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First Solar's U.S. Ambitions Slowed | TheStreet.com When First Solar acquired OptiSolar earlier this year, the $400 million deal was supposed to push the company into a preeminent position in the nascent U.S. large-scale solar-project business. But several developments on Tuesday placed those plans in doubt and may have left investors with questions about First … Read more

Art Cashin: Class Warfare a Threat to US Recovery — CNBC "It's bubbling up again, all this 'Wall Street versis Main Street' stuff…If we could get back to work again instead of pointing fingers, things in this country would go a lot better." (tags: ArtCashin stock_market) Five Questions for a Keynesian – The NBR Blog … Read more

A Rising Euro Poses a Threat to Parts of Bloc – WSJ.com The euro is overvalued by between 7% and 8% relative to other major currencies, and a further rise could be a "serious concern" for the more open euro-zone economies, the European Commission said. (tags: currency euro Europe) Bonds Are Signaling a Stronger Recovery … Read more

I Am a Death Panelist. I Am Not the Problem. – Economix Blog – NYTimes.com …among health economists there is near universal agreement that about 30 percent of health care spending — more than $700 billion a year — does no good. (tags: health_care)

Public Debt Risk Rising, Turbulent Year Ahead: Moody's Sovereign debt risk is rising globally, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom, which must outline plans to manage public debt or face ratings deterioration as soon as 2011, Moody's global head of sovereign ratings said on Monday. (tags: debt govt_spending) So Why Did Abu Dhabi … Read more