Alan Greenspan

EDMONTON, ALBERTA AND CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 5, 2009) - "A Conversation with Dr Alan Greenspan" The Event Group is proud to announce the moderators for TAQA's presentations of Dr. Alan Greenspan in Edmonton on November 9 at the Shaw Conference Center and Calgary on November 10 at the BMO Center at the Calgary Stampede. On November 9th in Edmonton, we are excited to announce that Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann has been secured to moderate the Dr. Alan Greenspan event. David Swann was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary Mountain-View on November 22, 2004. He was re-elected on March 3, 2008. He was elected as Leader of the Alberta Liberals, and therefore Leader of the Official Opposition, on December 13, 2008. "I look forward to an interesting and illuminating discussion that will be sure to teach ...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA AND CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/05/09 -- "A Conversation with Dr Alan Greenspan" The Event Group is proud to announce the moderators for TAQA's presentations of Dr. Alan Greenspan in Edmonton on November 9 at the Shaw Conference Center and Calgary on November 10 at the BMO Center at the Calgary Stampede. On November 9th in Edmonton, we are excited to announce that Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann has been secured to moderate the Dr. Alan Greenspan event. David Swann was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary Mountain-View on November 22, 2004. He was re-elected on March 3, 2008. He was elected as Leader of the Alberta Liberals, and therefore Leader of the Official Opposition, on December 13, 2008. "I look ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Global investors and analysts are concerned about taking on more risk due to skepticism over U.S. economic policies and its banking system despite an eight-month rally in the global stock markets, according to the Bloomberg Global Poll, a quarterly survey of economic, financial and political attitudes among BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service users worldwide. Nearly 75 percent of those surveyed see the world economy improving, up from just over 60 percent in July, while 40 percent of respondents say they are still cautious about taking on risk, and 31 percent see investment opportunities. The majority of investors polled also view the U.S. as the weak link in the world economy, with its markets among the riskiest, and 37 ...

Is the Obama White House giving support for a VAT behind the scenes? WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite President Barack Obama's "firm pledge" not to raise "any form" of taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year, the President's advisors and Democratic allies continue to float the creation of a Value-Added Tax (VAT). "It's getting more and more obvious that President Obama and Democrats in Washington, D.C. are laying the groundwork for a VAT," said ATR President Grover Norquist. "Apparently not content with violating his tax promise several times during the healthcare reform debate, President Obama now wants to tax every purchase made by every American -- including those earning less than $250,000." The timeline below illustrates the gradual introduction of the VAT into public discussion: May 27: Over the Memorial Day recess, the White House refuses to rule out a VAT: "While we do not want to ...

The last day of the third quarter turned out to be one of mixed emotions. While the bulls could be happy about closing out the best quarter in more than a decade, some worries cropped up that managed to keep the celebration in check.

Stocks initially got a nice lift from the government’s final attempt at putting a number on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter, which by now seems like a lifetime ago to most investors. Instead of the economy falling at an annualized rate of -1.2%, the government reported that GDP contracted at a pace of just -0.7% during the quarter.

But the fun didn’t last long as traders were treated to a surprise from the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index. The index, which is designed to indicate economic activity in the region, was expected to come in with an increase of 2.5 points to reading ...