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Europe's debt saga

• Sell, sell, sell

  Pressure mounts on Greece from its EU partners to sell state assets (87)

• • • Every which way but solved
    • (74)
  • • The European Central Bank could wreck the euro zone
    • (31)
  • • Economist asks: Will Greece default in 2011?
    • (5)
  • • Topic page: Euro zone

Volatile resource prices

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  A rocky patch

  Despite a setback the raw-materials boom is not over yet (11)

• • • Asia is at the mercy of prices set elsewhere
    • (2)
  • • Buttonwood: Which story best explains market moves?
    • (7)
  • • The Economist commodity-price index

Punishing financial misbehaviour

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  Guilty as charged

  A hedge fund boss goes down (6)

• • • Cracking down on insider trading
    • Schumpeter
    • (9)
  • • Audio: Wall Street reacts to the verdict
  • • Seeking new hedge-fund ambassadors

America's debt debate

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  The Blair House Project

  The White House and Republicans agree on where to go. They now have to work out how to get there (16)

• • • Deficit "triggers" sometimes work
    • (5)
  • • Discussion: Do fiscal rules instill prudence or reflect it?

Fixing banking

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  Unfinished business

  Banking is a lot safer than it was. Sadly more still needs to be done (12)

• • • A special report on international banking
    • (34)
  • • Audio: International banking faces post-crisis unheaval

Silicon Valley heating up

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  The new tech bubble

  Irrational exuberance has returned to the internet world. Investors should beware (47)

• • • Time to buy or sell internet companies?
    • (17)

America's recovery

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  Perking up

  Job creation is finally reaching respectable levels - Free exchange (18)

• • • Consumers tiptoe back towards borrowing, but not for houses
    • (6)

Emerging markets battle rising prices

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  Doing battle against inflation

  The government shows new resolution to ease inflationary pressure (2)

• • • The Turkish economy badly needs cooling down
    • (204)
  • • Higher Latin American home prices reflect new wealth
    • (11)
  • • Preparing for 3 billion more rich consumers
    • Free exchange
    • (13)
  • • Economist asks: Will high prices slow emerging-market growth?
  • • Topic page: Inflation

America's economy

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  Angst in the United States

  Its politicians are failing to tackle the country’s real problems. Believe it or not, they could learn from Europe (210)

• • • America's infrastructure is falling apart
    • (69)
  • • The economy innovates, but jobs remain scarce
    • (31)
  • • Why ever fewer low-skilled American men have jobs
    • (71)
  • • Discussion: What's wrong with America's labour market?

Experimental economics

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  Untying the knot

  Can randomised controlled trials unlock the secret to overcoming poverty? (17)

• • • Discussion: Are randomised trials the future of economics?
  • • Learning to respect the preferences of the poor
    • Free exchange
    • (10)
  • • The trouble with realising easy health gains
    • Free exchange
    • (17)
  • • Can trials answer the big questions?
    • Free exchange
    • (9)

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