Africa records fastest growing economies for 2011

Ghana, a West African nation is ranked the fastest growing economy in the world and tops the chart of the  top 12 fastest growing economies for 2011. Liberia, Angola, Ethiopia, and Mozambique are other African countries that…

Iraq: a profitable ground for US arms sale

Iraq will buy weapons worth $13 billion from the United States by 2013 and will spend another $13 billion on weapons later, a Baghdad newspaper reported citing an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman, according to RIA…

China: Chongqing on wealth inequalities

The Chinese government is seeking to narrow the income gap as part of efforts to spur consumer demand and reduce the economy’s reliance on investment for growth. Following the launching of the 12th five year…

Mass bird and fish deaths stoke curiosity

Five thousand dead blackbirds rained from the sky on the first day of the New Year in Arkansas. Then more dead birds fell in other states. Then huge fish kills were discovered in multiple US…

Figuring Out What a Dollar Is Worth

There’s a lot to be said about the recent attack by conservatives on the Federal Reserve, though none of it is good. Representative Ron Paul of Texas will head the committee that oversees the Fed…