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The Americano’s Most Read News 2009

The Americano’s Most Read News 2009

The Americano has published many different news pieces. Here is a list of some of the most popular and widely read news pieces:

December 29 2009 | Posted in Today's Recommendations | Read More »

U.S. Consumer Confidence Tanks in October

U.S. Consumer Confidence Tanks in October

Consumer confidence slides in October as more Americans worry about jobs and salaries.
The Conference Board, a private research group studying consumer confidence showed yesterday that Americans’ confidence about the U.S. economy fell in October.
As job prospects remained bleak, there is strong speculation that an already gloomy holiday shopping forecast could worsen.
The Consumer Confidence Index, released [...]

October 28 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

Forty Percent of Americans Define Themselves as Conservatives

Forty Percent of Americans Define Themselves as Conservatives

Political conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the United States in 2009, confirming a finding first noted in June by Gallup Poll.
In the latest Gallup Poll report, 40% of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal.
This marks a shift from 2005 through 2008, when moderates were [...]

October 28 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

2009 U.S. Federal Deficit Surges to $1.42 Trillion

2009 U.S. Federal Deficit Surges to $1.42 Trillion

U.S. Treasury figures show that the federal government spent $46.6 billion more in September than it took in, a month that normally records a surplus. That boosted the shortfall for the full fiscal year ending Sept. 30 to $1.42 trillion. The previous year’s deficit was $459 billion.
As a percentage of U.S. economic output, it’s the [...]

October 19 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

Experts Predict Hard Times for the U.S. Economy

Experts Predict Hard Times for the U.S. Economy

After the job losses in August, things are starting to look bad for the U.S. economy and also for the banking sector, according to Christopher Whalen, managing director at Institutional Risk Analytics.
Whalen says most observers are drawing the wrong economic conclusions from the stock market’s robust rally.
“Why is liquidity going into the financial sector? It’s [...]

October 7 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

The 2009 Mexico-U.S. Voluntary Repatriation Program Concludes

The 2009 Mexico-U.S. Voluntary Repatriation Program Concludes

The Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs report that the 2009 Voluntary Repatriation Program ended this week.
It began on August 21st with the participation of the governments of Mexico and the United States and is based on the “Memorandum of Understanding on the Safe, Orderly, Dignified and Humane Repatriation of Mexican Nationals” dated February [...]

October 2 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

The History of U.S. Elections as Seen by U.S. Hispanics

The History of U.S. Elections as Seen by U.S. Hispanics

During the 20th century, U.S. Hispanics participated in politics in good faith and to the extent they were allowed. In spite of the fact that the de facto partial exclusion of Hispanics was at times a written and at times an implied rule during the 19th century, this group always admired the U.S. electoral system [...]

September 21 2009 | Posted in Featured, Hispanic Heritage | Read More »

The U.S. Economy Slips to Number Two in Global Competitiveness

The U.S. Economy Slips to Number Two in Global Competitiveness

The United States economy has lost its top position as the most competitive economy in the world, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2009-2010 Global Competitiveness Report, released on September 8, 2009.
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape [...]

September 8 2009 | Posted in News, World News & Views | Read More »

Multi-National Division Baghdad also Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Multi-National Division Baghdad also Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

From Baghdad, Sargent Joshua Risner informs that in the coming weeks, there will be several events scheduled in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Beginning with a 10 kilometer run/five kilometer walk around Z Lake in Baghdad, Sept. 19, Soldiers of Multi-National Division Baghdad will participate in a month-long series of events and celebrations honoring Hispanic Heritage [...]

September 8 2009 | Posted in News, World News & Views | Read More »

The Dangers of Inflation

The Dangers of Inflation

By Noah Clarke.
Despite using it every day, most people have, at best, only a slight intuition as to what money is. This allows government to take advantage of the nation’s currency for its own and its friends’ benefit.
First, let us be clear about what money is not. Money is not wealth. Real wealth, in economist [...]

August 29 2009 | Posted in Economy, Opinion | Read More »