Consumerism gaining foothold in communist Cuba
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Banks and The New Normal
By Holly A. Bell In our current economic environment everyone loves to hate banks. They represent foreclosures, “too big to fail”, government bailouts, and this week: manipulators of a key interest rate that affects loans around the world. So did big banks take too many risks and were individuals too eager to borrow money? Probably. …
Europe crisis could halve China’s growth: IMF
Is China Vulnerable? [repostus hash=d1a231dfac5956ecc958661b8854a8c4 title=Europe%20crisis%20could%20halve%20China’s%20growth%3A%20IMF host=AFP short=15ztw] Will the U.S. Manufacturing sector be better able to compete with China?
The Economic and Geo-Political Implications of China-Centric Globalization
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Determining ‘Value’ in Higher Education
By Holly A. Bell Last week The Princeton Review released their annual list of “Best Value Colleges”. While the Princeton Review makes their selections based on a formula that includes academics, cost of attendance, and gift aid, it does make you wonder about the definition of “best value”. Many of the colleges and universities on …
Alaska’s Role in the Balance of Trade with China
Last week Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell announced during a speech at The University of Alaska Anchorage’s MatSu College he had met with officials in China regarding trade and suggested the possibility of exporting North Slope liquified natural gas to China. This effort is in response to the economic, political, and regulatory hurdles associated with …
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Guest Article: Keystone Pipeline Denial Drives Canada to China
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Manufacturing: America’s Next Industrial Evolution?
By Holly A. Bell While I understand and accept the arguments for why globalization is a positive thing—higher wages and a growing global middle-class, lower cost of goods, and more goods available through specialization and trade (just to name a few)—an increasingly globalized manufacturing sector gives me cause for concern about competitive advantage in the …
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Who Are The 1%?
So who are the top 1% of wage earners in America? By Holly A. Bell What are their lives and households like and what do they do? The New York Times recently published an article that gives us some real insights into the highest 1% of income earners. You might be surprised who they are. …
An Afternoon with Steve Forbes
By Holly A. Bell I had an opportunity to meet Steve Forbes Wednesday and hear him discuss the economy, the Presidential election, healthcare, and government’s role in the economy. I decided he and I would get along just fine. This was actually not my first encounter with Mr. Forbes. The first was when he and …