John Aziz
John Aziz is the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also an associate editor at Pieria.co.uk. Previously his work has appeared on Business Insider, Zero Hedge, and Noahpinion.
Latest articles by John Aziz
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There is a big difference between how richer and poorer investors view the stock market
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The taper is finally here: What the Fed's move means for the economy
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The central banker who changed his mind
feature Why Narayana Kocherlakota's shift shouldn't come as a surprise
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Don't believe the haters: Abenomics is working
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Bitcoin would benefit from being boring
feature Wild price fluctuation isn't exactly a good thing for a fledgling currency
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Did December's cold snap freeze hiring?
feature 123,000 more workers than usual were out of work due to cold weather last month. That's the exact difference between today's jobs numbers and Wall Street's prediction.
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Will history look kindly on Ben Bernanke?
feature Some will say he left a big mess. Others that he averted a second Great Depression.
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What can be done about January's disappointing jobs numbers?
feature We can't just assume that job growth will bounce back
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Why Microsoft should cheer Bill Gates' return
feature Microsoft’s business remains strong, but Gates can help push the company into a new era
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The Tea Party has become grotesquely fiscally irresponsible
feature John Boehner is right to ignore them
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The great Beanie Baby bubble
feature Shockingly, stuffed animals are not a fantastic investment after all
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What does the Big Mac Index really measure?
feature The cost of a Big Mac certainly says a lot about McDonald's global price structure, but currency manipulation...
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There is a better alternative to raising the minimum wage
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Obama's stimulus succeeded — even if it was too small
feature Five years later, Republicans are still determined to portray the stimulus as a failure. Enough!
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Bitcoin: The opportunity costs of mining for money
feature What the problems with hard money can teach us about the digital currency
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No, the rich are not a persecuted minority
feature And yes, Nazi analogies almost always lose the argument
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Are teen pregnancies good for the economy?
feature Teen pregnancies are at historic lows. But that has economic repercussions.
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Would you quit your job for $25,000?
feature The economics of paying workers to leave their jobs
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Are differences in IQ to blame for income inequality?
feature London Mayor Boris Johnson sparks a debate over the relationship between wealth and smarts
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What's the point of regulating lemonade stands?
feature Shutting down lemonade stands costs kids important entrepreneurial experience
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No, the government isn't lying about inflation
feature Conspiracy theorists gonna conspiracy theorize
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Do artificial fossil fuels have a future?
feature A new technology lets researchers create synthetic energy by stripping carbon dioxide from the air
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Free markets need more regulation than you think
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Does the Federal Reserve really control the money supply?
feature The Fed has been pushing trillions of dollars into the financial system. But the money supply has barely grown.
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