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The greatest rock star is Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis) of Pixies and solo career fame (if you disagree, start your own blog). The next fan to stop him on the street should not ask about how he kicked ass making Tromp le Monde despite the Pixies imminent implosion; he should ask "you are rich, right?" The world is polluted with talentless hacks (i.e. Kardashians) who bank obscene sums, so justice demands that true trailblazers who actually contribute something should also be rich. It feels good to know a personal hero is living comfortably because identifying with success instills hope...
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Survey: Which States Are Small-Business-Friendly? Posted By Walter Olson On May 11, 2012 @ 3:38 pm In Government and Politics,Regulatory Studies As Tad has noted [1], Thumbtack.com in cooperation with the excellent Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City has produced this attractive, clickable map [2] of the 50 states displaying the results of a survey of small-business friendliness. It’s worth checking out your state’s standing, as well as that of states with which it competes for new business. To a large extent the findings come in just about where one would expect: California plus the Northeast (aside from New Hampshire) are...
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ATHENS – While Greek politicians squabble over who can – or can’t – form a coalition government in the wake of May 6 elections in which anti-austerity rage caused a fractured result, more than 1,000 businesses in Greece are closing up shop each week, victims of a deep recession caused by pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions that have made many Greeks simply stop spending on anything than goods needed for their survival. Figures released by the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce showed that retail sales during the Greek Easter period were down 18 to 21 percent in the...
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Athens has the highest rate of empty office space in Europe, according to data for the year’s first quarter presented by BNP Paribas Real Estate. Its report on the course of the European office market showed that the availability rate in the Greek capital soared to 20 percent in the January-March period from 15.5 percent in the same period last year.
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BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stocks are sliding after elections in Greece and France heightened uncertainty about Europe's ability to solve its debt crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225 index has plunged 2.5 percent Monday to 9,142.47. Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 2.5 percent to 20,564.87. South Korea's Kospi shed 1.7 percent.
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 06:23:34 AM
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