Economic contradictions and trade deficits in US growth
Economic analysis highlights how consumer and business spending drive growth but also widen the trade deficit as imports surge. Rising home values boost perceived wealth while lowering saving rates to near 1930s levels, yet real gains from real estate and investments complicate the picture. Experts note that perceptions vary by observer and market conditions.
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Washington
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Lynn Reaser
Banc of America Capital Management
United States
Study links subtle bias against obese shoppers in Houston mall
A Rice University study finds obese shoppers face subtle discrimination in stores, including less eye contact and rudeness, with greater hostility toward casually dressed participants. Phase two links weight cues and food items to worse treatment, while industry voices call findings inconclusive about deliberate bias.
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Houston
Catherine Schuller
Schuller
CurveStyle
New York
Rice University
Tomer
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Rice
Scott Krugman
National Retail Federation
Washington, D.C
Krugman
Chris Crandall
University of Kansas
Allen Steadham
International Size Acceptance Association
Austin
Internet users accept spam with growing tolerance
A Pew study finds 53 percent of adult email users say they trust email less because of spam, down from 62 percent a year ago. Twenty two percent spend less time on email due to spam, down from 29 percent. Pornographic spam declines as phishing scams rise. users largely keep their practices for avoiding spam, with a Jan 13 to Feb 9 survey of 1,421 internet users.
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New York
Pew Internet
American Life Project
United States
Pew
Deborah Fallows
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