Economics Advances One Iconoclast at a Time

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Economics Advances One Iconoclast at a Time

In recent years, a number of economic ideas once considered unassailable have been called into question. The financial crisis and Great Recession threw much of macroeconomic and financial wisdom out the window, and now new evidence is challenging orthodoxy in a variety of areas. For example
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A Nation of Shopkeepers Rejoices as Tesco Trumps Carrefour

A tale of two grocers unfolded last week. On Wednesday, Carrefour SA said sales growth was at the low end of analyst estimates. It picked an unfortunate time to disappoint. Just hours earlier, Tesco Plc reported a 28 percent increase in yearly operating profit, progress on its margin target and a full-year
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Singapore Home Sales Jump to 4-Month High

Singapore home sales jumped to the highest in four months in March amid signs the property market is recovering. Developers sold 716 units, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said Monday. That's more than a revised 384 units in February and the highest since November. Still, sales are running at a
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Aichele: Billing and collections require accounting expertise

I read a letter to the editor recently (Herald, April 1) with the headline, ”Tips for candidates applying for a job.” The letter-writer called for voters to be able to describe the job candidates were seeking, to vote with the best available information. I am responding to that request. The La Plata County
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Pentagon Cited Boeing Over Quality Concerns Going Back Years

Before this praise, however, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, Ellen Lord, brought up the unresolved quality alerts with Boeing Defense, Space and Security President Leanne Caret during a regularly scheduled Jan. 29 review of the company's portfolio, the agency said in a statement to Bloomberg
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