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This article discusses international trade between the US and China. This article talks about differences in currency value between the two countries and how the US is trying to solve these currency imbalances in order to lower unemployment in the US.

This article is about how the supply side within the United States has changed since the Deepwater Horizon incident last year and the recent earthquake in Japan. These two disasters that occurred within 1 year of each other are estimated to affect the US economy for over 10 years at the least.

Andrei Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the nobel prize for their researches on graphene. Graphene is a new material that derives from Graphite (the inside of pencils) and it turns out to be the best heat conductor available and to be able to conduct electricity as fast as copper. Its uses are almost infinte and they predict that it might take the place of silicon for faster computers in the future.\nHaving to deal with scarcity people find clever ways to go about with what is available to them, and often by inventing new things, in this case *Graphene*, we can make better use of resources and avoid wastes of other, less efficent, materials.

Japan's nuclear crisis and the devastations caused by last Friday's earthquake and tsunami are unlikely to trigger a global recession as happened in the aftermath of the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers three years ago, according to leading economists. However, they expressed fears that automobile and electronic industries around the world, especially in Asia, Europe and the US, may face manufacturing delays, if the Japanese production of components remain crippled for a long period. Even though Japan is the world's third largest economy, its share of the global gross domestic product (GDP) is below 5 per cent. Therefore, the consequences for the global economy from the catastrophe will be very minimal

"China on Sunday urged Washington to stop pressuring Beijing as the US Senate prepares to vote on a controversial bill aimed at punishing the Asian nation for alleged currency manipulation." The U.S. government is very unhappy with China's dealings with their currency and policies regarding said fiasco. We are en route to passing a very controversial bill to reprimand China for its backhanded actions.

This article discusses an example of protectionism where a country (the US) might be just giving an unfair excuse in order to prevent imports

This article discusses the different views of the Republicans and Democrats on setting the 2012 fiscal budget. The US government almost shutdown because the parties could not come to an agreement on how to spend money. This is a big topic in the US right now, especially with the increasing debt.

This article discusses how the US Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low, using monetary policy to try and increase spending. It also explains their reasoning for it and the possible times when they will finally rise and to what extent.

here are two websited which show how lumber demand dropped down from 2002 till 2009 and how it begun to increase in 2010 and what will be approximate price. its interesting as forests get less but demand rises. here is specific information about us how and why did lumber demand fall down and why it increased. in addition here is and this is an excellent website that tells us how we overexposure use of lumber and what will happen: its interesting http://www.idahoforests.org/wood_you.htm#top

This article provides an interesting perspective into the fluctuation in price levels between different domestic routes in the US. As demand for a particular route goes up, so does price of airfare that serves that route. As a result, an increasing number of airlines allocate resources to serve that route, and as a result of competitive pressure, prices go down. This results in volatility of prices, and a constant shift in the allocation of resources based on price levels between routes. For instance, the route between Atlanta (ATL) to Las Vegas (LAS) is said to have 2,472,916 price changes. This reflects upon the popularity of this route for domestic travel within the US.

This article is an opinionated view on price controls regarding prescription drugs. The author, David B. Kendall, wishes that the US will not import foreign price controls on prescription drugs and instead create their own thus making them completely tailored to the US' needs and limitations. This is because of safety concerns of some foreign drugs that can not be regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).

This article discusses the business cycles of the US. It talks about how these cycles are getting smaller and smaller for the US with fewer years in between crest and trough. This article also discusses how these shorter business cycles are affecting the value of the US dollar, inflation, etc.

Because of the protectionism surrounding the US, Columbia has taken to trading largely with China, which has boosted the Colombian economy. Now the US has decided on free trade with Colombia, even though Colombia no longer needs this as it has become independent of the US.

This article is about a discovery of water on moon and how it could be used by astronauts. in one word is a great discovery in addition in this article is also said how this water discovered was discovered

In Indonesia, where the land was once seemed to be covered by endless dark waves of treetops, almost indiscriminate logging is taking place - both legal and illegal. The irony is, this deterioration of forests in the country is actually recorded as progress. This is because the land which is cleared is used for other purposes which are considered less 'scarce'. Logically, in a country with plenty trees, the scarcity of trees will not be very high. Thus, by reducing supply of something which they have an ostentatiously an 'infinite' supply of and acquiring more scarce means of economic production, this economic phenomenon is recorded as progress in Indonesia.

This article discusses the prices of crude oil and what makes them change. Kent also talks about the current stability of crude oil prices and something called the "Ratcheting Effect". This article is very interesting because it pertains to very recent events and also vaguely to the oil spill by BP in the Gulf. Although it does contain some bias in certain aspects, some of the statements are very general and unbiased.

This article shows how Americans with a higher income use iPads, e-readers, computers, cellphones more than Americans with lower incomes. This is an example of income elasticity of demand, where an increase in average income among Americans will lead to more demand for computers, cell phones and other electronic devices.

The article raises an interesting point regarding the use of public good expenditure as a stimulant for the economy and job creation - thus creating an overall positive benefit for society. It also discusses expenditure conflicts between provision of different types of infrastructure e.g. roads or highways as transportation infrastructure. Ultimately, it states that the US should spend more on public goods oriented around job creation to benefit the economy.

WE, as consumers have a lot of power. Businesses just want to maximize profits -- and we can make it profitable for them to be more sustainable. This article discusses this statement in more detail, suggesting that amongst the methods that can be used to counter market failures of consumption and production which accelerate environmental phenomenon such as global warming, is rethinking and prioritizing the choices of consumption that we make on a daily basis. Businesses respond to consumer demand. If we demand more environmentally oriented products... wouldn't that make a difference?

This article discusses the recent decline in unemployment in the US. The US has had decreased unemployment each month over the past 3 months, and this is with the terrible snowstorms in January. This is a very good sign that the recession is truly coming to an end.

USA: this article discusses how, following the most recent recession, the US labor market improved throughout the country, driven by rising retail sales and "solid growth" in manufacturing. "Labor market conditions continued to strengthen modestly, with all Districts reporting some degree of improvement," The article also goes on to discuss labor demand and growing economies.