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As the vote totals wind down, Beppe Grillo is the symbolic winner in the election.
Grillo 57 Monti 17 There are 315 total seats and the total above is only 301. Although 14 seats remain, not even a Monti-Bersani coalition in addition to those 14 seats would bring Bersani’s total to 158. Curiously, it appears Bersani received a plurality of the Senate popular vote with 32% compared to Berlusconi’s 30.2%.
"Great Rebalancing" Book Review: Two Thumbs Up; Investment Ideas for Unconventional Times With much pleasure, I highly recommend Michael Pettis’ newest book " The Great Rebalancing ". Pettis’ book covers global trade issues with a focus on current events in Asia, Europe, the United States, and the commodity producing nations. Read the book and you will see that much of the "common wisdom" espoused by others on global trade issues is not "wisdom" at all
View article: Real Time Italian Election Data and Projections; TV Projections Show Berlusconi Coalition Leading in Italy Senate
See original article: Italians Head to Voting Booths, Election Ends 9:00AM EST Monday; Surge for Grillo and "The Apathy Factor"…
With thanks to Yogi Berra, making predictions is hard, especially about the future. And with constantly revised forecasts for the EU, the European Commission decides the safe safe thing to do is Eliminate Forecasts for 2015 . Via Google Translate from El Economista ..
Segment Start: 01 h 44 min 15 sec Segment End: 02 h 07 min 36 sec 6. Under the Radar
The Post article titled, " In Syria, new influx of weapons to rebels tilts the battle against Assad ," admits:Â A surge of rebel advances in Syria is being fueled at least in part by an influx of heavy weaponry in a renewed effort by outside powers to arm moderates in the Free Syrian Army, according to Arab and rebel officials. The new armaments, including anti-tank weapons and recoilless rifles, have been sent across the Jordanian border into the province of Daraa in recent weeks to counter the growing influence of Islamist extremist groups in the north of Syria by boosting more moderate groups fighting in the south, the officials say. Despite the rampant extremism in the north, French photographer Olivier Voisin found himself amongst these very militants in the midst of what we are told are waves of "rebel gains." Apparently these "gains" are being made at high costs
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Following a wave of suicides in China, one at Foxconn where a worker twice attempted to kill himself and succeeded the second time, Foxconn suspended hiring, deciding to use more robots .