How would the strength of the economy next year affect each candidate’s chances of defeating President Barack Obama? Nate Silver models the likelihood of each candidate winning the popular vote based on 2012 G.D.P. growth, President Obama’s current approval rating and the ideology of the candidate. Use the slider to see how changes in G.D.P. affect the model.

Reported By Bloomberg.com! Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank is concentrating intently on reducing unemployment and projects inflation to stay under control for the foreseeable future.

For a lot of people, I know, it does not feel like the recession ever ended, even with the economy growing for two years, Bernanke said today in prepared remarks for a town hall- style meeting with soldiers at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that economic growth remains [...]

If you asked Nicholas Woodman more than ten years ago what he might be doing with his life, you might get a blank stare and a shrug of the shoulders But little did he know, he would become the leader of GoPro. In 2002, GoPro hit the streets to introduce a small, durable, lightweight camcorder which can tape memorable moments that could never have been seen up-close before.

I recently watched the HBO film Too Big to Fail and it was nothing short of amazing. This website is by no means geared toward rating movies, but HBO Films needs to be applauded for their remarkable job. This movie displays the troubling events of the financial meltdown of 2008 and focuses more closely on U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The star-driven cast allows viewers to connect the dots and reflect on the turbulence which happened not too long ago.

The show Seinfeld puts it best when explain double dipping: “It’s like putting your whole mouth right in the dip. Look, from now on when you take a chip, just take one dip and end it.” But this article isn’t about the socially-peculiar moments when you catch some double dipping at a party, rather it’s about the near future of our economy. Probabilities for a “double dip” in the market have definitely lowered over the past year or so, but we are not clear by a long shot. The status today stands much like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Recently there have been many discussions that our society, or more broadly put, our lifestyle as a whole is rapidly approaching the end of a plateau. These discussions have developed because of the notable offset of events such as the recent recession, Middle Eastern unrest, and foreign civil rights. To a certain extent, most can agree that the 21st century has started off rough, but at the same time most do not agree that the plateau is near, or whether it even exists. Suggestions have risen that our society and style of life needs to be sent back to the days of simplicity, and some even advise prehistoric lifestyles. But too many economists and philosophers say there are no facts that suggest the human race is willing or able to take steps back in time just live a simpler, slower life.

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