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May 18, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest Foreign Policy News

Robert Gates: 'Not Impressed' With GOP Candidates on Foreign Policy
Gates is a Republican, but was defense secretary under President Barack Obama. He said he is impressed with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's foreign policy knowledge, but added that he never discussed domestic policy with her when they ...
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Why Are Chinese and Russian Ships Prowling the Mediterranean?
There are good, simple reasons for the joint naval exercises in the waters off Europe. But Moscow and Beijing also ain't above a little swagger. By Jim Holmes<p> Jim Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and co ...
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Successful US Raid Into Syria Could Lead to More Missions …
Colum Lynch is Foreign Policy's award-winning U.N.-based senior diplomatic reporter. Lynch previously wrote Foreign Policy's Turtle Bay blog, for which he was awarded the 2011 National Magazine Award for best reporting in digital media. He is also a ...
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May 16, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

10 States With the Biggest Income Inequality

10 States With the Biggest Income Inequality
The wealth gap between America's highest earners and the rest of the U.S. population has never been greater, and it's a discrepancy poised to continue growing, according to various studies done on the topic. In 2013, upper-income Americans had a median ...
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The 9 Million Picasso That Explains Global Inequality
But this much we do know: The astronomical rise in prices for the most-sought-after works of art over the last generation is in large part the story of rising global inequality. At its core, this is the simplest of economic math. The supply of Picasso ...
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May 16, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest Government Statistics News

IMF Seeks to Promote Greater Data Transparency in Developing Countries
This can be attributed to many factors, including insufficient high level attention to disciplined data dissemination, inadequate resource allocation to statistical work across government agencies, and incipient technical expertise and IT ...
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State Government Tax Revenue Rises for Fourth Year in a Row, Census Bureau ...
"The Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections provides a comprehensive look at the fiscal health of state governments," said Kevin Deardorff, chief of the Census Bureau's Economy-Wide Statistics Division. "State governments and businesses have ...
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May 15, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest Market Manipulation News

Citi may end up pleading guilty to currency market manipulation
HSBC already paid $ 343 million (£220 million), JPMorgan $ 352 million (£226 million), the Royal Bank of Scotland $ 344 million (£220 million) and UBS $ 371 million (£238 million) to settle currency market manipulation allegations with the same regulators.
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Hong Kong's SFC vows to crack down on market manipulation amid rally
Securities and Futures Commission chairman Carlson Tong Ka-shing has vowed to crack down on potential market manipulation after several small plays exhibited very unusual share price movements in the recent market rally. Tong said the regulator had a ...
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