This study indicates that by and large this is not directly related to the economic crisis, but it may have magnified the discrepancy.

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Whatever stance one might wish the Fed to take, a purely descriptive approach to the relationships examined in this study indicates that equity investors should be rooting for reinflation.

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In the most recent news from this month: A study out of Minnesota indicates that baclofen is effective in treating symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

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