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Don?t Be Scared To Own Stocks

Five U.S. Stocks
Americans are still shying away from stocks, an attempt to be more secure in regard to their financial security, new numbers indicate, but their view on investing in the stock market remains tepid at best.
A man buys meat at a local food market in Shanghai

It's Unethical To Eat Meat, Or So The Liberal Media Says

In an article titled ?Calling All Carnivores,? the New York Times Magazine issued a challenge to its readers in early April, asking them to make a case for why it?s ethical to eat meat, illustrating yet again the liberal bias of the mainstream media.
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Trader gestures in front of his screens during a bond auction on a trading floor in Madrid

The Market Will Solve It

When trying to explain real-world problems, economists always say things like: The market will sort it out. Or, the market will decide what's best.
Men looking for labor jobs stand along a street in Brooklyn, New York

The March Employment Data Thud

The Fed is also well aware that employment had peaked in each of the past two springs before resuming growth late in the year.
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Lonely? Retire In New York

If you live alone, is it better to be in a city like New York and be surrounded by so many people so you can feel a part of something just by virtue of proximity? Or does being that close to humanity without any significant connections only exacerbate feelings of loneliness? I think it would be great to be old in New York City. I'd take the dogs out for a walk in Battery Park, I'd sit on the park benches by the river with a stack of books that I'm plowing through, and I'd rock up to ...
Singer Greenwood Sings God Bless The USA At Coors Field.

The Silent Majority Sings as One: “God Bless the USA”

Those lyrics are from the most patriotic American anthem of the last half-century, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Ronald Reagan played the song the year it came out, at the 1984 Republican convention, and it gained iconic status after the 9/11 atrocities.
Spain

Is Spain Becoming The Next Greece?

Last year we woke up to headlines involving the home of the Acropolis and one of the worst debt situations in recent history – Greece.
U.S. President Obama shakes hands with China's President Hu during expanded bilateral meeting in Seoul.

The Race Against Time: America vs. China

China's rise has unsettled many Westerners, especially Americans who fear Chinese influence could overwhelm that of the U.S. As the U.S. struggles through economic recovery, will China seize its chance to lead the world?
Portraits of North Korea's President KimJong-Il, Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen painted on concrete blocks from the Berlin wall in Berlin

Why Are We Choosing Socialism?

America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.
U.S. Economy

US Economy In Early 2012 - Has The Renewal Begun?

In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host, and former Fox News commentator, had it right: The United States could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated.

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