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Worldwide output is expected to grow at just over 3% in 2013, but rich countries will lag behind, expanding at 1.2%. Growth in emerging markets, by contrast, will exceed 5%, with Asia and sub-Saharan Africa motoring along at 7% and 5.6% respectively. The IMF’s report praises euro-area policymakers for avoiding a break-up, but notes that parts of the currency union are still uncompetitive and constrained by austerity. The failure of cash injections to trickle down to households and businesses is dampening prospects, too. The American economy, though buoyed by recovering housing and credit markets, must endure the effects of the budget sequester. (via Daily chart: Poor little rich countries | The Economist)

Worldwide output is expected to grow at just over 3% in 2013, but rich countries will lag behind, expanding at 1.2%. Growth in emerging markets, by contrast, will exceed 5%, with Asia and sub-Saharan Africa motoring along at 7% and 5.6% respectively. The IMF’s report praises euro-area policymakers for avoiding a break-up, but notes that parts of the currency union are still uncompetitive and constrained by austerity. The failure of cash injections to trickle down to households and businesses is dampening prospects, too. The American economy, though buoyed by recovering housing and credit markets, must endure the effects of the budget sequester. (via Daily chart: Poor little rich countries | The Economist)

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Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, said power outages were a top worry. “It being winter, folks losing their power means they’re also losing their heat, and if you lose heat during the middle of the storm, you’re not going to be able to go out to get to a shelter,” he said.
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New England to bear brunt of powerful blizzard | Reuters

well, someone’s thinking..

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Germany was the world’s most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the “Future Orientation Index.” Researchers found that in Germany and 10 nations last year, more people used Google to search for “2013” than for “2011.” (via What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012? : The Two-Way : NPR)

Germany was the world’s most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the “Future Orientation Index.” Researchers found that in Germany and 10 nations last year, more people used Google to search for “2013” than for “2011.” (via What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012? : The Two-Way : NPR)

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