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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will raise the rate of sales tax to 8% from 1 April next year, from the current 5%. Policymakers have argued that the hike is key to reducing Japan’s public debt – which now stands...

By Google News Organic food is more popular than ever, so why is Whole Foods struggling? Christian Science Monitor Whole Foods reports declining sales for the sixth quarter in a row, even as organic food sales have doubled in the past decade. Monitor...

Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate...

By Michael Snyder According to the International Monetary Fund, global debt has grown to a staggering grand total of 152 trillion dollars.  Other estimates put that figure closer to 200 trillion dollars, but for the purposes of this article let’s use...

January 4, 2017 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy minister on Wednesday flagged potential risks to investment stemming from U.S. tax cuts under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to defend the U.S. manufacturing...