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Why we’re still arguing whether QE worked

  How many times have you heard someone say that the Federal Reserve’s asset-purchase program known as quantitative easing was ineffective? At least, that’s what I keep hearing from the usual pundits arguing their case on television and in print. I have my own suspicions that monetary stimulus works well enough to thaw frozen credit markets, as it did amid ...

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Economic riddle of the Wall Street brain drain

  Nowadays, if you’re a smart college graduate, Silicon Valley and its tech-startup scene is the hot place to be. But 10 years ago, it seemed like everyone with a brain and big ambitions wanted to go to Wall Street. The worlds of investment banking and trading were a golden ladder to the good life. The numbers tell the tale. ...

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EmiratesGBC to host MENA’s best green building practices

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) — an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices — will showcase the best practices and experiences of the green building champions from across the Middle East and North Africa region at a special event on August 24 from 8.30am to 11.30am ...

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