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Capitalism consuming itself? Fund investors help inflate food prices

By Dan Haugen | 04.25.08 | 6:00 am

Ethanol critics have widely bashed the corn-based fuel for its role in inflating food prices worldwide. But a fascinating article in Der Spiegel, a German news magazine, says classic supply and demand can’t…

Met Council’s 2008 economic report full of (strained) good cheer

By Tom Elko | 04.04.08 | 2:22 pm

The Metropolitan Council has released its annual report on regional economic indicators (.pdf). Full of rankings and year to year growth percentages, the report puts our best facts forward to…