The song and dance of international stock markets is a stressful enough tune that one might need a massage therapist on permanent in-call even if they are acclimated to its serenade. As investors

In recent months, prominent government officials have publicly expressed skepticism about the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “Obamacare”), the health

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While President Obama has emphasized that the wealthiest Americans need to sacrifice more for the good of the country by paying higher taxes, his recent State of the Union address sidestepped

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, huge construction projects will be necessary to repair the damage in New Jersey.  The federal government (through the Army Corps of Engineers) funds many of

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently dealt with a dispute illustrating the litigiousness that can follow globalization.  The United States has a trade agreement with the Caribbean nation

The rapid melting of ice in the Artic has generated countless debates over global warming.  But the erosion of Arctic ice has huge economic ramifications, not just environmental ones.  An

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