Latest articles by John Aziz
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A mortgage is a terrible investment
feature You're probably better off renting
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Don't call Warren Buffett a tax hypocrite
feature He's just doing what any good capitalist would do
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Why you should care about Alibaba
feature This Chinese web giant is generating bigger revenues than Amazon and eBay put together
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Can we use skyscrapers to predict financial crashes?
feature A look at the historical record shows a strong correlation between the construction of big buildings and market meltdowns
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Is inflation really picking up?
feature The signals are mixed, but probably not
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Britain has basically decriminalized internet piracy. The U.S. should, too.
feature Internet piracy is bad for the economy. It's also impossible to police.
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The GOP's latest brainwave for the Federal Reserve is another terrible idea
feature Monetary policy can't be reduced to an equation
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Europe is in an epic depression — and it's getting worse
feature Why is the European Central Bank ignoring its mandate?
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Is a lack of skilled workers hurting the labor market?
feature The U.S. could certainly improve in this area. But the main problem with the economy is a shortage of jobs.
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Hey, conservatives: I'll trade you the corporate tax for a tax on pollution
feature Let's incentivize the right things
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America's factories are crumbling — is the economy next?
feature The average age of industrial equipment is the highest since the Great Depression
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For millions of part-time workers, the jobs crisis isn't over
feature The underemployment rate remains abnormally high, a reflection of continuing weakness in the labor market
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Don't hate the 'poor door'
feature It's just a cosmetic symptom of a much deeper problem
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With the world in flames, why is the economic recovery still going strong?
feature The Middle East is falling apart. Planes are falling out of the sky. And market don't care.
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The main lesson of Argentina's debt nightmare
feature The root cause of Argentina's woes should be familiar to many Europeans
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Why won't inflation conspiracy theories just die already?
feature Personal experience may tell us that inflation is rising. But it is not the whole story — not by a long shot.
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Even critics of the euro didn't see this coming
feature Recent studies show that the trade boost between eurozone countries didn't turn out as expected
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France's economic woes won't end anytime soon
feature The French government has fallen apart for the third time in two years
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Here's the latest economic 'crisis' that has pundits in a tizzy
feature That 1-in-500-million event in the junk bond market doesn't seem to be doing much
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Are we seeing an Alibaba bubble?
feature The Chinese internet behemoth is now more valuable than Amazon and Facebook. Some say its good luck can't last.
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Why the Rockefellers are betting on renewable energy
feature Sure, it's mostly symbolic. But the global energy business is also on the cusp of a dramatic transformation.
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Americans are sitting on lots of cash. But the Fed isn't to blame.
feature All the central bank has tried to do is to get people to spend, spend, spend
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How Japan's Shinzo Abe turned an economic recovery into a train wreck
feature Want to crush a recovery? Hike taxes.
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Rejoice! Businesses are investing!
feature All the pieces for a strong economic recovery are finally coming together
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