Latest articles by John Aziz
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Was the Fed's latest taper a huge mistake?
feature As emerging economies lurch toward crisis, the Fed continues to turn off the spigot
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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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No, the rich are not a persecuted minority
feature And yes, Nazi analogies almost always lose the argument
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The U.S. economy grew quickly at the end of 2013 — but is it sustainable?
feature The Commerce Department announced strong GDP numbers for the fourth quarter last year, but the market remains unsettled
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This is the key to understanding today's big GDP announcement
feature Growth soared to over four percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department announced. Here's why.
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There is a big difference between how richer and poorer investors view the stock market
feature But it doesn't change one important fact
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Is cash the most 'efficient' Christmas gift?
feature Yes — but we don't give gifts for efficiency
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Why don't Americans realize the deficit is falling?
feature In the eyes of voters, deficit reduction is more myth than reality
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Why are Americans still so pessimistic about the economy?
feature After a year of strong job creation and economic growth, economic confidence is still down in the dumps
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The taper is finally here: What the Fed's move means for the economy
feature The central bank is reducing bond purchases by $10 billion per month
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Nassim Taleb used to be my hero. But today, he's just plain wrong.
feature Some predictions matter more than others
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How open immigration could double the global economy
feature But we might never try it...
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Hey, Pope Francis: Markets are the solution, not the problem
feature Capitalism gets a bad rap from the new pontiff
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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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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, you can't trade $1,000 into $264 billion
feature Newsflash: Daytrading is extremely unlikely to make you rich. It is, however, likely to cost you a lot of money.
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Get ready for a massive renewable energy boom
feature Renewables are projected to be the fastest growing source of energy over the next 30 years. And that's a conservative estimate.
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Who should the SEC punish next for the Madoff scandal? Itself.
feature J.P. Morgan will likely be fined, but regulators were asleep at the wheel
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Don't believe the haters: Abenomics is working
feature Though the hard work has only just begun
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Less racism and sexism means more economic growth
feature Give people freedom to specialize in what they are good at, and the economy will grow
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The perils of predicting a stock market crash in 2014
feature The only bubble we're in appears to be filled with hot air
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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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How cutting government spending can increase the deficit
feature Sometimes the market just won't allow deficit reduction
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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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