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U.S. Pressures Europe to Act With Force on Debt Crisis

NYT > Business  Fri, 09/23/2011 - 10:42

President Obama is urging the heads of Germany and France to take coordinated measures to prevent Greece’s debt woes from spreading to its neighbors.


 

Transport of oil from tar sands in Canada fuels debate

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 03/30/2011 - 06:50

Here are some arguments to consider if we plant to get more oil from our neighbors to the North.


 

Would You Rent Your Car Out While Not Driving It? Car Sharing Ex...

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 03/15/2011 - 01:37

New services are taking the car rental model a step further. Instead of using a fleet of Zipcars, RelayRides, WhipCar, Spride Share, and Getaround allow car owners to rent out their vehicles to their neighbors when they’re not in use.


 

Corporate tax cuts could lead to Canadian election

Topix - Business News  Sun, 02/13/2011 - 02:05

Canadian politics are heating up in language familiar to the neighbors down south: tax cuts, jobs, the deficit, corporate enrichment and struggling families.


 

Egypt's neighbors share catalysts for unrest

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 02/02/2011 - 06:51

Egyptian protestors in Tahrir Square in central Cairo, Egypt.<br /><br />The odds of unrest spreading elsewhere in the Middle East depend heavily on a volatile mix of the conditions that sparked revolt in Egypt and Tunisia.

By John W. Schoen.



 

Stylish Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas needs every edge

Newsvine - business  Sun, 12/12/2010 - 15:06

The last major Las Vegas resort approved before the Great Recession will have to lure thousands of gamblers from established neighbors to survive after it opens Wednesday.


 

Start-Ups Follow Twitter, and Become Neighbors

NYT > Business  Thu, 11/11/2010 - 21:55

Start-ups are jostling to rent offices in the same building as Twitter, hoping some of its success will rub off on them.


 

India Worries as China Builds Ports in South Asia

NYT > Business  Mon, 02/15/2010 - 15:35

As trade in the region grows more lucrative, China is developing more ports and forcing India to rethink relations with its neighbors.


 

Social Learning in Social Networks

MIT Sloan Publications  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:50

This paper analyzes a model of social learning in a social network. Agents decide whether or not to adopt a new technology with unknown payoffs based on their prior beliefs and the experiences of their neighbors in the network.


 

Wealth Matters: Somebody’s Watching ... and Ready to Sue

NYT > Business  Fri, 09/04/2009 - 12:45

The dispute over a stone wall in Westport, Conn., opens a window into life in a wealthy suburb, where neighbors have enough money to fight for years over an issue.