China: An Infrastructure Anecdote For Your Sunday Reading

Posted by: Econophile

Post date: 03/21/2010 - 12:33

China: When you build roads so fast, sometimes you never know what you may run into at the end of the road. A very short story for your Sunday reading.

The Real Crisis in Health Care?

Posted by: Leo Kolivakis

Post date: 03/21/2010 - 09:53

As the House gets ready to pass a "historic" bill on health care reform, let me introduce you to the real crisis in health care...

Jim Rogers on Chinese Currency and Trade War: My Thoughts

Posted by: asiablues

Post date: 03/20/2010 - 19:47

My take on views expressed by Jim Rogers at a BBN interview on Mar. 18 about the recent currency and trade confrontation between the US and China, the Canadian loonie and the U.S. bond market.

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