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News media reporting of the situation in Ukraine has nearly vanished in the past couple of weeks. Here is an update from reader Jacob Dreizin, a US citizen who is fluent in Russian and can read Ukrainian.
Rate of job creation eases Summary:Â Japanese manufacturing firms saw a decline in output for the second month running in May alongside a con tinued fall in new orders and new export orders. That said, rates of decline for both new orders and output eased from those seen in April. Employment numbers grew in May for the tenth month running, albeit at a slower pace
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The Daily Ticker’s Lauren Lyster conducted an interesting interview today with British Member of Parliament Kwasi Kwarteng on gold and balancing the budget . To play the video, click on the preceding link.
In Reuters’ article, " Tens of thousands of Syrians abroad vote in early poll ," it reported:Â Expatriates and those who have fled the war were casting their ballots at dozens of Syrian embassies abroad ahead of next week’s vote inside the country that opponents have dismissed as a farce as the fighting rages in its fourth year. Several countries that oppose Assad, including France, have blocked the voting but Syrian government media said people were still able to participate in many countries
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Illinois Has Worst Pension Crisis, Needs Boldest Reforms, Not More Tax Hikes Governor Pat Quinn passed Illinois’ largest tax hike on record immediately after he was elected.
Some links for the bunnies Magnus Westerstrand discusses the hidden Bengtsson and his media gambit. I am sad to have witnessed the changes in Lennart Bengtsson’s media presence over the last few years. At first it was just a few comments in local media such as this article in UNT 2009 stating among other things that a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would only result in a temperature increase of about 1 o C as a result of the logarithmic forcing of CO 2 . This is misleading, of course, because it ignores feedbacks which increase that number substantially.
Read the article: BLS Employment Projections Through 2022: How Many Jobs Require a College Degree?
Read the article: BLS Employment Projections Through 2022: How Many Jobs Require a College Degree?