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Ecomonics
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January 15 2011 |
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Executive Summary:
The world is in no position to face major, new shocks. The financial crisis has reduced global economic resilience, while increasing geopolitical tension and heightened social concerns suggest that both governments and societies are less able than ever to cope with global challenges.
Yet, as this report shows, we face ever-greater concerns regarding global risks, the prospect of rapid contagion through increasingly connected systems and the threat of disastrous impacts. |
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Last Updated ( January 15 2011 )
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Finance
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December 30 2010 |
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Preamble 
Throughout our nation’s history, Americans have found the courage to do right by our children’s future. Deep down, every American knows we face a moment of truth once again. We cannot play games or put off hard choices any longer. Without regard to party, we have a patriotic duty to keep the promise of America to give our children and grandchildren a better life. |
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Last Updated ( December 30 2010 )
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Business
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December 29 2010 |
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For Rent: The Ongoing Perils of Commercial Real Estate
An ABTV Industry Watch Report
As the economic recession has pummeled the overall economy, it has decimated the Commercial Real Estate industry. With the general economy showing signs of stabilizing, government, financial institutions, industries and investors have turned from handling the emergency triage of the immediate economy-threatening financial crises of the recent past to identifying and managing the crises on the horizon. While the residential real estate industry has been the poster child for the struggles of the financial markets, the Commercial Real Estate industry must now face its own challenges. |
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Last Updated ( December 29 2010 )
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Ecomonics
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December 18 2010 |
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Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Jill Shankleman conducted a six-month research project to examine the impact of China's oil and mining companies' recent overseas expansion on the governance of resource wealth. |
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Last Updated ( December 18 2010 )
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Finance
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December 10 2010 |
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Farewell to Cheap Capital?
The implications of long-term shifts in global investment and saving
The recent bursting of the global credit bubble followed three decades in which capital became progressively cheaper and more readily available. Today, interest rates remain very low for several reasons, including economic weakness in developed economies, little demand for new credit by heavily indebted households, and central bank monetary policies aimed at stimulating growth. Many people have come to believe that low interest rates now are the norm. |
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Last Updated ( December 10 2010 )
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Finance
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November 30 2010 |
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Payment Card Networks under Assault 
How Capping Interchange Fees Will Hurt Consumers, Charities, Community Banks, and Credit Unions
Executive Summary
In recent years, the use of credit and debit cards to purchase goods and services has surged in the United States, and American consumers pay with “plastic” now more than ever before.
The growth in popularity of payment cards has benefi ted greatly both consumers and retailers. Innovations in electronic payment networks have improved the efficiency of business transactions, enabled seamless and secure digital commerce, and provided consumers with valuable tools for saving money and managing personal finances. |
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Last Updated ( November 30 2010 )
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Ecomonics
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November 27 2010 |
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The 2010 State New Economy Index
Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States
Introduction
While every state continues to experience the impacts of the economic downturn and resulting recession, it will be many years before we understand the full nature and causes of the financial crisis. But it appears that one of the contributing factors to both the crisis and the anemic nature of the recovery has been the weakened position of the U.S. economy in global markets.
This relatively untold story of the recession and recovery is, in fact, perhaps one of the major developments in the U.S. economy, one that will have significant impacts on state economies for decades into the future—particularly if the nation continues to ignore the issue. |
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Last Updated ( November 27 2010 )
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Computer & Internet
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November 27 2010 |
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Executive Summary
Domain name registrations in domain name registration accounts are as important in the virtual world as their brick-and-mortar assets are in the physical world. Individuals and organizations should thus consider measures to protect virtual assets against a range of threats or circumstances in the virtual world that may result in temporary or permanent loss of domain names. |
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Last Updated ( November 27 2010 )
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