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...think I understand why so many people think that economics is a boring subject, but they are wrong. On the contrary, there is hardly anything I know that is as exciting as finding that the great events that move history, the forces that determine the destiny of empires and the fate of kings, can sometimes be explained, predicted, or even controlled by a few symbols on a printed page. We all want power, we all want success, but the ultimate reward is the simple joy of understanding." ("Incidents from My Career...
There's another danger that's invisible, but may be more dangerous than the others put together: climate change. Global warming will do to wildlife what it may do to humans. As the climate changes, animals may be forced to move out of the habitats they're accustomed to - like human refugees. "Global warming is something that all conservationists are worried about," says Russell Mittermeier, the president of Conservation International. "It has the possibility to undo a lot of the work we've done." (Hear Mittermeier discuss the impact that climate change on conservation, and the situation in Madagascar...
...current crisis is much more likely to accelerate structural changes taking place in the car industry across Western Europe. In the coming years, German car makers are likely to move more production out of the country and closer to their customers in Russia, the U.S. and Asia. Assuming, that is, that they still have a growing customer base in those places...
...mistake it made back then: failing to act with speed and force. Loose accounting standards had allowed banks to hold soured assets on their books without writing them down to their true market value. This permitted financial institutions that were technically bankrupt to delay taking in fresh capital - a move that would have hurt existing shareholders but would have restored banks to health. The government dawdled for more than half a decade, allowing banks to carry on in a diminished capacity despite the fact that with key lending institutions crippled, the broader economy could not thrive...
...report in the New York Times, the U.S. Treasury Department is considering taking part ownership of U.S. banks, effectively guaranteeing the solvency of the country's financial system. Britain announced a similar plan to shore up shaky banks by helping them refinance debt in exchange for ownership stakes. That move toward partial nationalization of the banking system underscores just how deep - and how apparently uncontrollable - the financial panic has become. With few tools left to central bankers seeking to calm markets, investors are likely in for more anxiety...