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Understating the Deficit
The Associated Press reports that the current fiscal year’s federal budget deficit will fall short of a record, coming in at over $1.3 trillion, but below last year’s record $1.4 trillion, when the year ends September 30. But something is wrong with the AP’s information. The U.S. Treasury says the national debt at the end [...]
20Aug2010 | Sheldon Richman | 3 comments | ContinuedCan't Find A Morning Show
I don’t know if morning shows are getting worse or I’m getting less tolerant, but I just can’t find a news program to watch during my ritualistic morning caffeine fix. FoxNews has some good information, but unfortunately the informative part of the program is only about 2 mins at the beginning of each hour. There [...]
3Nov2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 2 comments | ContinuedWonders in Perspective
Do you ever wonder why the major news media cover NASA’s shuttle flights so extensively? I do. Every time a shuttle launches or lands, several broadcast media cover these events live. And replays are shown on the evening news. Likewise, whenever a shuttle flight is in progress, we get regular reports on the news of [...]
1Jun2001 | Donald J. Boudreaux | 0 comments | ContinuedA Speculator Talks About Free Markets
Victor Niederhoffer is president of Niederhoffer & Niederhoffer, Inc., a commodities trading advisor. Managed Accounts Reports ranked his global hedge fund number one out of 144 funds in its class during the three years ending June 1995. This article is adapted from his forthcoming book, The Education of a Speculator (Wiley). French Finance Minister Michel [...]
1Jun1996 | Victor Niederhoffer | 0 comments | Continued-
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