Pay for Sex?”
Prostitution is currently legal in virtually all developed […]

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Submitted by Econbrowser
Two months ago, I posed the question “What Are the Prospects for a Two Recession Bush Presidency?” I think the answer is indeed “pretty good”, given the recent data.

That being said, I think it might be useful to review the latest observations for the key series scrutinized by the NBER Business Cycle Dating […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM

WSJ/WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened in January as the price for oil set a new record, but the shortfall was smaller than expected, with exports making their largest climb in six months. U.S. exports in January climbed 1.6% to $148.23 billion from $145.86 billion, spurred by a weak dollar and […]

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LONDON March 11, 2008 – The Monster Employment Index Europe rose by 26 points in February, the largest monthly increase since the Index started in 2005, as online job opportunities grew across the European Union (see chart above).
The UK saw the largest growth of 32 points while the Netherlands saw the smallest […]

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