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Snippets from Silicon Valley
The big issue sweeping across America right now is the USA debt crisis. The American public is fed up with the shenanigans in Congress. Everyone here wants to see a plan to reduce the significant US deficit. The Democrats and Republicans are divided about how best to go about that. The Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, steadfastly refuse to agree tax hikes and want to see another round of deliberations about more deficit reductions prior to the USA Presidential elections next year.
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Snippets from Silicon Valley 20.12.2011
Season’s Greetings from Silicon Valley! There has been at least a little festive cheer over here in the USA. The unemployment rate in the USA dropped back to 8.6% from its level of 9.1% over the last few months. The so-called Black Friday shopping spree showed renewed buying activity by consumers and that seems to be continuing as we approach the Christmas season. There is some optimism that the Democrats and the Republicans are starting to work out some compromises, although they are still going backwards and forwards on negotiations to continue with an extension to the payroll tax cut and it’s anyone’s guess how that will pan out.
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Snippets from Silicon Valley 27.01.2012
The World Economic Forum has started in Davos, Switzerland, in a climate of considerable economic uncertainty, and some might say gloom. Recent statistics from the UK Office for National Statistics show that economic activity decreased by 0.2% in the last 3 months of 2011. However, there was brighter news from Germany where the Business Climate Index for January 2012 was reported to be up slightly from the previous month, reflecting Germany’s position as a key economic engine...
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