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How Gambling And Prostitution Can Predict Economic Activity
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 2:39pm | 1054Moneyball Economics founder and CEO, Andrew Zatlin, understands the subject of vice in a way few others do. In part two of Benzinga’s conversation with Zatlin, the economist discussed luxury spending and the role of vices like gambling and prostitution in predicting economic activity....
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Rep. Morris Brooks Preaches: Both Democrats and Republicans Have Overreached
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 2:08pm | 317Rep. Morris Brooks (R-AL) appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning where he expressed the desire to see Democrats come up with a fiscally responsible offer to the United States' complex spending problem. "Let's face it, I mean Republicans have overreached on the healthcare bill and I think...
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Investors: Remember The Sequester!
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 10:51am | 3536It's that time again in Washington... The stakes are high. The clock is ticking down. The politicians are getting anxious. And the level of adjectives being espoused in and around the nation's capital is escalating rapidly. The President of the United States told CNBC Wednesday afternoon that...
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Brent Down After US Sequester Kicked In
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 8:17am | 253Brent crude oil reached above $110 on Monday morning trading at $110.56 at 11:27 GMT. The commodity was still under heavy pressure from US fiscal problems as well as uncertainty in Europe. After US lawmakers were unable to come to an agreement about the nation's debt, the “sequester”, a series of...
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Explaining the Sequester - And Its Dangers
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 5:29pm | 815Nick Mastandrea, a veteran trader whose insights will soon be featured on Marketfy, shares his thoughts on the impending sequester. The views expressed here are his own. Back in the summer of 2011, the United States government was facing a dilemma. Without an existing budget it would be...
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The Sequester Isn't the Real Fiscal Crisis, But This Is
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 10:21am | 587With the deadline approaching for Congress to avert the looming sequester, the markets seem to be shrugging their shoulders at the situation. If lawmakers cannot reach a deal, severe cuts to the federal budget will come into effect starting March 1st. Wall Street's indifference is well deserved...