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| Over the past 15 years, the United States has become the world’s sole superpower, dwarfing every other nation in terms of economic and military might. And while Japan, Russia, and the EU have fallen further behind, one nation has emerged to join the U.S. as the primary driver of global prosperity: China. In astronomical terms, we might envision the U.S. and Chinese economies as two stars revolving about each other, while accelerating and pulling a host of planets along with them. |
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Housing Boom Peaks O |
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| We are in the midst of . . . the biggest world-wide housing boom ever,” declared Robert Shiller, the Yale economist and author of Irrational Exuberance. In August 2004, sales of new homes went up by 9.4 percent, the biggest increase since December 2000. |
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Geothermal Energy Is |
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| Speculation, economic growth, and global tensions recently drove oil prices to around $50 per barrel. In a world in which energy consumption is constantly rising, the potential to tap geothermal energy is stunning. |
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Outsourcing Will Bec |
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| In today"s unforgiving global marketplace, no firm can afford to be "second-rate" in any business activity. Every business must find some way to get their cost and quality in line with world-class standards. |
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Business Dress Becom |
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| During the Clinton administration, the White House was a business-casual environment, where people wore rolled-up shirtsleeves and jeans to pizza-fueled all-nighter work sessions. When George Bush entered the Oval Office, he made it clear that anybody who was summoned there had better be wearing a suit. |
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