Eurozone Economy Contracts .6% in 4th Quarter; France Down .3%, Germany Down .6%, Italy Down .9%; Expect ECB Jawboning on the "Strong Euro"
February 15, 2013 0

Eurozone Economy Contracts .6% in 4th Quarter; France Down .3%, Germany Down .6%, Italy Down .9%; Expect ECB Jawboning on the "Strong Euro"

By News Desk

As expected in this quarter (but not by economists) eurozone economies contracted at the sharpest rates in four years with Germany, France, and Italy falling short of consensus estimates. The eurozone consensus was .4%. The 17-nation bloc shrank at .6% quarter-on-quarter while the broader 27-nation bloc shrank .5% quarter-on-quarter.

Quickest Way to Kill 3D Printing – Get the Government Involved
February 15, 2013 0

Quickest Way to Kill 3D Printing – Get the Government Involved

By News Desk

Aaron Swartz protesting SOPA. ( Demand Progress ) Unfortunately, what many in the tech community seem not to realize, or have forgotten in their moment of presidential aggrandizing, is that Obama represents bi-partisan servitude to corporate-financier interests , the very interests that off-shored the planet’s most advanced and capable manufacturing base in human history in the first place.

Japan Contracts Third Straight Quarter; No Escape
February 14, 2013 0

Japan Contracts Third Straight Quarter; No Escape

By News Desk

However, economists were wrong again as Japan fourth-quarter GDP shows economy still in recession Japan’s economy contracted for the third consecutive quarter in October-December, showing the country is struggling to escape from a mild recession and adding weight to the new government’s push for radical policy steps to revive growth.