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New York vs. London: Two Cities to Rule Them All

In picking the world's greatest city, these two global capitals are practically tied. But somebody got to be a winner ...

Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Movie Theater Reuters

Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Movie Theater

By purchasing America's second largest cinema chain, a Chinese conglomerate is hoping to launch a global entertainment takeover.

Smack! The BRICs Hit a Wall of Their Own Making

Smack! The BRICs Hit a Wall of Their Own Making

After powering the world economy since 2008, developing markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China might be teetering.

Where Did All the Facebook Buyers Go? denisdervisivic/Flickr

Where Did All the Facebook Buyers Go?

Facebook has fallen 10% in Monday trading so far

Go Midwest, Young Man: Indiana's Plan to Steal California Jobs Reuters

Go Midwest, Young Man: Indiana's Plan to Steal California Jobs

Mitch Daniels has a plan to make his state the new destination for outbound sunbelt businesses. Is it doomed to flop?

The Truth About College Aid: It's Corporate Welfare Reuters

The Truth About College Aid: It's Corporate Welfare

Recent economic research suggests that colleges siphon off a significant portion of federal education aid rather than lowering costs to students

The Consumer's Revenge: Can We Beat Corporations at the Efficiency Game? Reuters

The Consumer's Revenge: Can We Beat Corporations at the Efficiency Game?

For 30 years, corporations dominated the efficiency game via offshoring and automating. Now consumers are getting in the game

Go Small: Why Washington Must Give Up the Illusion of a Grand Bargain Reuters

Go Small: Why Washington Must Give Up the Illusion of a Grand Bargain

Washington needs to stop searching for a grand bargain and start working on politically viable steps that do not require the hammer of imagined fiscal meltdown to motivate action.

Why Did Zynga's Stock Drop After Facebook Went Public? Reuters

Why Did Zynga's Stock Drop After Facebook Went Public?

Believe it or not, other stocks besides Facebook traded on Friday. Although Zynga probably wishes it wasn't one of them.While Facebook's…

The End of Soda? Reuters

The End of Soda?

Sales of soft drinks are falling in the United States. But don't start writing the industry's obituary yet.

'The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We're Dancing on its Grave' Reuters

'The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We're Dancing on its Grave'

"I don't think [Facebook] is a bubble. I think it's the beginning of the end of the valley as we know it."

'If Facebook's Profit Model Stays the Same, This Valuation Doesn't Make Any Sense' jaycameron/flickr

'If Facebook's Profit Model Stays the Same, This Valuation Doesn't Make Any Sense'

Espen Robak is the president of Pluris Valuation Advisors, where he tracks burgeoning trading on the secondary private market.

One Chart That Shows How the Great Recession Has Whacked the Young Reuters

One Chart That Shows How the Great Recession Has Whacked the Young

A generation is a terrible thing to lose

The 100% Economy: Why the U.S. Needs a Strong Middle Class to Thrive Reuters

The 100% Economy: Why the U.S. Needs a Strong Middle Class to Thrive

Nick Hanauer is the kind of innovator and venture capitalist expected to power the country's next wave of growth. So why does he insist that only the fading middle class can rescue America?

Hayek Was Right: Why Cloud Computing Proves the Power of Markets Reuters

Hayek Was Right: Why Cloud Computing Proves the Power of Markets

Guest post by Jim Manzi, founder and Chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies, and the author of Uncontrolled: The Surprising Payoff of…

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