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Link if video does not play: Mish on Capital Account . A New Way to Measure Unemployment On Monday, in the wake of a controversial drop in the unemployment rate, Gallup Economist Dennis Jacobe proposed a A New Way to Measure Unemployment . He proposed " Payroll to Population (P2P) — the number of Americans employed full-time for an employer as a percentage of the U.S
In response Japan carmakers to cut China production by half . Sales have plunged at Japanese car makers since violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products broke out across China in mid-September over the Japanese government’s purchase of a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea from their private owner.
Lost Bet On Friday, I lost a bet made in March of 2010 regarding unemployment . I bet that the unemployment rate would not dip below 8% before June 2015. I crunched numbers many ways and simply decided there is no way the economy could possibly grow enough jobs.
Bloomberg reports Merkel Arrival in Athens to Be Met by Anti-Austerity Protesters “Mr. Samaras said we should welcome Mrs
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