Current Events 3/6/12

Read this article about the economic recovery...
http://m.economictimes.com/markets/global-markets/wall-street-will-the-bulls-keep-going-next-week/articleshow/12126157.cms
  1. What is the difference between a Bull Market and a Bear Market? (You will have to look this up on your own.)
  2. What does Bryant Evans say about the Stock Market and the economy?
  3. According to a government jobs report, how many jobs were created last month?
  4. What is predicted to happen in Europe?
Read this article about the economic recovery...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/opinion/krugman-states-of-depression.html
  1. I don't know what "green shoots" are. What are "green shoots" when referring to the economy? (Look it up.)
  2. What is the most important reason for the slowness of the economic turn around?
  3. According to the author, what is the government doing wrong?
  4. Where are the big cuts coming from?
  5. Explain the "policy malpractice" that is doing double damage to America.
  6. How does the author feel we can accelerate economic growth? (You will find this deep in the article.)
Read this article about how Obama wants to resists strikes on Iran...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/world/middleeast/obama-cites-window-for-diplomacy-on-iran-bomb.html
This is to help with the article and questions from yesterday.
  1. Again, step by step what does President Obama want to do before using the military?
  2. What has Mr. Netanyahu said about waiting for Mr. Obama's 'steps'?
Read this article about what Senator McCain feels might be needed to stop violence and abuses in Syria...
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-06/syria-s-assad-may-lose-key-backers-as-mccain-calls-for-u-s-led-airstrikes.html
  1. What countries are Syria's biggest backers?
  2. Which of these countries, a topic in yesterday's articles, is spending a lot of money to build a peaceful military?
  3. What does McCain want to do with our military?
  4. Which Arab states have favored using arms in Syria?
  5. Why are the two biggest Syrian backers thinking about changing their positions?

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