More in Sweden
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Sweden Relocates Town For Mining Profits
In one of the whackier stories that isn’t getting much attention, Bloomberg reported yesterday that the northern Swedish town of Kiruna is literally being moved to make way for new iron...
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US Ranks Near The Bottom Of Developed Countries In Child Well-Being
UNICEF has recently released an incredibly interesting report examining child well-being in 29 of the world’s most advanced economies. I’ll cover some highlights here, but I do recommend reading the...
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Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis Update
The Eurozone is dangerous territory as always, with Italy projected to miss its deficit target in 2012 and Greek tax revenues slipping below target. Citi research provides a roundup of...
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U.S. Pain At The Pump Pales In Comparison To The Rest Of The World
We can’t stop hearing about rising gas prices and the natural resources that could potentially be tapped to reduce them. Much of it has shown to be speculation at best,...
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Scandinavians Love Their Heavy Metal
Reddit user depo_ has created this awesome map of metal bands per 100,000 people, and the findings are quite interesting. Finland and Sweden have far, far more interest in metal...
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Sweden Offers 480 Days of Paid Maternity Leave (Paternity Too!)
Of 190 countries surveyed, 50 of them guarantee paid leave for new fathers.
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Current Central Bank Interest Rates
U.S. is low, but not the lowest.
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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Indicator
Good news for the markets.
