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Challenges and Opportunities: Aviation Emissions and the European Cap and Trade System

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2013 edition of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: The Future of Energy.

18th Century Debt (UK Consols to 1742)

  “In 1752, Prime Minister Henry Pelham converted the entire outstanding stock of British debt into consolidated annuities that would become known as consols. The consols paid interest on an annual basis just like regular bonds, but with no requirement that the government ever redeem them by repaying the face value.” -Slate  

A Long Way Down for Financial CDS

After falling 84% from high to low during the financial crisis, the S&P 500 Financial sector is now up 231% from its low back in 2009.  As shown in the long-term chart below, the sector has really charged higher this year, breaking out of a multi-year sideways range that had been in place.  That being said, the chart really shows just how far the Financial sector still has to go to get back to where it was pre-crisis.

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Transformation beyond reform: The impact of health care reform on the life sciences industry

Deloitte life sciences & health care industry leaders discuss themes from the Financial Times U.S. Healthcare and Life Sciences Conference 2013.

Zillow: House Prices up over 5% year-over-year in March, Case-Shiller expected to show 9.8% YoY increase

From Zillow: Annual U.S. Home Value Appreciation Exceeds 5 Percent for Sixth Straight Month in April

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