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Posted on - The Economist reports on The American economy’s state of health, how it has deteriorated over the past two decades and proposes some suggestions for how to raise it once more. Factually, America’s economic prospects began to bloom back in the 1990’s, when productivity soared and immigrants and foreign capital flocked to take advantage of what was quickly dubbed the “New Economy”. Sadly, the New Economy is no more…
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As the Economist explains, the entrepreneurs of new technologies like to flock together – and the place they are now clustering is the middle of a desert. More specifically, the Mojave desert – America’s main centre for experimental military flights. These individuals, who have now come to be known as New Space, are a curious…
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Recently, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel began to forge a closer relationship than many expected. According to Reuters’ findings, the two leaders met discreetly in Paris to have a lengthy one-on-one discussion. As for the purpose of the meeting, sources mean that Merkel sought Hollande’s buy-in for bold steps towards greater political…
