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Farmland prices: Is the bubble about to burst?
Experts think a 1980s-like crisis is unlikely, but concerns linger.
WASHINGTON — Record-high prices for corn, soybeans, wheat and other commodities have left growers flush with cash to purchase more land. And what the farmers don’t...
Why Fiscal Cliff Deal Fails To Neutralize Debt Ceiling Hostage
What is Fiscal Cliff Deal?
The term fiscal cliff has been used at various occasions in the past to refer to fiscal issues. It is already known to the public that Congress created the fiscal mess that it is currently squabbling over....
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Robert Malthus was born near Guildford, Surrey in February 1766. His father was prosperous but unconventional and educated his son at home. Malthus went on to Cambridge University, earning a master’s degree in 1791. In 1793, he...
More Companies Are Buying Cyber Insurance
With stories about data breaches, lawsuits, and hacking attacks fast becoming a staple in the daily news cycle, it is fascinating to see how companies are responding to cyber and privacy risks in the real world. Marsh just released a report...
The Best-Paying Jobs For Women In 2013
Forbes-Despite the 50-year anniversary of the Equal Pay Act this year, women continue to earn less than men across most job functions. In fact, according to new numbers released in February, the gender wage gap widened by slightly more than...
Richest presidents from Washington to Clinton
Three years ago, 24/7 Wall St. published the net worth of every American president, from George Washington to Barack Obama. We have updated our numbers to reflect the earnings of the still-living presidents. One thing remains clear: it pays...
Invisibility of Invisible hand doesn’t lead to inefficiency of market economy in Afghanistan
By Najibullah Arshad
It is invisible always and in everywhere not only in Afghanistan.
Privatization and” Free Market” do not lead to or cause inefficiency and incompetence in Afghanistan, but mismanagement and absence(invisibility) of good...
Franco Modigliani
Franco Modigliani was an eminent Italian Economist and Nobel Prize Laureate, who, with his great passion for economics, formulated many theories in his domain. Though born in Italy, he spent most of his life in America, teaching and engaging...
550 Children Die Every Day in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The worst place in the world to be a child or a mother
By Ahmad Masoud
Afghanistan has received US$58 billion in aid in the past 10 years, but the country has still remained as one of the poorest countries with the highest children...
Millions Of Pounds Worth Of Military Equipment May Not Return From Afghanistan
Huffing Post-More than 40% of Britain’s Afghan military equipment may not return to the UK, according to Government exit strategy plans.
Millions of pounds worth of resources are expected to be scrapped, sold or given away following the...
