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Cold Winds in Cairo

From On November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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When I was living in Cairo, the transition to winter was sometimes smooth. The beastly oven of summer changed slowly into a bearable fall of cool-warm. The fall moved from the cool-warm to a few weeks of cold, or at least what was cold to Egypt. These were smooth changes. It [...]

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U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Carry High Cost for Global Economy

From On November 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) special report released here Friday.

Based on consulations with a group of nine bipartisan [...]

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High Frequency Trading, “Dark Pools”, and Large Energy Price Shocks (read: war in the Gulf)

From On October 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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About 32 percent of all stock trades in the US stock markets are being done “off market” in “dark pools” and other confidential “trading platforms”. Trading on well-known markets such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ has been dropping precipitously.

The “dark pools” have taken over some increasing [...]

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A Walmart for Libya

From On September 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Last Sunday former President Bill Clinton asked the CEO of Walmart if he would open a store in Libya.

Surely Libya needs more jobs and needs to get its economy going, but I am not sure how a Walmart would do that. A large proportion of the goods that [...]

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