China’s very mysterious data

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Apple makes a 60, 70 percent margin per iPhone, 30 percent per iPad

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How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’ … Under the leadership of the working class both countries built robust and successful economies that nearly eliminated poverty

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‘Rial’ trouble in Tehran. Currency crisis in Iran may force it to the negotiating table.

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Where The Good Jobs Are

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Economists vs Americans

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Western civilization is on the verge of a catastrophic failure to balance short-term and long-term interests

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An Excerpt From “Killing the Competition: How the New Monopolies Are Destroying Open Markets”

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The US is now an inflation targeter – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday got what he’d been seeking for almost two decades: an inflation target.

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Prof. Alex Tabarrok (of George Mason University) hits the nail on the head on EconTalk

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The Shining Star of Europe?

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Pizza Topping Markup Calculator | Centives

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2011: Record Low New Home Sales and ‘Distressing Gap’

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A Disrupted Higher-Ed System

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Understanding the Crude Oil/Dollar link.

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Obama College Aid Proposal Puts a Focus on Affordability

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US Debt stacked in $100 bills.

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Tables are turning on Greek debt deal – BBC News

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FOMC Holds Rate at 0-0.25%, Announces Inflation Target, Releases Inaugural Fed Forecasts

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How To Save The Euro — Soros likens solution to being in a skidding car: First, steer in direction of skid (impose discipline on deficit countries, carry out structural reforms). Once control is regained, correct the direction (apply stimulus)

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