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18 Cities Will See the Most Economic Growth Next Year

Bloomberg Business, 19 June 2015

For the past few years, oil towns have dominated the ranks of the fastest-growing economies in America. Now that the energy boom is fading, a new leader is emerging: Retirement communities in Florida that are buoyed by a surge in baby boomers. 

Greece Stares Into Unknown as Tsipras Insists a Deal Can Be Done

​Bloomberg Business, 19 June 2015

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted a deal to avert a default can be reached at an emergency summit of European leaders on Monday as his country clings to the euro after almost five months of brinkmanship.

How Student Loans Could Cripple the U.S. Economy

Bloomberg Business

The parade of graduation commencement speakers starts soon, and hopefully Rick Rieder won’t be among them. Because the message from BlackRock’s chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income to all those fresh-scrubbed graduates would be a big downer: Your student debt could cripple the U.S. economy.

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Asia Hedge Funds Hit Record on China Rally That’s Buckling

Bloomberg Business, 19 June 2015

Asia’s hedge funds boosted their assets to a record $177 billion in May by riding a Chinese stocks rally that’s now starting to falter.  Investments by funds with an Asia mandate exceeded the $176 billion in December 2007, before the global financial crisis, Alexander Mearns, chief executive officer of Singapore-based data provider Eurekahedge Pte, said in an interview on June 17.

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