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Alex Hern is a staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter.

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Economics blog
"The opposite of a sovereign debt crisis"
17 July 2012

Being paid to look after money isn't what governments ought to be doing.

Business
Who is Marissa Mayer?
17 July 2012

The new CEO of Yahoo! may be a superstar in Silicon Valley, but she's an enigma to most

Star Spangled Staggers
Quote of the day: James Carville on Mitt Romney
17 July 2012

James Carville, Bill Clinton's former strategist, lays the smackdown on the Republican candidate

North America
Did Obama's lawyers mess up the Affordable Care Act?
17 July 2012
Financial services
Goldman Sachs steps back from casino banking
17 July 2012

The Vampire Squid launches a private bank for wealthy clients

Economics
Inflation drops to 2.4 per cent
17 July 2012

RPI and CPI both fall further.

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David House trolls the Wikileaks Grand Jury
17 July 2012

Programmer invokes the fifth amendment 25 times in 50 minutes

Economics blog
Marissa Mayer, Google's 20th employee, becomes Yahoo!'s new CEO
17 July 2012

A move up and out for Google's star

Economics blog
How to set Libor in a post-Barclays age
16 July 2012

Time for the banks to have some skin in the game

Economics
Barclays traders may be criminally charged over Libor
16 July 2012

US Justice Department "to charge this year"

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